Form G-1145, E-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance

Individuals who are filing certain USCIS immigration forms may also submit Form G-1145, E-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance, to request that USCIS text and/or email a notification once they accept the primary form for processing.

You cannot file this form by itself. You must file it with a primary form. There is no cost to use Form G-1145, and it's use is totally optional. USCIS will also mail a notice to the filer to inform them that the primary form was accepted or rejected.

How to Use Form G-1145 to Get a Text/Email

When can I file the G-1145?

The only appropriate time to use Form G-1145 is when you are filing another USCIS application or petition. It’s a free form. Place it on top of the first page of your application package.

USCIS will send a text and/or email within 24 hours of accepting the application. Note that "acceptance" may come several days after USCIS actually receives your mail. Before USCIS can accept your application for processing, they generally review the completeness of the application and process your payment.

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Form G-1145 Instructions

How do I fill out the G-1145?

To prepare Form G-1145, simply enter your name and e-notification information. Use the same name that is on your primary application. For example, if you are filing Form N-400 to naturalize as a U.S. citizen, use the same name that is on your Form N-400. Then, include your email address and/or phone number. You must include one. However, USCIS will not text to a non-U.S. phone number.

Filing Address for G-1145

Where do I mail this form?

You will file Form G-1145 at a USCIS lockbox. Send it along with your primary application or petition. However, you can’t use Form G-1145 with all applications and petitions.

Form G-1145 can only be used with applications filed at one of the USCIS lockbox facilities. The lockbox facilities include Dallas,Texas; Elgin, Illinois; Phoenix, Arizona; and Chicago, Illinois. Fortunately, most family-based forms are filed at these locations. A lockbox is a service that is set up to receive and process payments. The USCIS ockbox facilities are simply locations that receive your application and process your payments. Some of the more popular forms filed at lockboxes include:

Form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card
Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative
Form I-485, Application to Adjust Status (most application types)
Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization (most application types)
Form I-821, Application for Temporary Protected Status
Form N-400, Application for Naturalization

Again, file Form G-1145 at the same address where you are filing the primary application or petition. For example, if you are filing Form I-90, place the G-1145 on top of the application package and mail it all to the Phoenix, Arizona, lockbox.