Form I-539 (e-file) I-539 (e-file) Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status

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Certain nonimmigrants may use this form to request an extension of stay or a change to another nonimmigrant Certain nonimmigrants may use this form to request an extension of stay or a change to another nonimmigrant
status. Currently, you may only file Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status,
status. Currently, you may submit this form online only for yourself.
online if you are filing only for yourself.
Note: If you have additional applicants or you have an A, G, NATO, V, T or U nonimmigrant status, you cannot
Note: If you are filing Form I-539 with co-applicants or you have an A, G, NATO, V, T or U nonimmigrant
file online at this time. You must file a paper Form I-539 offline.
status, you cannot file online at this time. You must file a paper Form I-539.

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You can file Form I-907, Request for Premium Procesing Service, if you are filng Form I-539 for a nonimmigrant
classification that is eligible for premium processing.

Concurrent filing available

If you request premium processing, we will present Form I-907 for you to complete after you sign Form I-539.
This will allow you to pay for and submit both forms at the same time.

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Application to Extend/Change
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Currently, you may file an Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status (I-539) online if you
are filing for yourself.

Use this application if you are one of the nonimmigrants listed below and wish to apply to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for an extension of stay or a
change to another nonimmigrant status.

You should refer to Instructions for Form I-539 to see if you can use this online form for your
nonimmigrant status.

You may also use this application if you are a nonimmigrant F-1 or M-1 student applying for reinstatement.

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https://www.uscis.gov/i-539

Currently, you may only file Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status online if you are filing for yourself.
If you are applying for an extension of stay or change of status, you generally must submit your application before your current authorized stay expires. Generally, even if USCIS approves
your request, you must file a Form I-539 to “bridge” any gap between the expiration of your current status and start of the validity of your future status. If you are applying for J-1 or M-1
nonimmigrant status, see the specific instructions below about bridging status gaps.
We suggest you file at least 45 days, but generally not more than 6 months, before your stay expires. Failure to file before the expiration date may be excused if you demonstrate when you
file the application that:
1. The delay was due to extraordinary circumstances beyond your control;
2. The length of the delay was reasonable;
3. You have not otherwise violated your status;
4. You are still a bona fide nonimmigrant; and
5. You are not in removal proceedings.

Before you start your application

Eligibility

You may be eligible to apply for an extension of your authorized stay if:
・You were lawfully admitted into the United States with a nonimmigrant visa
・Your nonimmigrant visa status remains valid
・You have not committed any crimes that make you ineligible for a visa
・You have not violated the conditions of your admission
・Your passport is valid and will remain valid for the duration of your stay
If your nonimmigrant status is based on the fact that you are a family member or dependent of an
individual who has already been granted nonimmigrant status, then you must file your application
while that individual continues to maintain a valid nonimmigrant status. Family members and
dependents are limited to the same period of authorized stay as the principal immigrant.
You may NOT be granted an extension or change of status if you were admitted under the Visa
Waiver Program or if your current status is:
・An alien in transit (C) or in transit without a visa (TWOV)
・A crewman (D)
・A fiancé(e) or dependent of a fiancé(e) (K-1 or K-2)
EXCEPTION: A K-3 and K-4 are eligible to apply for an extension of status. They should file for an
extension during the processing of Form I-130 filed on their behalf and up to completion of their
adjustment-of-status application.
You may include your spouse and your unmarried children under 21 years of age as co-applicants in
your application for the same extension or change of status, but only if you are all now in the same
status or they are all in derivative status.

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At this time, you cannot file online if you:
・Have additional applicants
・Have an A, G, NATO, V, T, or U nonimmigrant status
You must file a paper Form I-539 offline

https://www.uscis.gov/i-539

You may be eligible to apply for an extension of stay or change of status if:
・You were lawfully admitted into the United States with a nonimmigrant visa;
・Your nonimmigrant visa status remains valid;
・You have not committed any crimes that make you ineligible for a visa;
・You have not violated the conditions of your admission; and
・Your passport is valid and will remain valid for the duration of your stay.
If your nonimmigrant status is based on the fact that you are a family member or dependent of an individual who has already been granted nonimmigrant status, then you must file your
application while that individual continues to maintain a valid nonimmigrant status. Family members and dependents are limited to the same period of authorized stay as the
principal immigrant.
You may not be granted an extension or change of status if you were admitted under the Visa Waiver Program or if your current status is:
・Applicants requesting status as a principal temporary worker or requesting to extend status as a principal temporary worker. Such applications may be rejected or denied
without refund;
・An alien in transit (C) or in transit without a visa (TWOV);
・A crewman (D); or
・A fiancé(e) or dependent of a fiancé(e) (K-1 or K-2).
A spouse (K-3) of a U.S. citizen and his or her children (K-4) may not change to another nonimmigrant status.
Exception: K-3 and K-4 nonimmigrants are eligible to apply for an extension of status during the processing of Form I-130 filed on their behalf and up to completion of their
adjustment-of-status or immigrant visa application.
Note: All nonimmigrant classifications may not change status to K-3 or K-4.

NOTE: Extensions granted to members of a family group must be for the same period of time. The
shortest period granted to any member of the family shall be granted to all members of the family.

Fee

The application fee is $370. An additional biometrics services fee of $85 is required for you and for
each person included on a Form I-539A.

We will automatically calculate the cost for you before you submit your application, including any exceptions to the fees that may apply in your case. See Form G-1055, Fee Schedule, for
specific information about the fees applicable to this form.

We will automatically calculate the cost for you when you submit your application, including any
exceptions to the fees that may apply in your case.

Learn more about filing a fee waiver.

Learn more about filing a fee waiver.
Fee Exceptions

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The following nonimmigrants are not required to submit the biometric services fee for either
themselves or any dependents included on Form I-539A:

www.uscis.gov/g-1055
https://www.uscis.gov/feewaiver

Refund policy: USCIS does not refund fees, regardless of any action we take on your application, petition, or request, or how long USCIS takes to reach a decision. By continuing this
transaction, you acknowledge that you must submit fees in the exact amount and that you are paying the fees for a government service.
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1. Individuals changing to H-4, L-2 or E nonimmigrant status;
2. Individuals extending H-4, L-2 or E nonimmigrant status

Refund Policy

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This exception will apply to applications filed through May 17, 2023, subject to extensions as
announced on the USCIS website.
USCIS does not refund fees, regardless of any action we take on your application, petition or request, [delete, moved to fee]
or how long USCIS takes to reach a decision.
By continuing this transaction, you acknowledge that you must submit fees in the exact amount and
that you are paying the fees for a government service.

Filing online

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Documents you may need

Please refer to the instructions for the form(s) you are filing for additional information or you may
call the USCIS Contact Center at 800-375-5283. The USCIS Contact Center provides information in
English and Spanish. For TTY (deaf or hard of hearing) 800-767-1833.
Submitting your application online is the same as mailing in a completed paper form. They both
gather the same information and cost the same.
Most applicants will be required to submit:

Most applicants will be required to submit:

・Nonimmigrant Arrival-Departure Record (I-94) for all applicants
・Passport and travel document numbers
・A valid passport

・Form I-94, Nonimmigrant Arrival-Departure Record

Several other documents will be required depending on your current nonimmigrant status. We will
automatically determine which documents you should provide us as you fill out your application.

Biometric services appointment

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We will automatically determine which documents you should provide us as you fill out your application. At the time of filing, you must submit all evidence and supporting documentation
listed.

