I-129CW Form Table of Changes

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Petition for CNMI-Only Nonimmigrant Transition Worker

I-129CW Form Table of Changes

OMB: 1615-0111

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TABLE OF CHANGES – FORM

Form I-129CW, Petition for a CNMI-Only Nonimmigrant Transitional Worker
OMB Number: 1615-0111

02/10/2021


Reason for Revision: PC Recission


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Edition Date 06/18/2020



Current Page Number and Section

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Pages 1-2,

Part 1. Information about the Employer Filing This Petition

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4.g. If your place of business does not have a physical address, provide a description of your location, (for example: “3 miles southwest of Anytown Post Office, near the water tower”) and provide a map with your petition. If you need more space to provide your explanation, use the space provided in Part 11. Additional information.



[Page 1]



4.g. If your place of business does not have a physical address, provide a description of your location, (for example: “3 miles southwest of Anytown Post Office, near the water tower”) and provide a map with your petition. If you need more space to provide your explanation, use the space provided in Part 10. Additional information.



Page 2,

Part 2. Information About This Petition

[Page 2]



1.c. Change in previously approved employment (provide an explanation in Part 11. Additional Information).



1.f. Amended petition (provide an explanation in Part 11. Additional Information).



[Page 2]



1.c. Change in previously approved employment (provide an explanation in Part 10. Additional Information).



1.f. Amended petition (provide an explanation in Part 10. Additional Information).



Pages 2-4,

Part 3. Worker Information

[Page 3]



If you answered “Yes” to Item Number 19., identify the classification sought and the receipt number for those petitions in Part 11. Additional Information.



If you answered “Yes” to Item Number 20., identify the classification sought and the receipt number for those petitions in Part 11. Additional Information.


[Page 4]



If you answered “Yes” to Item Number 21., identify the receipt number for the petition and the date of the decision in Part 11. Additional Information.


Provide the worker’s prior periods of stay in CW-1 classification in the United States for the last three years in Item Numbers 22.a. - 24.c.. Be sure to only provide those periods in which the worker was actually in the CNMI in CW-1 status. Do not include periods in which the worker was in a dependent status, for example, CW-2 status. If you need extra space to complete this section, use the space provided in Part 11. Additional Information.



[Page 3]



If you answered “Yes” to Item Number 19., identify the classification sought and the receipt number for those petitions in Part 10. Additional Information.



If you answered “Yes” to Item Number 20., identify the classification sought and the receipt number for those petitions in Part 10. Additional Information.


[Page 4]



If you answered “Yes” to Item Number 21., identify the receipt number for the petition and the date of the decision in Part 10. Additional Information.


Provide the worker’s prior periods of stay in CW-1 classification in the United States for the last three years in Item Numbers 22.a. - 24.c.. Be sure to only provide those periods in which the worker was actually in the CNMI in CW-1 status. Do not include periods in which the worker was in a dependent status, for example, CW-2 status. If you need extra space to complete this section, use the space provided in Part 10. Additional Information.



Pages 4-5,

Part 4. Processing Information

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If you answered “No” to Item Number 2., type or print a brief explanation in Part 11. Additional Information.



6. Is any worker in this petition in removal proceedings?

Yes


No

If yes, how many? [fillable field]


Provide the name and A-Number of each worker in removal proceedings in Part 11. Additional Information.



[Page 4]



If you answered “No” to Item Number 2., type or print a brief explanation in Part 10. Additional Information.



6. Is any worker in this petition in removal proceedings?

Yes


No

If yes, how many? [fillable field]


Provide the name and A-Number of each worker in removal proceedings in Part 10. Additional Information.



Page 5,

Part 5. Basic Information About the Proposed Employment and Employer

[Page 5]



If you answered “No” to Item Number 5., provide the address where the worker(s) will work if different from the address in Part 1. If the location has no address, describe the location where the worker will work and provide a map with your petition. If you need more space, use the space provided in Part 11. Additional Information.



[Page 5]



If you answered “No” to Item Number 5., provide the address where the worker(s) will work if different from the address in Part 1. If the location has no address, describe the location where the worker will work and provide a map with your petition. If you need more space, use the space provided in Part 10. Additional Information.



