California Service Center
If the job is located in: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, or Wyoming – then file with the California Service Center.
New Petition – Regular Bachelor Degree Cap. Regular Processing:
- USCIS – California Service Center
Attn: H-1B Cap
24000 Avila Road, 2nd Floor, Room 2312
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
New Petition – Regular Bachelor Degree Cap. Premium Processing:
- USCIS – California Service Center
Premium Processing Service
Attn: H-1B Cap
24000 Avila Road, 2nd Floor, Room 2312
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
New Petition – US Master Degree Cap. Regular Processing:
- USCIS – California Service Center
Attn: H-1B US Master’s Cap
24000 Avila Road, 2nd Floor, Room 2312
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
New Petition – US Master Degree Cap. Premium Processing:
USCIS – California Service Center
Premium Processing Service
Attn: H-1B US Master’s Cap
24000 Avila Road, 2nd Floor, Room 2312
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
H-1B Renewal/ Extension:
USCIS – California Service Center
Attn: H-1B Renewal/ Extension
24000 Avila Road, 2nd Floor, Room 2312
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
H-1B Transfer:
- USCIS – California Service Center
Attn: H-1B Transfer
24000 Avila Road, 2nd Floor, Room 2312
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
Vermont Service Center
If the job is located in: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, U.S. Virgin Islands, or West Virginia – then file with the Vermont Service Center.
New Petition – Regular Bachelor Degree Cap. Regular Processing:
USCIS-VSC
Attn: H-1B Cap
4 Lemnah Drive
St. Albans, VT 05479-0001
New Petition – Regular Bachelor Degree Cap. Premium Processing:
Premium Processing Service
USCIS – Vermont Service Center
Attn: H-1B Cap Cap
30 Houghton Street
St. Albans, VT 05478-2399
New Petition – US Master Degree Cap. Regular Processing:
USCIS-VSC
ATTN: H-1B U.S. Masters Cap
4 Lemnah Drive
St. Albans, VT 05479-0001
New Petition – US Master Degree Cap. Premium Processing:
Premium Processing Service
USCIS – Vermont Service Center
Attn: H-1B US Master Degree Cap
30 Houghton Street
St. Albans, VT 05478-2399
H-1B Renewal/Extension:
USCIS – Vermont Service Center
Attn: H-1B Renewal/Extension
75 Lower Welden Street
St. Albans, VT 05479-0001
H-1B Transfer:
USCIS – Vermont Service Center
Attn: H-1B Transfer
75 Lower Welden Street
St. Albans, VT 05479-0001
Cap Exempt Cases:
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on January 30, 2008 a new customer service initiative to streamline the adjudication of H-1B petitions.
USCIS will employ a special unit dedicated to processing these types of H-1B cap exempt petitions at the USCIS California Service Center (CSC).
Aliens employed by certain types of educational, nonprofit or governmental organizations, as defined below (normally referred to as “cap exempt,” aliens employed by such entities are not subject to the H-1B numerical limitations).
See section 214(g)(5)(a) and (b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA); and 8 CFR 214.2 (h)(8)(A).
H-1B “cap exempt” petitions, as referenced here, include petitions filed by:
- Institutions of higher education, as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, 20 U.S.C. 1001(a);
- Nonprofit organizations or entities related to or affiliated with institutions of higher education; and
- Nonprofit research organizations or governmental research organizations, as defined in 8 CFR 214.2(h)(19)(iii)(C).
Such institutions and organizations can indicate that their H-1B filing is cap exempt by marking Form I-129 (Petition of Non-Immigrant Worker) with a “yes” answer to questions 1, 2, or 3 in Part C of the H-1B Data Collection and Filing Fee Exemption Supplement (page 10).
Filing address for these cap exempt H-1B cases is:
U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
California Service Center
ATTN: CAP EXEMPT H-1B Processing Unit
24000 Avila Road, Room 2312
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677