Vermont Service Center Processing Times

 
 
The Vermont Service Center accepts and processes petitions from petitioners who are residents of  following states: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland*, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia*, U.S. Virgin Islands, West Virginia*, and the District of Columbia*. 
 
Exceptions  include:  (1) NACARA applications (Form I-881).  (2)  Petitions from residents of Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Wyoming will also be accepted ; (3) Form I-360, Self-Petitions filed by Battered Spouse or Child; (4) Form I-129 for H-1C classification, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker; (5) Employment and family based Forms I-485, Application for Permanent Residence, for individuals from Maryland and (6) Asylum applicants (Form I-589).