Tampa Is the District Seat for USCIS in Central Florida: Field Office at 5629 Hoover Boulevard, and a Separate Asylum Office
Tampa, Florida, is the district seat of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for the central part of the state: the Tampa District's jurisdiction covers the Tampa, Orlando and West Palm Beach field offices. The Tampa Field Office itself is at 5629 Hoover Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33634, where interviews for permanent residence and naturalization cases are held, with office hours of 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
The point that confuses applicants in Tampa is that asylum cases are not handled at that address. Tampa also has a separate asylum office, at 3924 Coconut Palm Drive, which conducts affirmative asylum interviews under a different chain of work. Anyone holding an interview notice should check which office and which address the notice names before traveling.
Like every field office, Tampa is appointment-only. USCIS states that field offices do not allow walk-ins, that the appointment or interview notice controls the address for the visit, and that offices may close because of inclement weather or unexpected events, so the Office Closings page should be checked before traveling. The USCIS Contact Center, 1-800-375-5283, handles general questions and appointment booking.
Inside the building, federal law prohibits firearms, knives, pepper spray and ammunition at any USCIS facility, even for permit holders, and photography and audio or video recording are prohibited in field offices unless specifically allowed, as at naturalization ceremonies. Arriving at the time on the notice, with the notice and identification in hand, is the simplest way to be ready for interview day. (Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services)
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
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Photo: 图：佛罗里达州坦帕市中心天际线与 Hillsborough 河。移民局坦帕外地办公室位于 Hoover 大道。Wikimedia Commons 图片。 / Photo: The downtown Tampa, Florida skyline and the Hillsborough River. The USCIS Tampa Field Office is on Hoover Boulevard. Image via Wikimedia Commons.
