# Direct Filing Addresses for Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker

**ALERT:** On April 1, 2024, USCIS service centers will no longer accept Form I-129 petitions requesting H-1B or H-1B1 (HSC) classification.

We will reject H-1B or H-1B1 (HSC) petitions received at a USCIS service center on or after April 1, 2024. There will be **no grace period** provided.

Beginning on April 1, 2024, all paper-filed Form I-129 petitions requesting H-1B1 (HSC), or H-1B classification, including those with a concurrent Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service, and those with concurrently filed Form I-539 and/or Form I-765, must be filed at a USCIS lockbox facility. If you are filing Form I-129 alone or with Form I-907, you may also file online. In March, USCIS will launch online filing of Form I-129 and associated Form I-907 for non-cap H-1B petitions. On April 1, USCIS will begin accepting online filing for H-1B cap petitions and associated Forms I-907 for petitioners whose registrations have been selected. We will provide the lockbox filing addresses for paper filed forms in late March via web alert and on our Form I-129 Direct Filing Addresses page. 

## Regular Processing

All Forms I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, **except** H-1B and H-1B1 (HSC) petitions, are filed at the Texas Service Center (TSC). All H-1B and H-1B1 (HSC) petitions are filed at a lockbox facility.

The “I-129 Nonimmigrant Classification Filing Locations” dropdown tabs below contain information regarding your requested nonimmigrant classification and requested action. If you file your petition at the incorrect location, your petition may be rejected.

## Listing Your Organization’s Primary Address

Your company or organization’s primary office should be listed in Part 1, Question 3.

For certain H-1B petitions, the U.S. state or territory where your company or organization’s primary office is located will determine where you should send your Form I-129 package. Other H-1B and H-1B1 (HSC) petitions are filed at only one lockbox location, regardless of where the company or organization’s primary office is located.

## Providing Additional Information

In addition to Part 5, Question 3, you may also use Part 9 of Form I-129 to list additional worksite locations if you need extra space.

## Premium Processing

If you are requesting premium processing services for a Form I-129, you must also file Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Services. The filing locations are listed in the “I-129 Nonimmigrant Classification Filing Locations” dropdown tabs below. Before you file the Form I-129/I-907 package, check uscis.gov to ensure that the requested classification is eligible for premium processing.

If we transferred your Form I-129 petition to a service center and you received a transfer notice, you must still submit your Form I-907 to the respective location listed on the “I-129 Nonimmigrant Classification Filing Locations” dropdown tabs below.  You should also include a copy of the transfer notice with your premium processing request to avoid delays.  We will reject any standalone Form I-907 that is not filed at the correct location listed on the “I-129 Nonimmigrant Classification Filing Locations” dropdown tabs.

## I-129 Nonimmigrant Classification Filing Locations

If you are filing Form I-129 with Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service, see the table below for where to file. This location should be used rather than the location listed for the form type when not requesting premium processing service.

Use these filing locations only when filing Form I-129 and Form I-907**together.**

If you are filing:
                    - H-1B and H-1B3 petitions subject to  the regular H-1B cap of 65,000; or
                    - H-1B and H-1B3 petitions subject to the H-1B advanced degree exemption (master’s cap) of 20,000.

See the table below for where to file your Form I-129.

If you are filing:
                    - H-1B petitions that are exempt from the cap because the employer is cap exempt or because the beneficiary will be employed at a qualifying cap exempt institution, entity or organization.

See the table below for where to file your Form I-129.

If you are filing:
                    - H-1B petitions where the employer is located in Guam or the beneficiary will be performing services in Guam; or
                    - Petitions filed on behalf of cap-exempt beneficiaries based on a Conrad/IGA waiver under INA Section 214(l); or
                    - H-1B petitions filed for noncitizens coming to the United States to perform services of an exceptional nature relating to a cooperative research and development project administered by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD).

See the table below for where to file your Form I-129.

If you are filing:
                    - All other H-1B and H-1B3 petitions including H 1B and H-1B3 extensions, concurrent employment and amendments, and petitions from the same employer without change.

This includes:
                    - A continuation of previously approved employment from the same employer without change;
                    - A change in previously approved employment;
                    - New concurrent employment;
                    - A change of employer;
                    - A change of status to H-1B;
                    - Notification to a U.S. consulate, POE, or PFI; or
                    - To amend a petition.
                    - All H-1B1 petitions eligible for filing with USCIS. Note that USCIS does not accept H-1B1 petitions requesting consular processing.

See the table below for where to file your Form I-129.

If you are filing to upgrade a pending I-129 for premium processing service, see the table below for where to file the I-907.

Use these filing locations only when filing Form I-907 to **upgrade** a **pending** Form I-129 to premium processing. **Do not resubmit Form I-129.**

03/27/2024

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