USCIS may require you to appear for an interview or provide biometrics (fingerprints, photograph, and/or signature) at any time to verify your identity, obtain additional information, and
conduct background and security checks, including a check of criminal history records maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), before making a decision on your application
or petition. If we determine that a biometric services appointment is necessary, we will send you an appointment notice with the date, time, and location of your appointment. If you are
currently overseas, your notice will instruct you to contact a U.S. Embassy, U.S. Consulate, or USCIS office outside the United States to schedule an appointment.
At your biometrics appointment, you must sign an oath reaffirming that:
• You provided or authorized all information in the application;
• You reviewed and understood all of the information contained in, and submitted with, your application; and
• All of this information was complete, true, and correct at the time of filing.
If you do not attend your biometric services appointment, we may deny your application.

Language access

USCIS ensures that individuals with limited English proficiency (LEP) have meaningful access to USCIS services. Individuals with LEP may bring a qualified interpreter to the interview. USCIS
considers requests for language assistance on a case-by-case basis, and we will make a reasonable effort to provide you with a qualified interpreter.

Disability accommodations

To request a disability accommodation:
1. Go to www.uscis.gov/accommodations to make your request online, or
2. Call the USCIS Contact Center at 800-375-5283 (TTY 800-767-1833) for help in English or Spanish. Asylum and NACARA 203 applicants must call to make their request.
If you need a sign language interpreter, make your request as soon as you receive your appointment notice. The more advance notice we have of your accommodation request, the better
prepared we can be and less likely we will need to reschedule your appointment. For information about disability accommodations visit www.uscis.gov/accommodationsinfo.

Translations

If you submit a document with information in a foreign language, you must also submit a full English translation. The translator must sign a certification that the English language
translation is complete and accurate, and that they are competent to translate from the foreign language into English. The certification must include their signature, printed name, the
signature date, and their contact information.

Application Overview

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For additional information on the form and Instructions about where to file, address change, and other questions, visit the USCIS Contact Center at 800-375-5283 (TTY 800-767-1833). The
USCIS Contact Center provides information in English and Spanish.
After you submit your form, you can track its status through your USCIS account. Sign in to your
account often to check your case status and read any important messages from USCIS.
If we need more information from you, we will send you a Request for Evidence (RFE) or Request for
Information (RFI). You can respond to our request and upload your documents through your USCIS
account.
We will contact you to schedule an appointment at an Application Support Center near you. At the
appointment, we will get your fingerprints, photograph, and signature.

Respond to requests for
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Completing your form online

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You should provide as many responses as you can. Incomplete fields or sections and missing
information can slow down the process after you submit your form. If you do not finish your form in
one session, you can sign in to your account to continue where you left off.

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Submitting your form online is the same as mailing in a completed paper form. They both gather the same information and cost the same.
You should answer all questions in the Getting Started section first so we can best customize the rest of your online form experience.
You should provide as many responses as you can. Incomplete or missing information may slow down processing of your case after you submit the form.

We will automatically save your
responses

We will automatically save your information when you select next to go to a new page or navigate to We will automatically save your information when you select next to go to a new page or navigate to another section of the form. We will save your information for 30 days from today, or
another section of the form. Your responses will be saved for 30 days. You can sign in to your account from the last time you worked on the form.
at anytime to continue where you left off.
After you start your form, you can sign in to your account to continue filling out your form.
How to continue filling out
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AUTHORITIES: The information requested on this application, and the associated evidence, is
AUTHORITIES: The information requested on this application, and the associated evidence, is collected under the Immigration and Nationality Act sections 1103 and 1184, and Title 8 of the
USCIS Privacy Act Statement DHS Privacy Notice
collected pursuant to the U.S. Code sections 1101, 1103, 1184, and 1258, and Title 8 of the Code of
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) parts 103, 214, and 248.
Federal Regulations parts 103, 214 and 248.
PURPOSE: The primary purpose for providing the requested information on this application is to
apply for an extension of stay or a change from one nonimmigrant category to another
nonimmigrant category. DHS will use the information you provide to grant or deny the immigration
benefit you are seeking.
DISCLOSURE: The information you provide is voluntary. However, failure to provide the requested
information, including your Social Security number (if applicable), and any requested evidence, may
delay a final decision or result in denial of your application.
ROUTINE USES: DHS may share the information you provide on this application and any additional ROUTINE USES: DHS may share the information you provide on this application and any additional requested evidence with other Federal, state, local, and foreign government agencies
requested evidence with other Federal, state, local, and foreign government agencies and authorized and authorized organizations. DHS follows approved routine uses described in the associated published system of records notices [DHS/USCIS-001 - Alien File, Index, and National File
organizations. DHS follows approved routine uses described in the associated published system of
Tracking System and DHS/USCIS-007 - Benefits Information System] and the published privacy impact assessment [DHS/USCIS/PIA-016(a) Computer Linked Application Information
records notices [DHS/USCIS/ICE/CBP-001 Alien File, Index, and National File Tracking System,
Management System and Associated Systems], which can be found at www.dhs.gov/privacy. DHS may also share this information, as appropriate, for law enforcement purposes or in the
interest of national security.
DHS/USCIS-007 Benefits Information System, and DHS/USCIS-018 Immigration Biometric and
Background Check] and the published privacy impact assessment [DHS/USCIS/PIA-016(a) Computer
Linked Application Information Management System and Associated Systems and DHS/USCIS/PIA071 myUSCIS Account Experience], which can be found at www.dhs.gov/privacy. DHS may also share
the information, as appropriate, for law enforcement purposes or in the interest of national security.

USCIS Compliance Review and
Monitoring

By signing this application, you have stated under penalty of perjury (28 U.S.C. section 1746) that all
information and documentation submitted with this application are complete, true, and correct. You
also authorize the release of any information from your records that USCIS may need to determine
your eligibility for the immigration benefit you are seeking and consent to USCIS verifying such
information.

www.dhs.gov/privacy

By signing this application, you have stated under penalty of perjury (28 U.S.C. section 1746) that all information and documentation submitted with this application are complete, true,
and correct. You also authorize the release of any information from your records that USCIS may need to determine your eligibility for the immigration benefit you are seeking and consent
to USCIS verifying such information.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has the authority to verify any information you submit to establish eligibility for the immigration benefit you are seeking at any time. Our legal
authority to verify this information is in 8 U.S.C. sections 1103, 1155, and 1184, and 8 CFR parts 103, 204, 205, and 214. To ensure compliance with applicable laws and authorities, we may
DHS has the authority to verify any information you submit to establish eligibility for the immigration verify information before or after your case is decided.
benefit you are seeking at any time. USCIS’ legal authority to verify this information is in 8 U.S.C.
Agency verification methods may include, but are not limited to: reviewing public records and information; contacting through written correspondence; using the internet, fax, other
sections 1103, 1155, and 1184, and 8 CFR parts 103, 204, 205, and 214. To ensure compliance with
electronic transmission, or telephone; making unannounced physical site inspections of residences and locations of employment; and interviewing people. USCIS will use the information
applicable laws and authorities, USCIS may verify information before or after your case is decided.
we obtain to assess your compliance with the laws and to determine your eligibility for an immigration benefit.
Agency verification methods may include, but are not limited to: review of public records and
Subject to the restrictions under 8 CFR 103.2(b)(16), USCIS will provide you with an opportunity to address any adverse or derogatory information that may result from a compliance review,
information; contact through written correspondence, the internet, fax, other electronic
verification, or site visit before a decision is made on your request. For a visit after your request is approved, USCIS will provide you with an opportunity to address any adverse or
transmission, or telephone; unannounced physical site inspections of residences and locations of
employment; and interviews. USCIS will use information obtained through verification to assess your derogatory information which may result in revocation or termination of an approval.
compliance with the laws and to determine your eligibility for an immigration benefit.
Subject to the restrictions under 8 CFR 103.2(b)(16), USCIS will provide you with an opportunity to
address any adverse or derogatory information that may result from a USCIS compliance review,
verification, or site visit after a formal decision is made on your case or after the agency has initiated
an adverse action which may result in revocation or termination of an approval.

