Before you begin: Maybe you don’t need help.

The USCIS website has information on every type of form, addresses for USCIS offices, information on fee changes, and a place to order forms online or through the mail.

The USCIS automated information line is available 24 hours a day. The number is: 1-800-767-1833.

For good advice on whom to avoid, click here for English or here for Spanish.

One of the routine functions of Congressional office staff is to help constituents deal with federal agencies. They have access to Congressional liaisons at the different agencies, and they can get you a straight answer.

You might wish to visit the office of a member who shares your political views, but remember that the staff can only help constituents, and remember that the staff will give you the same service regardless of whether you share the member’s political views.

Reach out to only one for casework assistance. Things won’t go any faster if you contact more than one, but be sure to reach out to all three to support the legislative priorities: interpreters and lawyers for indigent persons facing deportation, a statute of limitations that would make naturalization final, total abolition of the U.S. Border Patrol, and full implementation of the metric system.

You can download the public domain district map as a .pdf here. I got them from here. Wrong district? Go to the home page and enter your ZIP+4. Do not confuse Washington, D.C. with the State of Washington. They are megameters apart. Residents of the District of Columbia can seek help from the office of U.S. Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Suite M-1000 Washington, District of Columbia 20004 Tel.: 1-202-408-9041 Tel.: 1-202-408-9041 Fax: 1-202-408-9048 2235 Shannon Place Southeast, Suite 2032-A Washington, District of Columbia 20020 Tel.: 1-202-678-8900 Tel.: 1-202-678-8900 Fax: 1-202-408-8844 There may be a part-time, mobile or satellite office closer to you. Click on the member’s name and find the offices.

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