I live in New York. Is this my asylum office?
Not automatically, because the office's name is misleading. As read on October 31, 2026, USCIS lists 12 counties here: Dutchess, Kings (Brooklyn), Nassau, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond (Staten Island), Rockland, Suffolk, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester. The other 50 New York counties, including New York (Manhattan) and the Bronx, sit under the Newark Asylum Office and its Manhattan Branch. So someone in the Bronx and someone in Queens can have different offices. Your interview notice controls the place, and USCIS says it can also schedule you at another location, often a field office. If your paper comes from an immigration court instead, this office is not involved; use our guide to finding your court and hearing date.
How do I get to 1065 Stewart Avenue in Bethpage?
USCIS gives these driving directions: take the Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway, reachable from the Southern State Parkway, the Long Island Expressway or the Northern State Parkway, to exit 9 for Plainview Road. Turn left on Broadway coming from the west, or right coming from the east. Bear slightly right on Cherry Avenue, then right on Stewart Avenue; the office is on your left. USCIS says a designated lot is available at no charge, and that the office is accessible. For public transit it only says train and bus service exist and refers you to mta.info and nicebus.com, without naming a station or a route, so plan that trip early. It does not list a walking route from a station.
Can I call or visit the Bethpage office?
USCIS lists the office as by appointment only, Monday through Friday, and closed on weekends. Since April 20, 2026, it no longer provides in-person information services, so do not travel out to ask a question. The public phone is 516-261-0000 and the email is NewYork.Asylum@uscis.dhs.gov, but status is not given by phone. For a problem with an application or a new address, USCIS points to its Contact Center, 1-800-375-5283, TTY 800-767-1833, Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern; an address can also be changed at uscis.gov/ar-11. Check the USCIS closings page before you leave, including on the day of an interview.
Who can be my interpreter at the New York Asylum Office?
This office's page warns of a serious result. If you need an interpreter and come without one, or with one who is not fluent, and you do not show good cause, USCIS may treat it as a failure to appear and may dismiss your application or refer it to an immigration judge. You bring the interpreter at no cost to USCIS. The person must be at least 18 and fluent in English and your language. They cannot be your attorney or accredited representative, a witness for you, a representative or employee of your government, or someone with a pending asylum application not yet interviewed. USCIS's general guidance adds that an interview without a competent interpreter is cancelled and rescheduled as a delay you caused. See the affirmative asylum process.
How do I send extra evidence to the Bethpage office?
The page is not consistent on the route. One line says postal mail, while its Evidence Policy says email, fax or regular mail. The postal address is 1065 Stewart Avenue, Suite 200, Bethpage, NY 11714, and we found no fax number on the page. The format rules are specific. Submit 2 copies, with certified English translations where needed. Punch 2 holes along the top, centered and 2 3/4 inches apart. Staple the top left corner, or use removable binder clips. Do not bind on the side or commercially, and avoid ACCO-type fasteners and paper clips. Our asylum page describes how we work on these filings.
What if my biometrics are not complete before the interview?
USCIS says all applicants, regardless of age, must have photographs, digital signatures and right-index fingerprints captured at an Application Support Center. A 10-print fingerprint record is also taken from applicants aged 12 years, 9 months and older. If you or a dependent did not give a 10-print record there, contact the Asylum Office when you receive your interview notice. USCIS says that if the applicant or any dependent has not complied with these requirements, the office will reschedule the interview. So check this for everyone on the application before you travel to Bethpage.