Paperwork Reduction Act
Burden Disclosure Notice

Paperwork Reduction Act

An agency may not conduct or sponsor in information collection, and a person is not required to
respond to a collection of information, unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) control number. The public reporting burden for this collection of information is
estimated at 2.00 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering the
required documentation and information, completing the application, preparing statements,
attaching necessary documentation, and submitting the application. The collection of biometrics is
estimated to require 1 hour and 10 minutes. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any
other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden to:
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Office of Policy and Strategy, Regulatory Coordination Division
5900 Capital Gateway Drive, Mail Stop #2140
Camp Springs, MD 20588-0009
Do not mail your completed Form I-539 to this address.

USCIS may not conduct or sponsor an information collection, and you are not required to respond to a collection of information, unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) control number. The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated at 1.85 hours per response for Form I-539, including the time for reviewing
instructions, gathering the required documentation and information, completing the application, preparing statements, attaching necessary documentation, and submitting the
application. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to:
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Office of Policy and Strategy, Regulatory Coordination Division
5900 Capital Gateway Drive, Mail Stop #2140
Camp Springs, MD 20588-0009
Do not mail your completed Form I-539 to this address.
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If you do not work on your application for more than 30 days, we will delete your data in
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If your nonimmigrant status does not appear on the
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Your current legal name is the name on your birth certificate, unless it changed
after birth by a legal action such as marriage or court order. Do not provide any
nicknames here.

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application process. We may not be able to contact you if you do not
provide a complete and valid address. Please provide a U.S. address only.

X

We will use your current mailing address to contact you throughout the
application process. We may not be able to contact you if you do not provide a
complete and valid address. Please provide a U.S. address only.
Note: You may list a valid U.S. residence, APO, or commercial address. You may
also list a U.S. Post Office address (PO Box) if that is how you receive your mail.

Your contact
information

1.4.b
1.4.c
1.4.d
1.4.e
1.4.f

[delete]
[delete]
[delete]
[delete]
[delete]
1.5

(if no)

Where do you live now?

Additional
information

Yes/No

I live at my current mailing Country
address
Address line 1
Address line 2
City or town
State
ZIP code
Country

Text
Text
Text
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Text
Text
Text
Text
Text

Street number and name
Apartment, suite, unit, or floor

Text

Provide a 10-digit phone number.

5.2

Address line 1
Address line 2
City or town
Province
Postal Code
Daytime telephone
number
Mobile telephone number

Text

Provide a 10-digit phone number.

Checkbox

5.3

This is the same as my
mobile telephone
number.
Email address

4.2.b
4.2.c
4.2.d
4.2.e
4.2.f
6.3

[delete]
[delete]
[delete]
[delete]
[delete]
5.1

6.4

What is your physical address
abroad?

How can we contact you?

I do not have an email address.

What is your A-Number?

1.2

Text

Provide a 5 or 9 digit ZIP code.

Example: [email protected]

Checkbox

Text

Provide a 7, 8, or 9-digit number. If your ANumber is fewer than 9 digits, the system will
automatically add zero(s) after the "A" and
before the first digit so there is a total of 9 digits,
for example: A-001234567.

[red alert]

[if no answer to ANumber]

X
X
X

Provide a 5 or 9 digit ZIP code.

Street number and name
Apartment, suite, unit, or floor

1.6
[delete]
[delete]
[delete]
[delete]
4.2

X

Street number and name
Apartment, suite, unit, or floor

Text
Text
Text
Dropdown
Text
Dropdown

1.5.a
1.5.b
1.5.c
1.5.d
1.5.e
4.2.a

6.5

Is your mailing address the same
as your physical address?
What is your current physical
address?

Address line 1
Address line 2
City or town
State
ZIP code

[Red alert]
[Header] This account has already been verified with a
different A-Number
[Body]
The A-Number in this account's profile is [a-number].

What is your USCIS Online
Account Number?

1.3

Text

You can find your USCIS Online Account Number by signing in to your
account and going to your profile page.
If you previously filed an application, petition, or request using the USCIS
online filing system, provide the USCIS Online Account Number you were
issued.

You will only have an Online Account Number, or OAN, if you previously filed a
form that has a receipt number that begins with IOE. If you filed the form online,
you can find your OAN in your account profile. If you mailed us the form, you can
find your OAN at the top of the Account Access Notice we sent you.

1.8

1.9

What is your date of birth?
[red alert]

Checkbox
MM/DD/YYYY

https://myaccount.uscis.gov/

If you do not have a receipt number that begins with IOE, you do not have an
OAN.

If you previously filed certain applications, petitions, or requests on a paper (The OAN is not the same as an A-Number)
form via a USCIS Lockbox facility, you may have received a USCIS Online
Account Access Notice issuing you a USCIS Online Account Number. You
can find this number at the top of the notice. The USCIS Online Account
Number is not the same as an A-Number. The USCIS Online Account
Number was previously called the USCIS Electronic Immigration System
I do not have an USCIS
Online Account Number.
month/date/year

If you need to apply for a benefit for someone else using
the A-Number you entered, you should sign out of this
account and create a new account for them at
myaccount.uscis.gov.

Provide a 12-digit Online Account Number.

Date

[Red alert]
[Header] This account has already been verified with a
different date of birth

X

[body]
The date of birth in this account's profile is [date].

[if no date entered]

1.9

1.10

What is your U.S. Social
Security number?

2.5

1.6

2.6
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Immigration page
2]
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Immigration page
2]
1.7

1.7

1.8

4.1.a
4.1.b
4.1.c
Your immigration
information

What is your current
passport number?
What country issued your
passport?
What date does your
passport expire?

If you need to apply for a benefit for someone else using
the date of birth you entered, you should sign out of this
account and create a new account for them at
myaccount.uscis.gov.

Text

I do not have a U.S. Social
Security Number.

Text

Text

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Provide a 9-digit Social Security Number.

Checkbox

What is the name of the school
you will attend as an Academic
Student, Vocational Student, or
Exchange Visitor? (if applicable)
What is your Student and
Exchange Visitor Information
System (SEVIS) ID Number? (if
applicable)
[moved to Immigration page 2]

https://myaccount.uscis.gov/

Country

[moved to Immigration page 2]

Dropdown

[moved to Immigration page 2]

Date

month/date/year

Text
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2]
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Immigration page
2]
[moved to
Immigration page
2]

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What is your country of birth?
What is your country of
citizenship or nationality?

[moved to Immigration page 2]
If your current passport is different than the country listed in your Form I-94
then provide information about your current passport.

X

Provide the name of the country as it currently exists, where you are currently a
citizen or national. If the country no longer exists, use the current name of the
country.
If you are a citizen or national of more than one country, provide the name of the
foreign country that issued your last passport.

1.11

1.10

[deleted]

1.11

[deleted]

1.12

[delete]

1.13

1.14.a

[delete]

[delete]

If you are stateless, enter the name of the current country where you were last a
citizen or national.
This information may be found on your Nonimmigrant Arrival/Departure Record
(I-94) issued by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) or USCIS upon arrival to
the United States. If you were admitted to the United States by CBP at an airport
or seaport after April 30, 2013, you may have been issued an electronic I-94 by
CBP, instead of a paper form. Visit the CBP website to obtain a copy of your I-94.
If you are unable to obtain a copy of your I-94 from CBP, go to the USCIS I-102
page to find additional I-94 Replacement Information.

Dropdown

Provide information about
your most recent entry into
the United States.

What is your date of last
arrival into the United
States?
What is your I-94 ArrivalDeparture Record Number?

[delete previous copy]
When did you last arrive into the
United States?
Date
What is your Form I-94 ArrivalDeparture Record Number?

What is the passport number
What is the passport
number listed on your I-94? listed on your Form I-94?
I do not have a passport number
listed on my Form I-94.
What is your travel
document number?
What country issued your
passport or travel
document?

