July 20, 2004

InfoPass Coming to New York

On July 22, the New York City USCIS District Office will begin to use the new Internet-based appointment system known as InfoPass. InfoPass was launched at the USCIS District offices in Los Angeles and Dallas earlier this year, and has been implemented in other cities, including Miami, with high-traffic district offices. The new system is extremely efficient. Accordingly, it is anticipated that the InfoPass system will be implemented nationwide by early September.

InfoPass enables applicants to schedule a date and time to meet with an immigration officer rather than waiting in lengthy lines at the local office. InfoPass is offered in 12 languages including: Arabic, Chinese, Creole, English, French, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Tagalog, Russian and Vietnamese. Additional languages will eventually be added to the InfoPass system.