G-1566, Request for Certificate of Non-Existence
Use Form G-1566 to determine if specific immigration records exist within our database. If we determine the records you inquired about do not exist, we will issue a Certificate of Non-Existence.
If we find the immigration record you inquired about, we will respond with additional information and will not issue a Certificate of Non-Existence.
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U.S. Postal Service (USPS):
USCIS
Attn: G-1566 Manual Process
P.O. Box 4074
Carol Stream, IL 60197-4074
FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:
USCIS
Attn: G-1566 Manual Process
2500 Westfield Drive
Elgin, IL 60124-7836
You can find the filing fee for Form G-1566 by visiting our Fee Schedule page.
You can pay the fee with a money order, personal check, cashier’s check, or pay by credit card or debit card using Form G-1450, Authorization for Credit Card Transactions. If you pay by check, you must make your check payable to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
When you send a payment, you agree to pay for a government service. Filing fees are final and non-refundable, regardless of any action we take on your application, petition, or request, or if you withdraw your request. If you pay by credit card or debit card, you cannot later dispute the payment. Use our Fee Calculator to help determine your fee.
If you are submitting multiple forms, pay each filing fee separately. We are transitioning to electronically processing immigration benefit requests, which requires us to use multiple systems to process your package. We may reject your entire package if you submit a single, combined payment for multiple forms.
Please do not submit this checklist with your Form G-1566. The checklist is an optional tool to use as you prepare your form, but does not replace statutory, regulatory, and form instruction requirements. We recommend that you review these requirements before completing and submitting your form. Do not send original documents unless specifically requested in the form instructions or applicable regulations.
If you submit any documents (copies or original documents, if requested) in a foreign language, you must include a full English translation along with a certification from the translator verifying that the translation is complete and accurate, and that they are competent to translate from the foreign language into English.
Did you provide the following?
- Proof death (such as a death certificate or obituary) for a person born less than 100 years ago, (if applicable);
- All possible names, aliases and dates of birth for the subject of the request;
- The country of birth for the subject of the request; and
- A valid U.S. mailing address.
Filing Tips: Review our Tips for Filing Forms by Mail page for information on how to ensure we will accept your form.
Don’t forget to sign your form. We will reject any unsigned form.
If you have questions about submitting Form G-1566, email certificateofnonexistence@uscis.dhs.gov.