X

Links:
https://www.cbp.gov/travel/int
ernational-visitors/i-94
https://www.uscis.gov/i-102

Form I-94 or Form I-94A record numbers are 11
characters long and, if issued on or before May
12, 2019, are only digits. If issued on or after May
13, 2019, the format is nine digits, followed by a
letter in the tenth position, and a digit in the last
position.

Text
Text
Checkbox
Text

I do not have a travel document
number.
What country issued the your
passport or travel document on
your Form I-94?

Checkbox

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1.14.b

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4.1

(if yes to 4.1)
(if yes to 4.1)
(if country of passport issuance =
China AND current status = I AND
requesting extension of stay
OR
if country of passport issuance =
China AND requesting change of
status to I)

(if yes to 4.1)

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Is your passport a Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region or
a Macau Special Administrative
Region passport?

(if country of passport issuance =
China AND current status = I AND
requesting extension of stay
OR
if country of passport issuance =
China AND requesting change of
status to I)

Your immigration
information page 2

Question

Is your current passport different
from the one you used in your
most recent entry into the United
States?

What is your current passport
number?
What country issued your
current passport?
Is your passport a Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region or
a Macau Special Administrative
Region passport?

What date does your current
passport expire?

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Require
Notes
d

Yes/No

What is the expiration date What is the expiration date for
for your passport or travel the passport or travel document
document?
on your Form I-94?
Date
Yes/No

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If your current passport is different than the country listed in your Form I-94,
then you will need to provide information about your current passport.

Text
Dropdown
Yes/No

MM/DD/YYYY

Date

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Party and group
Character affiliations

[if yes]

[if yes]

[if yes]

[if yes]

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4.7.a

Have you, or any other person included on this
application, EVER ordered, incited, called for,
committed, assisted, helped with, or otherwise
participated in acts involving torture or genocide?

Have you EVER ordered, incited, called for,
committed, assisted, helped with, or
otherwise participated in acts involving
torture or genocide?

Yes/No

4.7.b

Have you, or any other person included on this
application, EVER ordered, incited, called for,
committed, assisted, helped with, or otherwise
participated in killing any person?

4.7.c

Have you, or any other person included on this
application, EVER ordered, incited, called for,
committed, assisted, helped with, or otherwise
participated in intentionally and severely injuring any
person?

Have you EVER ordered, incited, called for,
committed, assisted, helped with, or
otherwise participated in intentionally and
severely injuring any person?

Have you, or any other person included on this
application, EVER ordered, incited, called for,
committed, assisted, helped with, or otherwise
participated in engaging in any kind of sexual contact or
relations with any person who did not consent or was
unable to consent, or was being forced or threatened?

Have you EVER ordered, incited, called for,
committed, assisted, helped with, or
otherwise participated in engaging in any
kind of sexual contact or relations with any
person who did not consent or was unable
to consent, or was being forced or
threatened?

4.7.d

4.7.e

[if yes]
Party and group
affiliations page 2

4.8.a

[if yes]

[if yes]

[if yes]

[if yes]

4.10

[if yes]

[if yes]

Provide an explanation.
Yes/No

Text
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X

Provide an explanation.
Yes/No

Text
Radio

X

Provide an explanation.
Yes/No

Text
Radio

X

Provide an explanation.
Yes/No

Text
Radio

X

Provide an explanation.
Yes/No

Text
Radio

X

Provide an explanation.
Have you EVER been a member of, assisted, Yes/No
or participated in any group, unit, or
organization of any kind in which you or
other persons used or threatened to use
any type of weapon against any person or
threatened to do so?

Text
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X

Provide an explanation.
Yes/No

Text
Radio

X

Provide an explanation.
Yes/No

Text
Radio

X

Provide an explanation.
Yes/No

Text
Radio

X

Provide an explanation.
Yes/No

Text
Radio

X

Have you EVER worked, volunteered, or
otherwise served in any prison, jail, prison
camp, detention facility, labor camp, or any
other situation that involved detaining
persons?

Have you EVER sold, provided, or
transported weapons, or assisted any
person in selling, providing, or transporting
weapons, which, you knew or believed
would be used against another person?

Have you, or any person included in this application
EVER received any type of military, paramilitary, or
weapons training?

Have you EVER received any weapons
training, paramilitary training, or other
military-type training?

4.12

Have you, or any person included in this application,
done anything that violated the terms of the
nonimmigrant status you now hold?

Have you EVER violated the terms of the
nonimmigrant status you now hold?

Are you, or any other person included in this
application, now in removal proceedings?

Are you now in removal proceedings?

4.13

Required

X

4.11

[if yes]
Immigration
proceedings

Have you, or any person included in this application,
EVER assisted or participated in selling, providing, or
transporting weapons to any person who, to your
knowledge, used them against another person?

Alert

Text
Radio

Have you EVER served in, been a member
of, assisted, or participated in any military
unit, paramilitary unit, police unit, selfdefense unit, vigilante unit, rebel group,
guerrilla group, militia, insurgent
organization, or any other armed group?

Have you, or any other person included in this
application, EVER been a member of, assisted in, or
participated in any group, unit, or organization of any
kind in which you or other persons used any type of
weapon against any person or threatened to do so?

Help Text

Provide an explanation.
Have you EVER ordered, incited, called for, Yes/No
committed, assisted, helped with, or
otherwise participated in killing any person?

Have you, or any person included on the application,
EVER served in, been a member of, assisted, or
participated in any military unit, paramilitary unit, police
unit, self-defense unit, vigilante unit, rebel group,
guerrilla group, militia, insurgent organization, or any
other armed group?

4.9

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X

Have you EVER ordered, incited, called for,
committed, assisted, helped with, or
otherwise participated in limiting or denying
any person's ability to exercise religious
beliefs?

Have you, or any person included in this application,
EVER worked, volunteered, or otherwise served in any
prison, jail, prison camp, detention facility, labor camp,
or any other situation that involved detaining persons?

Field Type
Radio

Have you, or any other person included on this
application, EVER ordered, incited, called for,
committed, assisted, helped with, or otherwise
participated in limiting or denying any person's ability to
exercise religious beliefs?

4.8.b

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Provide an explanation with the name of
the person in removal proceedings, and
information on jurisdiction, date
proceedings began, and status of
proceedings.

Provide an explanation.

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3.2.a.

3.2

3.2.b

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3.3.a

3.3

Question
Is this application based on an
extension or change of status already
granted to your spouse, child, or
parent?
Provide the USCIS receipt number for
the extension or change already
granted to your spouse, child, or
parent.

Is this application based on a separate
petition or application to give your
spouse, child, or parent an extension or
change of status?

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Yes, filed with this I-539

Yes, filed with this Form I-539

[if yes to 3.2 or
3.3]

[IF YES PENDING]

[IF YES PENDING]

Additional information about
request

[if yes to 3.2 or
3.3]

3.4

3.3.b

3.5

Select the form type

Provide the USCIS receipt number for
the pending case.

[IF 3.3 = YES,
PENDING]

3.4

3.6

What is the name of the petitioner or
applicant for the pending application?

What is the name of the beneficiary or Given name (first name)
applicant for the pending application?

[IF 3.3 = YES,
PENDING]

3.5

3.7

What date was the petition or
application filed?
Are you, or any other person included
on the application, an applicant for an
immigrant visa?

When was the petition or application
filed?
Are you an applicant for an immigrant
visa?

Has an immigrant petition EVER been
filed for you or for any other person
included in this application?

Has an immigrant petition EVER been
filed for you?

