U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently began transferring some casework from the Vermont Service Center (VSC) to the California Service Center (CSC) and the Nebraska Service Center (NSC) “to balance workloads.”
The CSC will now process Forms I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status. The NSC will process Forms I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, filed by asylum applicants with pending asylum applications filed on or after January 4, 1995. The eligibility category for the application is (c)(8).
USCIS will notify those whose cases are transferred. The original receipt number will not change, and processing of the case will not be delayed “except for the additional time needed to transfer the file.” The filing location and instructions for these forms will not change.
USCIS noted that an individual’s case status can be checked at Case Status Online by entering the receipt number.