How is the processing center determined?

[Bri150 0]

I am curious how the processing center is determined. Is it be state you reside in? If so, is there a list anywhere?

[av8or1 246]

Yes.

The California Service Center (CSC) processes I-129F petitions for petitioners residing 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 and Wyoming.

The Texas Service Center (TSC) processes I-129F petitions for petitioners residing in: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, U.S. Virgin Islands, West Virginia and the District of Columbia.

There is a very small number of I-129F petitions that continue to be processed in the Vermont Service Center (VSC). It is unclear why this happens. That said, some I-129F petitions are routed from the USCIS’s lock box facility (which is not the TSC itself, but a separate facility) in Dallas, TEXAS directly to the VSC. In addition, some I-129F petitions are transferred later in the overall process from either the CSC or TSC to the VSC. This appears to be quite rare and done at the discretion of the USCIS. It is important to note that the VSC is not an active service center for the I-129F petition.

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