4.3

[If yes]

4.4

[if yes]

4.5

[if yes]

4.6

[if yes]

4.14

[if yes]

[if yes to 4.14]

[if no]

[if no to 4.14]

4.15

Has an Application to Register
Have you EVER filed Form I-485,
Permanent Resident or Adjust Status (I- Application to Register Permanent
485), EVER been filed by you or by any Residence or Adjust Status?
other person included in this
application?
Have you, or any other person included Have you EVER been arrested or
in this application, EVER been arrested convicted of any criminal offense since
or convicted of any criminal offense
last entering the United States?
since last entering the United States?

2.4/2.5.a
[if no]

Family name (last name)
Month/day/year
Yes/No

Are you, or any other person included Are you currently or have you EVER
on the application, currently or have
been a J-1 exchange visitor or a J-2
you ever been a J-1 exchange visitor dependent of a J-1 exchange visitor?
or a J-2 dependent of a J-1 exchange
visitor?

2.3 Are you the only applicant applying
with this form?

Yes, filed previously and already
approved by USCIS
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Extend/Change Nonimmigrant
Status
Form I-129, Petition for a
Nonimmigrant Worker

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MM/DD/YYYY

The USCIS receipt number is a unique 13character identifier that consists of three
capital letters followed by 10 numbers (for
example, ABC1234567890). You can find it on
notices of action USCIS has sent your spouse,
child, or parent.

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Required

Notes

X

Radio

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X

The USCIS receipt number is a unique 13character identifier that consists of three
capital letters followed by 10 numbers (for
example, ABC1234567890). You can find it on
notices of action USCIS has sent your spouse,
child, or parent.

X

Text
Date
Radio

Provide an explanation.
Yes/no

Text
Radio

Describe how you are supporting
yourself. Include any
documentary evidence of the
source, amount, and basis for any
income.
Yes/No

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Provide an explanation.
Yes/No

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Provide an explanation.
Yes/No

Provide an explanation.
Have you, or any other person included Have you EVER been employed in the Yes/No
United States since last admitted or
in this application, been employed in
the United States since last admitted or granted an extension or change of
status?
granted an extension or change of
status?
Describe the employment and
include the name of the person
employed, name and address of
the employer, weekly income,
and whether the employment
was specifically authorized by
USCIS.

[if yes]

Additional applicants

Provide the USCIS receipt number

Instructional Text

Radio

No
Yes, filed previously and pending Yes, filed previously and pending Radio
with USCIS
with U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS)

No

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Yes/No

Is this application based on a separate
petition or application to provide give
your spouse, child, or parent an
extension or change of status?

Field Type

X

X

x

Text
Radio

x

Text
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x

Describe any and all periods of
Text
employment. Include the name
and address of the employer,
weekly income, and whether the
employment was specifically
authorized by USCIS.

Text

Radio

Provide the dates you maintained
status as a J-1 exchange visitor or
J-2 dependent.

Text

Yes/No

Radio

x

X
[Red alert]
[header] You must file
the paper I-539
[body]
You must complete and
submit a paper Form I539 offline if you are
including co-applicants.

https://www.uscis.gov/i-539

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additional
information for
your application.

Add additional
information

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If you need to provide any additional
information for any of your answers to the
questions in this form, enter it into the space
below. You should include the questions that
you are referencing.

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No

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Required evidence Required for all applicants (exclude T and U
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Evidence Title

B-1, B-2, CW-2, Dependents of E, F-1, H-4,
I,

Your Form I-94, Nonimmigrant Arrival/Departure Record (I-94) Form I-94, Nonimmigrant Arrival/Departure Record

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Upload an image or copy of both sides of your Nonimmigrant Arrival/Departure
Record (I-94).

Upload an image or copy of both sides of your Form I-94, Nonimmigrant
Arrival/Departure Record.

Document
type

Field Type File Requirements
Upload

If you were admitted to the United States by U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) at an airport or seaport after April 30, 2013, you may have been issued an
electronic I-94 by CBP, instead of a paper form. Visit the CBP website to obtain a
copy of your I-94.

If current nonimmigrant status = (B-1 or B-2);
or changing status to (B-1 or B-2)

Your written statement

If nonimmigrant status = CW-2 (Dependent of
CW-1)

Evidence of your lawful residence in Commonwealth of
Northern Mariana Islands

If nonimmigrant status = CW-2

If nonimmigrant status = CW-2

If you are unable to obtain a copy of your I-94 from CBP, go to USCIS I-102 to find
additional I-94 Replacement Information.
Upload a written statement explaining in detail:
・The reasons for your request for an extension or change
・The reasons why your extended stay would be temporary, including what
arrangements you have made to depart from the United States
・Any effect the extended stay may have on your foreign employment or residency

Upload a typed or written statement explaining in detail:
・The reasons for your request;
・The reasons why your extended stay would be temporary, including what
arrangements you have made to depart from the United States;
・Any effect the extended stay may have on your foreign employment or residency;
and
・How you plan to financially support yourself while you are in the United States.

Upload

Upload an image or copy of proof of your lawful presence in the Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) as defined in 8 CFR 214.2(w)(l)(v).

Upload an image or copy of proof of your lawful presence in the Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI).

Upload

Evidence of your relationship with the CW-1 transitional
worker

Upload an image or copy of any evidence that shows each applicant's relationship
to the CW-1 transitional worker. This may include a birth certificate, marriage
certificate, or proof of termination of any prior marriages.

Upload an image or copy of any evidence showing the applicant's relationship to
the CW-1 transitional worker. This may include a birth certificate, marriage
certificate, or proof of termination of any prior marriage(s).

Upload

Additional evidence for CW-2 applicants

Upload an image or copy of one of the following:

Upload an image or copy of one of the following:

Upload

1. Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker in the CNMI (I-129CW) that was filed on
behalf of the CW-1 transitional worker
2. A copy of the Receipt Notice (I-797) related to the transitional worker's already
pending petition
3. A copy of the front and back of the transitional worker's most recent
Nonimmigrant Arrival/Departure Record (I-94)
4. A copy of the Approval Notice (I-797) showing the transitional worker has already
been granted status for the period requested on your application

• Form I-129CW, Petition for a CNMI-Only Nonimmigrant Transitional Worker,
filed on behalf of the CW-1 transitional worker;
• The I-797 Receipt Notice related to the transitional worker’s already pending
petition;
• The front and back of the transitional worker's most recent Form I-94,
Nonimmigrant Arrival/Departure Record; or
• The I-797 Approval Notice showing the transitional worker has already been
granted status for the period requested on your application.

If nonimmigrant status = E-1 Treaty Traders, E- If nonimmigrant status = E-1 Treaty
Evidence of your relationship with the principal E
Traders, E-1 employees, E-2 Treaty
1 employees, E-2 Treaty Investors, E-2
nonimmigrant
Investors, E-2 employees, E-2 CNMI
employees, E-2 CNMI Investors, E-3
Australian Specialty Occupation Professionals Investors, E-3 Australian Specialty
Occupation Professionals, or (E-1, E-1S, E1Y, E-2S, E-2Y, E-2C, E-3S, E-3Y),

Upload an image or copy of any evidence that shows each applicant's relationship
to the principal E nonimmigrant. This may include a birth certificate, marriage
certificate, or proof of termination of any prior marriages.

Note: An employer must file Form I-129CW to obtain CW-1 status on behalf of
an employee or prospective employee.
Upload an image or copy of any evidence showing the applicant's relationship to
the principal E nonimmigrant, such as a birth certificate or marriage certificate and
proof of termination of any prior marriage(s).

