Form I-129 is necessary for an
employer to petition for an alien to come to the U.S. temporarily
to perform services or labor, or to receive training, in the
following categories: as an H-1B, H-2A, H-2B, H-3, L-1, O-1, O-2,
P-1, P-2, P-3, or Q nonimmigrant worker. This form is also
necessary for an employer to petition for an extension of stay or
change of status for an alien as an E-1, E-2, E-3, R-1 or TN
nonimmigrant. A petition is not required to apply for an E-1, E-2,
or R-1 nonimmigrant visa or admission as a TN nonimmigrant. A
petition is only required to apply for a change to one of these
classifications.
USCIS will be publishing
a Final Rule titled "Temporary Agricultural Workers within the H-2A
Nonimmigrant Classification; 1615-AB65". This Final Rule requires
revision to the Form I-129. It is anticipated that this Final Rule
will be published on December 17, 2008. Accordingly the Form I-129
revision will need to be approved prior to publication of the Final
Rule.
US Code:
8 USC
1101 Name of Law: Immigration and Nationality Act
The change can be attributed to
the Final Rule titled "Temporary Agricultural Workers within the
H-2A Nonimmigrant Classification; 1615-AB65."
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No
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Uncollected
Uncollected
Uncollected
Uncollected
Hiroko Witherow 202
272-8410
No
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