Regular Processing

Except for the classifications listed below, Form I-129 is filed at the California Service Center or Vermont Service Center, depending on the location of the temporary employment or training.

Filing for Temporary Employment or Training in More Than One Location

 When the temporary employment or training will be in different locations, the state where your company or organization’s primary office is located will determine the appropriate Service Center to which you should send your Form I-129 package, regardless of where in the United States the various worksites are located. For example, if the beneficiary will work in Arizona and Texas, and your company’s primary office is in New York, file Form I-129 with the Vermont Service Center. If the beneficiary will work in Florida and Georgia, and your company’s primary office is in California, file Form I-129 with the California Service Center.

When the temporary employment or training will be in different locations within the same state, the state where your company or organization’s primary office is located will still be used to determine the appropriate Service Center to which you should send your Form I-129 package. For example, if the beneficiary will work in two or more different locations in the state of Arizona, and your company’s primary office is in New York, you would file Form I-129 with the Vermont Service Center.

Listing your Organization’s Primary Address

Your company or organization’s primary office should be listed on page 1 part 1. If you are listing a home office in part 5, question 3, we will consider this a separate and distinct worksite location.

Providing Additional Information

In addition to part 5 questions 3, you may also use part 9 of Form I-129 (with a revision date of 10/23/2014) to list additional worksite locations if you need extra space.

Submitting Your H-1B Package

Two versions of Form I-129 are available for use (one with the revision date of 11/23/2010, and one with a revision date of 10/23/2014); however, only use one version of the form when submitting an H-1B package. Please do not combine two versions of the form as doing so may impact the data entry process.

Except for the classifications listed below, Form I-129 is filed at the California Service Center or Vermont Service Center, depending on the location of the temporary employment or training.

Before submitting your form(s), note the different addresses.

Exceptions: Regardless of work locations, always send the following types of petitions to the California Service Center:

• H-2A
• R-1
• H-1B petitions where the employer is statutorily exempt from the cap
• E-1 and E-2, petitions for extension of stay or change of status only

Regardless of work locations, always send the following types of petitions to the Vermont Service Center:

• H-1C
• E-3, Petitions for extension of stay or change of status only
• Free Trade Nonimmigrants (H-1B1 aliens from Chile/ Singapore and TN aliens from Canada or Mexico), petitions for extension of stay or change of status only
• P-1, Major League Sports Organizations

Failure to follow these instructions may result in the rejection, delay, or denial of your petition.

California Service Center Filings

File Form I-129 with the California Service Center if the beneficiary is or will be employed temporarily or receiving training in:

Vermont Service Center Filings

File Form I-129 with the Vermont Service Center if the beneficiary is or will be employed temporarily or receiving training in:

Premium Processing

If you are requesting Premium Processing Services for a Form I-129, you must also file a Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Services. Before you file the I-129/I-907 package, check www.uscis.gov  to ensure that the requested classification is eligible for premium processing.

Mailing Addresses

The mailing addresses provided below reflect the most current information as of the date this form was last printed. If you are filing this form more than 30 days after the edition date printed this form (shown in the lower right-hand corner), check before you file to confirm that this is the most current version of the Form I-129 to use by either (1) visiting the "Forms and Fees" section at www.uscis.gov or (2) if you do not have Internet access, call Customer Service at 1-800-375-5283.

California Service Center

Vermont Service Center