If nonimmigrant status = E-1 Treaty Traders, E- If nonimmigrant status = E-1 Treaty
Additional evidence for dependents of principal E
Traders, E-1 employees, E-2 Treaty
nonimmigrants
1 employees, E-2 Treaty Investors, E-2
Investors, E-2 employees, E-2 CNMI
employees, E-2 CNMI Investors, E-3
Australian Specialty Occupation Professionals Investors, E-3 Australian Specialty
Occupation Professionals, or (E-1, E-1S, E1Y, E-2S, E-2Y, E-2C, E-3S, E-3Y),

Upload an image or copy of one of the following:

Upload an image or copy of one of the following:

1. Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker (I-129) that was filed on behalf of the
principal E nonimmigrant
2. A copy of the Receipt Notice (I-797) related to the principal E nonimmigrant's
already pending Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker (I-129)
3. A copy of the front and back of the principal E nonimmigrant's most recent
Nonimmigrant Arrival/Departure Record (I-94)
4. A copy of the Approval Notice (I-797) showing the principal E nonimmigrant has
already been granted status for the period requested on your application

• Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, filed on behalf of the principal E
nonimmigrant;
• The I-797 Receipt Notice related to the principal E nonimmigrant’s already
pending Form I-129 petition;
• The front and back of the principal E nonimmigrant’s most recent Form I-94; or
• The I-797 Approval Notice showing the principal E nonimmigrant has already been
granted status for the period requested on your application.

Upload an image or copy of your Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant Student
(I-20), issued by the school where you will study.

Upload an image or copy of your Form I-20, Certificate of Eligibility for
Nonimmigrant Student Status, issued by the school where you will study.

If nonimmigrant status = F-1 (and requesting
change or reinstatement), M-1

Your Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant Student (I-20) Form I-20, Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant Student
Status

Upload

Upload

If nonimmigrant status = F-1 (and requesting
change or reinstatement), M-1

Proof of ability to pay

Upload an image or copy of any documentation that demonstrates your ability to
Upload an image or copy of any documentation demonstrating your ability to pay for
pay for your studies and support yourself, and any accompanying dependent family your studies and support yourself, and any accompanying family members, while
you are in the United States.
members, while you are in the United States.

Upload

If nonimmigrant status = F-1 (requesting
reinstatement), M-1 (requesting
reinstatement)

Evidence for reinstatement

Upload an image or copy of any documentation that shows that your violation of
status resulted from circumstances beyond your control or that your violation
relates to a reduction in your course load that would have been within a Designated
Schools Official's (DSO's) power to authorize, and that failure to approve
reinstatement would result in extreme hardship for you.

Upload an image or copy of any evidence that your violation of status resulted from
circumstances beyond your control or that your violation relates to a reduction in
your course load that would have been within a Designated School Official’s
(DSO’s) power to authorize, and that failure to approve reinstatement would result
in extreme hardship to you.

Upload

If you have been out of status for more than 5 months at the time of filing your
request for reinstatement, you must also provide evidence that your failure to file
within the 5 month period was the result of exceptional circumstances and that you
filed your request for reinstatement as promptly as possible under these
exceptional circumstances.

If you were out of status for more than five months at the time of filing your request
for reinstatement, you must also provide evidence that your failure to file within the
five-month period was the result of exceptional circumstances and that you filed
your request for reinstatement as promptly as possible under these exceptional
circumstances.

If nonimmigrant status = H-4

Evidence of your relationship with the H temporary worker

Upload an image or copy of any evidence that shows each applicant's relationship Upload an image or copy of any evidence showing the applicant's relationship to
to the H temporary worker. This may include a birth certificate, marriage certificate, the H temporary worker, such as a birth certificate or marriage certificate and proof
or proof of termination of any prior marriages.
of termination of any prior marriage(s).

Upload

If nonimmigrant status = H-4

Additional evidence for dependents of an H temporary worker

Upload an image or copy of one of the following:

Upload an image or copy of one of the following:

Upload

1. Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker (I-129) that was filed on behalf of the H
temporary worker
2. A copy of the Receipt Notice (I-797) related to the H temporary worker's already
pending Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker (I-129)
3. A copy of the front and back of the H temporary worker's most recent
Nonimmigrant Arrival/Departure Record (I-94)
4. A copy of the Approval Notice (I-797) showing the H temporary worker has
already been granted status for the period requested on your application

• Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, filed on behalf of the H
temporary worker;
• The I-797 Receipt Notice related to the H temporary worker’s already pending
Form I-129 petition;
• The front and back of the H temporary worker’s most recent Form I-94; or
• The I-797 Approval Notice showing the H temporary worker has already been
granted status for the period requested on your application.

Upload an image or copy of a letter from the employing media organization that:
・Verifies your employment
・Establishes that you are a representative of that media organization
・Describes your compensation and work to be performed

Upload an image or copy of a letter from the employing foreign media
organization that:
・Verifies your employment;
・Establishes that you are a representative of that media organization; and
・Describes the remuneration and work to be performed.

Upload

Upload an image or copy of a letter from the employing foreign information media
organization that:
・Verifies your employment;
・Establishes that you are a representative of that media organization; and
・Describes the remuneration and work to be performed, including the period of
time for this work to be performed; and
・Establishes that the employer’s home office is located in a foreign country.

Upload

Upload an image or copy of any evidence showing the applicant's relationship to
the principal nonimmigrant, such as a birth certificate or marriage certificate and
proof of termination of any prior marriage(s).

Upload

If nonimmigrant status = I,
Representatives of Foreign Media and
Dependents

Letter from your employer

If nonimmigrant status = I, Nonimmigrants
from the People's Republic of China
AND
if No to "is passport a Hong Kong Special
Admin Region or Macau Special Admin
Region passport?"

If nonimmigrant status = I (dependent)

Letter from your foreign media employer

Letter from your foreign information media employer

Evidence of your relationship with the principal nonimmigrant

Upload an image or copy of any evidence that shows each applicant's relationship
to the principal nonimmigrant. This may include a birth certificate, marriage
certificate, or proof of termination of any prior marriages.

If current nonimmigrant status = (J-1 or J-2);
or changing status to (J-1 or J-2)

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• Clear and readable
• Accepted file formats: JPG, JPEG, or PDF
• No encrypted or password-protected files
• If your documents are in a foreign language, upload a full English translation and the translator’s certification
with each original document
• Upload no more than five documents at a time
• Accepted file name characters: English letters, numbers, spaces, periods, hyphens, underscores, and
parentheses
• Maximum size: 6MB per file
• Clear and readable
• Accepted file formats: JPG, JPEG, or PDF
• No encrypted or password-protected files
• If your documents are in a foreign language, upload a full English translation and the translator’s certification
with each original document
• Upload no more than five documents at a time
• Accepted file name characters: English letters, numbers, spaces, periods, hyphens, underscores, and
parentheses
• Maximum size: 6MB per file
• Clear and readable
• Accepted file formats: JPG, JPEG, or PDF
• No encrypted or password-protected files
• If your documents are in a foreign language, upload a full English translation and the translator’s certification
with each original document
• Upload no more than five documents at a time
• Accepted file name characters: English letters, numbers, spaces, periods, hyphens, underscores, and
parentheses
• Maximum size: 6MB per file
• Clear and readable
• Accepted file formats: JPG, JPEG, or PDF
• No encrypted or password-protected files
• If your documents are in a foreign language, upload a full English translation and the translator’s certification
with each original document
• Upload no more than five documents at a time
• Accepted file name characters: English letters, numbers, spaces, periods, hyphens, underscores, and
parentheses
• Maximum size: 6MB per file

Links

[red alert]
[h] You must upload an image or copy of your Nonimmigrant Arrival/Departure Record (I-94)

https://www.cbp.gov/
travel/internationalvisitors/i-94

[b] You cannot submit your application until you upload an image or copy of your I-94.

