- Check EOIR’s Automated Case Information shortly before your hearing and compare the result with your latest court notice.
- A move or pending venue request does not change your scheduled hearing without a written court order.
- Call 1-800-898-7180 and contact the court clerk to resolve conflicting dates, addresses, or appearance instructions.
Check your hearing details in the online case system shortly before you go, then compare them with the newest written notice from the court. A different address, date or hearing format calls for confirmation, not a guess.
A move or a pending request to change courts does not by itself alter the scheduled hearing. Keep preparing to attend unless the court issues an updated notice or written order.
The first check is EOIR’s Automated Case Information system. Use the 9-digit A-Number and nationality the portal requests, then review the hearing date, time, court address, hearing type and appearance method.
Free toolUSCIS Receipt Number DecoderThe screen may differ from an earlier notice. Save or print the result, with the date and time you checked.
Check the online record, then compare the court’s written notice
Match the displayed information against your latest Notice of Hearing, any written immigration-judge order and replacement notices from the court. Written instructions from your attorney can also help confirm an official change. Keep the paperwork together.
Save earlier notices and their envelopes, along with relevant emails, text messages and screenshots. A record of what you received and when you checked can help you explain a conflict to the court or your attorney.
The EOIR Automated Case Information portal can show a different court, courtroom, date or hearing format than an earlier notice. If the latest online entry and your paper notice do not match, contact the court handling your case and your attorney promptly. Do not choose one location based on assumption.
Use the phone line and court clerk to resolve conflicts
Call 1-800-898-7180 and enter your A-Number without the letter “A.” The automated line gives current case details, including the next hearing date and assigned court, in English and Spanish.
Check both channels when the hearing is close or the information conflicts. A phone check gives you another way to review the case, but a mismatch still needs follow-up.
Use EOIR’s immigration-court directory to find the number for the court listed in your case. Ask the clerk to confirm the court or any temporary location, the street address and suite or courtroom, and the hearing date and time.
Also ask whether you must appear in person, by video or by telephone. Confirm whether a written order changed the location and whether you should report to the original court or its replacement. Write down the clerk’s name, the time and the instructions.
An unfamiliar address does not mean a hearing has been canceled. If court staff or security personnel redirect you, note who gave the instruction and when.
Changing your address does not move your case
People who move should file Form EOIR-33/IC with the immigration court, generally within five working days of the address change, and retain proof of filing. The form updates where the court sends notices.
It does not transfer the case to a court closer to a new home. A separate Motion to Change Venue asks for a change of court. Filing that motion alone does not cancel or reschedule the existing hearing.
The hearing changes only if the judge grants the request in a written order. Until then, use the court location and hearing details confirmed by the current case information and notices.
Keep preparing to attend unless the court changes the hearing
Check the case information the day before the hearing and again on its morning. Bring the latest hearing notice, identification and your attorney’s contact information. Leave extra time if the address is new or the facility is temporary.
If you cannot confirm where to go, contact your attorney and the immigration court immediately. Do not skip the hearing because someone else’s case was postponed or moved.
Missing a required appearance can lead to an in absentia removal order. Continue preparing to attend the scheduled hearing unless a court-issued notice or written order changes it. Keep the confirmation details and any new instructions with your hearing documents.