Pages 6-7,

Part 6. Information about the Beneficiary’s Public Benefits


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Part 6. Information about the Beneficiary’s Public Benefits


This Part 6. only applies to beneficiaries who are seeking to change nonimmigrant status or extend their nonimmigrant stay while they are in the CNMI. If the beneficiary is not seeking a change of status or extension of stay, you may skip this Part 6.


Provide the requested information and submit documentation as outlined in the Instructions. For additional beneficiaries, please respond to the questions in Part 2., Information about the Additional Beneficiary’s Public Benefits, in the Form I-129CW Classification Supplement.


1. Has the beneficiary, since obtaining the nonimmigrant status that you seek to change on behalf of the beneficiary, received, or is the beneficiary currently certified to receive, any of the following public benefits? (Select all that apply)


[] Yes, the beneficiary has received or is currently certified to receive the following benefits (select all that apply):


[] Any Federal, State, local, or Tribal Cash Assistance For Income Maintenance

[] Supplemental Security Income (SSI)

[] Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

[] General Assistance (GA)

[] Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly called “Food Stamps”)

[] Section 8 Housing Assistance under the Housing Choice Voucher Program

[] Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance (including Moderate Rehabilitation)

[] Public Housing under the Housing Act of 1937, 42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.

[] Federally-funded Medicaid

[] No, the beneficiary has not received any of the above listed public benefits.


[] No, the beneficiary is not certified to receive any of the above listed public benefits.


2. If the beneficiary has received or is currently certified to receive any of the above public benefits, provide information about the public benefits below. If you need additional space to complete any Item Number in this Part, use the space provided in Part 11. Additional Information. Submit evidence as outlined in the Instructions.


A. Type of Benefit

Agency that Granted the Benefit

Date the Beneficiary Started Receiving the Benefit or if Certified, Date the Beneficiary Will Start Receiving the Benefit (mm/dd/yyyy)

Date Benefit or Coverage Ended or Expires (mm/dd/yyyy)


B. Type of Benefit

Agency that Granted the Benefit

Date the Beneficiary Started Receiving the Benefit or if Certified, Date the Beneficiary Will Start Receiving the Benefit (mm/dd/yyyy)

Date Benefit or Coverage Ended or Expires (mm/dd/yyyy)


C. Type of Benefit

Agency that Granted the Benefit

Date the Beneficiary Started Receiving the Benefit or if Certified, Date the Beneficiary Will Start Receiving the Benefit (mm/dd/yyyy)

Date Benefit or Coverage Ended or Expires (mm/dd/yyyy)



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D. Type of Benefit

Agency that Granted the Benefit

Date the Beneficiary Started Receiving the Benefit or if Certified, Date the Beneficiary Will Start Receiving the Benefit (mm/dd/yyyy)

Date Benefit or Coverage Ended or Expires (mm/dd/yyyy)


3. If you answered “Yes” to Item Number 1., do any of the following apply to the beneficiary? Provide the evidence listed in the Form I-129CW Instructions.


[] The beneficiary is enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces, or is serving in active duty or in the Ready Reserve Component of the U.S. Armed Forces.


[] The beneficiary is the spouse or the child of an individual who is enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces, or who is serving in active duty or in the Ready Reserve Component of the U.S. Armed Forces.


[] At the time the beneficiary received the public benefits, the beneficiary (or the beneficiary’s spouse or parent) was enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces, or was serving in active duty or in the Ready Reserve Component of the U.S. Armed Forces.


[] At the time the beneficiary received the public benefits, the beneficiary was present in the United States in a status exempt from the public charge ground of inadmissibility and the beneficiary received the public benefits during that time.


[]At the time the beneficiary received the public benefits, the beneficiary was present in the United States after being granted a waiver of the public charge ground of inadmissibility.


[] The beneficiary is a child currently residing abroad who entered the United States with a nonimmigrant visa to attend an N-600K, Application for Citizenship and Issuance of Certificate Under INA Section 322 interview.


[] None of the above statements apply to the beneficiary.


4.a. Has the beneficiary received, applied for, or have been certified to receive federally-funded Medicaid in connection with any of the following (select all that apply):


NOTE: Submit evidence as outlined in the Instructions.