Required

Notes

https://www.uscis.go
v/i-102

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• Clear and readable
• Accepted file formats: JPG, JPEG, or PDF
• No encrypted or password-protected files
• If your documents are in a foreign language, upload a full English translation and the translator’s certification
with each original document
• Upload no more than five documents at a time
• Accepted file name characters: English letters, numbers, spaces, periods, hyphens, underscores, and
parentheses
• Maximum size: 6MB per file
• Clear and readable
• Accepted file formats: JPG, JPEG, or PDF
• No encrypted or password-protected files
• If your documents are in a foreign language, upload a full English translation and the translator’s certification
with each original document
• Upload no more than five documents at a time
• Accepted file name characters: English letters, numbers, spaces, periods, hyphens, underscores, and
parentheses
• Maximum size: 6MB per file

• Clear and readable
• Accepted file formats: JPG, JPEG, or PDF
• No encrypted or password-protected files
• If your documents are in a foreign language, upload a full English translation and the translator’s certification
with each original document
• Upload no more than five documents at a time
• Accepted file name characters: English letters, numbers, spaces, periods, hyphens, underscores, and
parentheses
• Maximum size: 6MB per file
• Clear and readable
• Accepted file formats: JPG, JPEG, or PDF
• No encrypted or password-protected files
• If your documents are in a foreign language, upload a full English translation and the translator’s certification
with each original document
• Upload no more than five documents at a time
• Accepted file name characters: English letters, numbers, spaces, periods, hyphens, underscores, and
parentheses
• Maximum size: 6MB per file
• Clear and readable
• Accepted file formats: JPG, JPEG, or PDF
• No encrypted or password-protected files
• If your documents are in a foreign language, upload a full English translation and the translator’s certification
with each original document
• Upload no more than five documents at a time
• Accepted file name characters: English letters, numbers, spaces, periods, hyphens, underscores, and
parentheses
• Maximum size: 6MB per file

• Clear and readable
• Accepted file formats: JPG, JPEG, or PDF
• No encrypted or password-protected files
• If your documents are in a foreign language, upload a full English translation and the translator’s certification
with each original document
• Upload no more than five documents at a time
• Accepted file name characters: English letters, numbers, spaces, periods, hyphens, underscores, and
parentheses
• Maximum size: 6MB per file
• Clear and readable
• Accepted file formats: JPG, JPEG, or PDF
• No encrypted or password-protected files
• If your documents are in a foreign language, upload a full English translation and the translator’s certification
with each original document
• Upload no more than five documents at a time
• Accepted file name characters: English letters, numbers, spaces, periods, hyphens, underscores, and
parentheses
• Maximum size: 6MB per file

Note: An employer must file Form I-129 on behalf of the H temporary worker.

Note: Dependents of I nonimmigrants receive the same classification as the
principal.

If current nonimmigrant status = (J-1); or
changing status to (J-1)

• Clear and readable
[red alert]
• Accepted file formats: JPG, JPEG, or PDF
[h] You must upload an image or copy of Your Nonimmigrant Arrival/Departure Record (I-94)
• No encrypted or password-protected files
• If your documents are in a foreign language, upload a full English translation and the translator’s certification [b] You cannot submit your application until you upload an image or copy of your I-94.
with each original document
• Upload no more than five documents at a time
• Accepted file name characters: English letters, numbers, spaces, periods, hyphens, underscores, and
parentheses
• Maximum size: 6MB per file

Revision

Note: An employer must file Form I-129 on behalf of a principal E nonimmigrant
who is currently in the United States. If the principal E nonimmigrant is outside the
United States, he or she must apply for an E visa at a U.S. Embassy or U.S.
Consulate abroad.

Note: M-1

If nonimmigrant status = I

Alert

Your Certificate of Eligibility for Exchange Visitor Status (DS2019)

[delete previous copy]
DS-2019, Certificate of Eligibility for Exchange Visitor Status

Upload an image or copy of your Certificate of Eligibility for Exchange Visitor Status Upload an image or copy of your DS-2019, Certificate of Eligibility for Exchange
(DS-2019).
Visitor Status.

Upload

Your Passport

[deleted]

Upload a copy of the applicant's passport showing the J visa stamp if they currently [deleted]
hold or previously held J nonimmigrant status.

Upload

If nonimmigrant status = L-2

Evidence of your relationship with the L intracompany
transferee

Upload an image or copy of any evidence that shows each applicant's relationship
to the L intracompany transferee. This may include a birth certificate, marriage
certificate, or proof of termination of any prior marriages.

Upload an image or copy of any evidence showing each applicant's relationship to
the principal L nonimmigrant, such as a birth certificate or marriage certificate and
proof of termination of any prior marriage(s).

Upload

If nonimmigrant status = L-2

Additional evidence for dependents of an L intracompany
transferee

Upload an image or copy of one of the following:

Upload an image or copy of one of the following:

Upload

1. Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker (I-129) that was filed on behalf of the L
intracompany transferee
2. A copy of the Receipt Notice (I-797) related to the L intracompany transferee's
already pending Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker (I-129)
3. A copy of the front and back of the L intracompany transferee's most recent
Nonimmigrant Arrival/Departure Record (I-94)
4. A copy of the Approval Notice (I-797) showing the L intracompany transferee has
already been granted status for the period requested on your application

• Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, filed on behalf of the L
intracompany transferee;
• The I-797 Receipt Notice related to the L intracompany transferee’s already
pending Form I-129 petition;
• The front and back of the L intracompany transferee’s most recent Form I-94; or
• The I-797 Approval Notice showing the L intracompany transferee has already
been granted status for the period requested on your application.

• Clear and readable
• Accepted file formats: JPG, JPEG, or PDF
• No encrypted or password-protected files
• If your documents are in a foreign language, upload a full English translation and the translator’s certification
with each original document
• Upload no more than five documents at a time
• Accepted file name characters: English letters, numbers, spaces, periods, hyphens, underscores, and
parentheses
• Maximum size: 6MB per file
• Clear and readable
• Accepted file formats: JPG, JPEG, or PDF
• No encrypted or password-protected files
• If your documents are in a foreign language, upload a full English translation and the translator’s certification
with each original document
• Upload no more than five documents at a time
• Accepted file name characters: English letters, numbers, spaces, periods, hyphens, underscores, and
parentheses
• Maximum size: 6MB per file
• Clear and readable
• Accepted file formats: JPG, JPEG, or PDF
• No encrypted or password-protected files
• If your documents are in a foreign language, upload a full English translation and the translator’s certification
with each original document
• Upload no more than five documents at a time
• Accepted file name characters: English letters, numbers, spaces, periods, hyphens, underscores, and
parentheses
• Maximum size: 6MB per file
• Clear and readable
• Accepted file formats: JPG, JPEG, or PDF
• No encrypted or password-protected files
• If your documents are in a foreign language, upload a full English translation and the translator’s certification
with each original document
• Upload no more than five documents at a time
• Accepted file name characters: English letters, numbers, spaces, periods, hyphens, underscores, and
parentheses
• Maximum size: 6MB per file
• Clear and readable
• Accepted file formats: JPG, JPEG, or PDF
• No encrypted or password-protected files
• If your documents are in a foreign language, upload a full English translation and the translator’s certification
with each original document
• Upload no more than five documents at a time
• Accepted file name characters: English letters, numbers, spaces, periods, hyphens, underscores, and
parentheses
• Maximum size: 6MB per file
• Clear and readable
• Accepted file formats: JPG, JPEG, or PDF
• No encrypted or password-protected files
• If your documents are in a foreign language, upload a full English translation and the translator’s certification
with each original document
• Upload no more than five documents at a time
• Accepted file name characters: English letters, numbers, spaces, periods, hyphens, underscores, and
parentheses
• Maximum size: 6MB per file
• Clear and readable
• Accepted file formats: JPG, JPEG, or PDF
• No encrypted or password-protected files
• If your documents are in a foreign language, upload a full English translation and the translator’s certification
with each original document
• Upload no more than five documents at a time
• Accepted file name characters: English letters, numbers, spaces, periods, hyphens, underscores, and
parentheses
• Maximum size: 6MB per file

Note: An employer must file Form I-129 on behalf of the L intracompany transferee.

