Table of Changes for I-129CW Instructions

TABLE OF CHANGES – INSTRUCTIONS

Form I-129CW, Petition for a CNMI-Only Nonimmigrant Transitional Worker

OMB Number: 1615-0111

07/25/2018

Reason for Revision: 83C revision to comply with legislation overhauling the CW-1 program.

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Pages 7-8, What Is the Filing Fee?	[Page 7] What Is the Filing Fee? The filing fee for Form I-129CW is $460. Public Law 110-229, as revised by Public Law 115-53, requires a supplemental CNMI education funding fee of $200, per beneficiary, per year. Accordingly, employers filing CW-1 petitions must submit an additional fee of $200, per beneficiary, per year. An employer filing Form I-129CW for a CNMI-Only Nonimmigrant Transitional Worker must submit the $460 petition filing fee, and an additional $200 for the supplemental CNMI education fee. An additional biometric service fee of $85 per beneficiary is required if the alien is present in the CNMI when filing for initial grant of CW-1 status. (See 8 CFR 103.7(b)). After submission of the petition, USCIS will notify the beneficiary about when and where to go for biometric services. Exceptions You may be eligible for a fee waiver under 8 CFR 103.7(c). However, note that the CNMI education funding fee cannot be waived. …	[Page 7] What Is the Filing Fee? The filing fee for Form I-129CW is $460. Public Law 110-229, as revised by the Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act of 2018, requires a fraud prevention and detection fee of $50 per petition and a supplemental CNMI education funding fee of $200 per beneficiary, per year. An employer filing Form I-129CW for a CNMI-Only Nonimmigrant Transitional Worker must submit the $460 petition filing fee, the $50 fraud prevention and detection fee, and an additional $200 per beneficiary, per year for the supplemental CNMI education fee. An additional biometric services fee of $85 per beneficiary is required if the alien is present in the CNMI when filing for initial grant of CW-1 status. (See 8 CFR 103.7(b)). After submission of the petition, USCIS will notify the beneficiary about when and where to go for biometric services. Exceptions You may be eligible for a fee waiver under 8 CFR 103.7(c). However, note that the fraud prevention and detection fee and the CNMI education funding fee cannot be waived. …

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