[] An Emergency Medical Condition

[] For a Service Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

[] Other School-based Benefits or Services Available Up to the Oldest Age Eligible for Secondary Education Under State Law

[] While Under 21 Years of Age

[] While Pregnant or During the 60-day Period Following the Last Day of Pregnancy


4.b. Provide the Applicable Dates

Start Date (mm/dd/yyyy)

End Date (mm/dd/yyyy)




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Pages 7-8,

Part 7. Employer’s Attestation


[Page 7]


Part 7. Employer’s Attestation



[Page 7]


Part 6. Employer’s Attestation



Pages 8-9,

Part 8. Statement, Contact Information, Certification, and Signature of the Petitioner or Authorized Signatory

[Page 8]


Part 8. Statement, Contact Information, Declaration, Certification, and Signature of the Petitioner or Authorized Signatory



1.b. The interpreter named in Part 9. has read to me every question and instruction on this petition and my answer to every question in [fillable field] a language in which I am fluent. I understood all of this information as interpreted.


2. At my request, the preparer named in Part 10., [Fillable field] prepared this petition for me based only upon information I provided or authorized.



[Page 8]


Part 7. Statement, Contact Information, Declaration, Certification, and Signature of the Petitioner or Authorized Signatory



1.b. The interpreter named in Part 8. has read to me every question and instruction on this petition and my answer to every question in [fillable field] a language in which I am fluent. I understood all of this information as interpreted.


2. At my request, the preparer named in Part 9., [Fillable field] prepared this petition for me based only upon information I provided or authorized.



Page 9,

Part 9. Interpreter's Contact Information, Certification, and Signature

[Page 9]


Part 9. Interpreter's Contact Information, Certification, and Signature



I am fluent in English and [Fillable field] which is the same language specified in Part 8., Item Number 1.b., and I have read to this petitioner or the authorized signatory in the identified language every question and instruction on this petition and his or her answer to every question. The petitioner or authorized signatory informed me that he or she understands every instruction, question, and answer on the petition, including the Petitioner's or Authorized Signatory's Declaration and Certification, and has verified the accuracy of every answer.


[Page 9]


Part 8. Interpreter's Contact Information, Certification, and Signature



I am fluent in English and [Fillable field] which is the same language specified in Part 7., Item Number 1.b., and I have read to this petitioner or the authorized signatory in the identified language every question and instruction on this petition and his or her answer to every question. The petitioner or authorized signatory informed me that he or she understands every instruction, question, and answer on the petition, including the Petitioner's or Authorized Signatory's Declaration and Certification, and has verified the accuracy of every answer.



Page 10,

Part 10. Contact Information, Declaration, and Signature of the Person Preparing This Petition, if Other Than the Petitioner

[Page 10]


Part 10. Contact Information, Declaration, and Signature of the Person Preparing This Petition, if Other Than the Petitioner or Authorized Signatory



[Page 10]


Part 9. Contact Information, Declaration, and Signature of the Person Preparing This Petition, if Other Than the Petitioner or Authorized Signatory



Page 11,

Part 11. Additional Information

[Page 11]


Part 11. Additional Information



[Page 7]


Part 10. Additional Information



Pages 12-15,

Additional Worker Attachment for Form I-129CW

[Page 13]



If you answered “Yes” to Item Number 22., identify the classification sought and the receipt number for those petitions in Part 11. Additional Information.



If you answered “Yes” to Item Number 23., identify the classification sought and the receipt number for those petitions in Part 11. Additional Information.



If you answered “Yes” to Item Number 24., identify the receipt number for the petition and the date of the decision in Part 11. Additional Information.


Provide the worker’s prior periods of stay in CW-1 classification in the United States for the last three years in Item Numbers 25.a. - 27.c. Be sure to only provide those periods in which the worker was actually in the CNMI in CW-1 status. Do not include periods in which the worker was in a dependent status (for example, CW-2 status). If you need extra space to complete this section, use the space provided in Part 11. Additional Information.



Period of Stay 3

27.a. Employer’s Name

27.b. Period of Stay From (mm/dd/yyyy)

27.c. To (mm/dd/yyyy)


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Information about the Additional Beneficiary’s Public Benefits


28. Has the beneficiary, since obtaining the nonimmigrant status that you seek to extend or that you seek to change on behalf of the beneficiary, received, or is the beneficiary currently certified to receive, any of the following public benefits (select all that apply)?


