USCIS Service Center Processing Times for H-1B Petitions
USCIS Service Center | Type of Case | Processing Cases as of date |
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California Service Center (states in blue below) | Change of status in the U.S. | April 1, 2017 |
Extension of stay | August 1, 2017 | |
Visa to be issued abroad | July 1, 2017 | |
Vermont Service Center (states in green below) | Visa to be issued abroad | April 10, 2017 |
Extension of stay | June 26, 2017 | |
Change of status in the U.S. | April 10, 2017 |
Note: The Service Center that a petition must be sent to depends on the state or territory where the H-1B beneficiary will work, as described in the petition, regardless of the location of the employer’s headquarters.

Vermont Service Center: Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia
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