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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced new Direct Filing instructions for a variety of immigration forms that were transitioned into the Bi-Specialization initiative. This Update addresses Direct Filing instructions for Forms I-129 (Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker) and I-539 (Application to Change/Extend Nonimmigrant Status). Direct filing will be implemented incrementally for all remaining petition and application forms transitioned into the Bi-Specialization initiative.

Under this new process, USCIS is requiring that customers “Direct File” their petitions and applications directly with the service center that will process the filings, based on the place of temporary employment or place of residence. Customers can expect that the center where they file will also be the center that generates the receipt notice and completes the adjudication. This is a streamlining of the Bi-Specialization process which previously required that applications and petitions be filed at one centralized location and subsequently distributed to another service center for issuance of a receipt notice and final case processing.

Effective April 2, 2007, all Forms I-129 and I-539 are to be filed directly with the California Service Center or the Vermont Service Center, whichever is applicable. Customers are responsible for filing the forms with the correct Service Center and should verify that they use the correct filing address by referring to the instructions on the relevant form. To reduce the burden on customers that may have prepared their filings ahead of issuance of this Update, USCIS clarifies that customers do not need to change Service Center addresses on letterhead or supporting documents.

USCIS released two separate filing charts for Form I-129 and Form I-539 to assist customers in determining the direct filing location for their petition or application. Employers requesting Premium Processing Services on Form I-129 must also file a Request for Premium Processing Services (Form I-907). Please visit the Premium Processing page on the USCIS Web site to ensure that the requested classification is eligible.

Direct Filing Addresses for Form I-539, Application to Change/Extend Nonimmigrant Status

Form I-539, Application for Change of Status or Extension of Stay Effective April 2, 2007 This chart provides the direct filing addresses for Form I-539, which become effective April 2, 2007. Please note the filing addresses below and the filing exceptions for certain classifications.
If	And	Mail Form I-539 to
You are a dependent spouse or child applying for change of status as a dependent to E-1, E-2, H-4, L-2, O-3, P-4, or for an extension of your dependent E-1, E-2,H-4, L-2, O-3, P-4, or TD status	you are filing Form I-539 at the same time as the principal,	together with the principal’s Form I-129 as part of the same package, send the entire I-129/I-539 package to the I-129 filing location, according to the instructions on the I-129 filing chart.
	the principal’s petition and change of status request are pending	to the same Service Center where Form I-129 filed for the principal is pending. Include a copy of the filing receipt (or transfer notice) for the principal’s Form I-129 showing the current pending location.
	the principal’s petition and change of status request are approved	to the same Service Center that approved the principal’s I-129 and change of status or extension application. Include a copy of the principal’s approval notice.
you are in any other nonimmigrant status (and not listed in the exceptions) applying for change of status or extension of stay	you live in: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin or Wyoming,	USCIS California Service Center P.O. Box 10539 Laguna Niguel, CA 92607-1053
	you live in: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, 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, West Virginia, or the District of Columbia	USCIS Vermont Service Center 75 Lower Welden Street St. Albans, VT 05479-0001
you are an F-1 or M-1 student applying for re-instatement	Your educational institution is located in: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin or Wyoming,	USCIS California Service Center P.O. Box 10539 Laguna Niguel, CA 92607-1053
you are an F-1 or M-1 student applying for re-instatement	Your educational institution is located in: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, 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, West Virginia, or the District of Columbia	USCIS Vermont Service Center 75 Lower Welden Street St. Albans, VT 05479-0001




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