Yes, the beneficiary has received or is currently certified to receive the following benefits:



Any Federal, State, Local, or Tribal Cash Assistance For Income Maintenance



Supplemental Security Income (SSI)



Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)



General Assistance (GA)



Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly called “Food Stamps”)



Section 8 Housing Assistance under the Housing Choice Voucher Program



Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance (including Moderate Rehabilitation)

Public Housing under the Housing Act of 1937, 42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.


Federally-Funded Medicaid


No, the beneficiary has not received any of the above listed public benefits.


No, the beneficiary is not certified to receive any of the above listed public benefits.


29. If the beneficiary has received or is currently certified to receive any of the above public benefits, provide information about the public benefits, below. If you need additional space to complete any Item Number in this Part, use the space provided in Part 11. Additional Information. Submit evidence as outlined in the Instructions.


A. Type of Benefit

Agency that Granted the Benefit

Date the Beneficiary Started Receiving the Benefit or if Certified, Date the Beneficiary Will Start Receiving the Benefit (mm/dd/yyyy)

Date Benefit or Coverage Ended or Expires (mm/dd/yyyy)


B. Type of Benefit

Agency that Granted the Benefit

Date the Beneficiary Started Receiving the Benefit or if Certified, Date the Beneficiary Will Start Receiving the Benefit (mm/dd/yyyy)

Date Benefit or Coverage Ended or Expires (mm/dd/yyyy)


C. Type of Benefit

Agency that Granted the Benefit

Date the Beneficiary Started Receiving the Benefit or if Certified, Date the Beneficiary Will Start Receiving the Benefit (mm/dd/yyyy)

Date Benefit or Coverage Ended or Expires (mm/dd/yyyy)


D. Type of Benefit

Agency that Granted the Benefit

Date the Beneficiary Started Receiving the Benefit or if Certified, Date the Beneficiary Will Start Receiving the Benefit (mm/dd/yyyy) Date Benefit or Coverage Ended or Expires (mm/dd/yyyy)



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30. If you answered “Yes” to Item Number 1., do any of the following apply to the beneficiary? Provide the evidence listed in the Form I-129CW Instructions.


The beneficiary is enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces, or is serving in active duty or in the Ready Reserve Component of the U.S. Armed Forces.


The beneficiary is the spouse or the child of an individual who is enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces, or who is serving in active duty or in the Ready Reserve Component of the U.S. Armed Forces.


At the time the beneficiary received the public benefits, the beneficiary (or the beneficiary’s spouse or parent) was enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces, or was serving in active duty or in the Ready Reserve Component of the U.S. Armed Forces.


At the time the beneficiary received the public benefits, the beneficiary was present in the United States in a status exempt from the public charge ground of inadmissibility.


At the time the beneficiary received the public benefits, the beneficiary was previously present in the United States after being granted a waiver of the public charge ground of inadmissibility.


The beneficiary is a child currently residing abroad who entered the United States with a nonimmigrant visa to attend an N-600K, Application for Citizenship and Issuance of Certificate Under INA Section 322, interview.


None of the above statements apply to the beneficiary.


31.a. Has the beneficiary received, applied for, or has been certified to receive federally-funded Medicaid in connection with any of the following (select all that apply):


NOTE: Submit evidence as outlined in the Instructions.


An Emergency Medical Condition


For a Service Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)


Other School-based Benefits or Services Available Up to the Oldest Age Eligible for Secondary Education Under State Law


While Under 21 Years of Age


While Pregnant or During the 60-day Period Following the Last Day of Pregnancy


31.b. Provide the Applicable Dates

Start Date (mm/dd/yyyy)

End Date (mm/dd/yyyy)


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If you answered “Yes” to Item Number 22., identify the classification sought and the receipt number for those petitions in Part 10. Additional Information.



If you answered “Yes” to Item Number 23., identify the classification sought and the receipt number for those petitions in Part 10. Additional Information.



If you answered “Yes” to Item Number 24., identify the receipt number for the petition and the date of the decision in Part 10. Additional Information.


Provide the worker’s prior periods of stay in CW-1 classification in the United States for the last three years in Item Numbers 25.a. - 27.c. Be sure to only provide those periods in which the worker was actually in the CNMI in CW-1 status. Do not include periods in which the worker was in a dependent status (for example, CW-2 status). If you need extra space to complete this section, use the space provided in Part 10. Additional Information.



Period of Stay 3

27.a. Employer’s Name

27.b. Period of Stay From (mm/dd/yyyy)

27.c. To (mm/dd/yyyy)




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