USCIS will discontinue its legacy e-Filing system in order to maintain data security standards and focus resources on the replacement Electronic Immigration System. The legacy e-Filing system has offered online filing for several USCIS forms. After the system is decommissioned, you must use paper forms when filing all categories of:

 

Form I-131, Application for Travel Document

Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker

Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization

Form I-821, Application for Temporary Protected Status

Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service

 

 

The last day to start new forms in the e-Filing system is Aug. 30. You must complete and submit all forms by Sept. 20. If you are unable to do so, you will need to file a paper form.

 

 

If you have a pending case that you submitted through the legacy e-Filing system, you do not need to take any action. USCIS will adjudicate your case to completion.

 

 

After Sept. 20, you must file the paper versions of the forms listed above. 

 

 

USCIS is transitioning to a new system called the Electronic Immigration System. The new system is faster, more secure, and easier to upgrade and update. The forms being removed from the legacy e-Filing system will not be available immediately in the Electronic Immigration System, but there are plans to add them in the future.

 

 

If you have any questions, please contact USCIS through their online help form or call customer service at 1-800-375-5283 (TDD for deaf or hard of hearing: 1-800-767-1833).

 

Source: USCIS Website