Sample USCIS Defensive I-589 Receipt Notice

USCIS Defensive Asylum Receipt Notice

This document is a receipt notice for a biometrics, or fingerprinting, request sent to USCIS for a defensive asylum application (Form I-589) filed with the immigration court. When you file an asylum application in immigration court, it is considered a defensive asylum application.

If you filed an asylum application in immigration court and sent a copy of your asylum application to USCIS, you may have received this notice. You can keep it for your records.

Please note: as of December 2024, asylum seekers in immigration court are no longer required to send a copy of their asylum applications to USCIS, and USCIS will no longer send this type of receipt notice.

ASAP aims to provide factual information about current immigration laws. This information is not legal advice.