Evidence

I-539: Evidence
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Conditional Logic

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if nonimmigrant status = M-1 (extension)

Evidence Title

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Evidence supporting your reason for an extension

Instructional Text

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Upload an image or copy of any evidence supporting your reason for requesting an Upload an image or copy of any evidence supporting your reason for requesting an
extension. You may request an extension if:
extension. You may request an extension of stay if:
・Compelling educational or medical reasons have resulted in a delay of your
course of study
・You are applying for a post-completion optional practical training
・You are transferring to a different school

Document
type

Field Type File Requirements
Upload

• Clear and readable
• Accepted file formats: JPG, JPEG, or PDF
• No encrypted or password-protected files
• If your documents are in a foreign language, upload a full English translation and the translator’s certification
with each original document
• Upload no more than five documents at a time
• Accepted file name characters: English letters, numbers, spaces, periods, hyphens, underscores, and
parentheses
• Maximum size: 6MB per file

Upload

Upload

• Clear and readable
• Accepted file formats: JPG, JPEG, or PDF
• No encrypted or password-protected files
• If your documents are in a foreign language, upload a full English translation and the translator’s certification
with each original document
• Upload no more than five documents at a time
• Accepted file name characters: English letters, numbers, spaces, periods, hyphens, underscores, and
parentheses
• Maximum size: 6MB per file
• Clear and readable
• Accepted file formats: JPG, JPEG, or PDF
• No encrypted or password-protected files
• If your documents are in a foreign language, upload a full English translation and the translator’s certification
with each original document
• Upload no more than five documents at a time
• Accepted file name characters: English letters, numbers, spaces, periods, hyphens, underscores, and
parentheses
• Maximum size: 6MB per file

• You have compelling educational or medical reasons that resulted in a delay of
your course of study;
• You are transferring to a different school; or
• You are applying for practical training.

If you are transferring schools 6 months, or more, after the date you first admitted, Note: Delays caused by academic probation or suspension are not acceptable
you will need to upload evidence showing you are unable to remain at the school
reasons for program extension.
you were initially admitted to attend due to circumstances beyond your control.
Note: If you are transferring schools six months, or more, from the date you were
first admitted, you will need to upload evidence showing you are unable to remain
at the school you were initially admitted to attend due to circumstances beyond
your control.

If nonimmigrant status = O-3

Evidence of your relationship with the O nonimmigrant worker

Upload an image or copy of any evidence that shows each applicant's relationship
to the O nonimmigrant worker. This may include a birth certificate, marriage
certificate, or proof of termination of any prior marriages.

Note: M-1 students may not change their educational objective and should not
request an extension for this reason
Upload an image or copy of any evidence showing each applicant's relationship to
the O nonimmigrant worker, such as a birth certificate or marriage certificate and
proof of termination of any prior marriage(s).

If nonimmigrant status = O-3

Additional evidence for dependents of an O nonimmigrant
worker

Upload an image or copy of one of the following:

Upload an image or copy of one of the following:

1. Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker (I-129) that was filed on behalf of the O
nonimmigrant worker
2. A copy of the Receipt Notice (I-797) related to the O nonimmigrant worker's
already pending Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker (I-129)
3. A copy of the front and back of the O nonimmigrant worker's most recent
Nonimmigrant Arrival/Departure Record (I-94)
4. A copy of the Approval Notice (I-797) showing the O nonimmigrant worker has
already been granted status for the period requested on your application

• Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, filed on behalf of the O
nonimmigrant worker;
• The I-797 Receipt Notice related to the O nonimmigrant worker’s already pending
Form I-129 petition;
• The front and back of the O nonimmigrant worker’s most recent Form I-94; or
• The I-797 Approval Notice showing the O nonimmigrant worker has already been
granted status for the period requested on your application.

Evidence of your relationship with the P nonimmigrant worker

Upload an image or copy of any evidence that shows each applicant's relationship
to the P nonimmigrant worker. This may include a birth certificate, marriage
certificate, or proof of termination of any prior marriages.

Upload an image or copy of any evidence showing each applicant’s relationship to
the P nonimmigrant worker, such as a birth certificate or marriage certificate and
proof of termination of any prior marriage(s).

Upload

If nonimmigrant status = P-4

Additional evidence for dependents of an P nonimmigrant
worker

Upload an image or copy of one of the following:

Upload an image or copy of one of the following:

Upload

1. Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker (I-129) that was filed on behalf of the P
nonimmigrant worker
2. A copy of the Receipt Notice (I-797) related to the P nonimmigrant worker's
already pending Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker (I-129)
3. A copy of the front and back of the P nonimmigrant worker's most recent
Nonimmigrant Arrival/Departure Record (I-94)
4. A copy of the Approval Notice (I-797) showing the P nonimmigrant worker has
already been granted status for the period requested on your application

• Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, filed on behalf of the P
nonimmigrant worker;
• The I-797 Receipt Notice related to the P nonimmigrant worker’s already pending I129 petition;
• The front and back of the P nonimmigrant worker’s most recent Form I-94; or
• The I-797 Approval Notice showing the P nonimmigrant worker has already been
granted status for the period requested on your application.

Additional
evidence

Evidence of your relationship with the R religious worker

Upload an image or copy of any evidence that shows each applicant's relationship
to the R religious worker. This may include a birth certificate, marriage certificate,
or proof of termination of any prior marriages.

Upload an image or copy of any evidence showing each applicant’s relationship to
the R religious worker, such as a birth certificate or marriage certificate and proof
of termination of any prior marriage(s).

Upload

If nonimmigrant status = R-2

Additional evidence for dependents of an R religious worker

Upload an image or copy of one of the following:

Upload an image or copy of one of the following:

Upload

1. Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker (I-129) that was filed on behalf of the R
religious worker
2. A copy of the Receipt Notice (I-797) related to the R religious worker's already
pending Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker (I-129)
3. A copy of the front and back of the R religious worker's most recent
Nonimmigrant Arrival/Departure Record (I-94)
4. A copy of the Approval Notice (I-797) showing the R religious worker has already
been granted status for the period requested on your application

• Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, filed on behalf of the R religious
worker;
• The I-797 Receipt Notice related to the R religious worker’s already pending Form
I-129 petition;
• The front and back of the R religious worker’s most recent Form I-94; or
• The I-797 Approval Notice showing the R religious worker has already been
granted status for the period requested on your application.

Evidence of your relationship with the TN professional worker

Upload an image or copy of any evidence that shows each applicant's relationship
to the TN professional worker. This may include a birth certificate, marriage
certificate, or proof of termination of any prior marriages.

Upload an image or copy of any evidence showing each applicant’s relationship to
the TN professional worker, such as a birth certificate or marriage certificate and
proof of termination of any prior marriage(s).

Upload

If nonimmigrant status = TD

Additional evidence for dependents of a TN professional
worker

Upload an image or copy of one of the following:

Upload an image or copy of one of the following:

Upload

1. Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker (I-129) that was filed on behalf of the TN
professional worker
2. A copy of the Receipt Notice (I-797) related to the TN professional worker's
already pending Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker (I-129)
3. A copy of the front and back of the TN professional worker's most recent
Nonimmigrant Arrival/Departure Record (I-94)
4. A copy of the Approval Notice (I-797) showing the TN professional worker has
already been granted status for the period requested on your application

• Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, filed on behalf of the TN
professional worker;
• The I-797 Receipt Notice related to the TN professional worker’s already pending
Form I-129 petition;
• The front and back of the TN professional worker’s most recent Form I-94; or
• The I-797 Approval Notice showing the TN professional worker has already been
granted status for the period requested on your application.

Additional evidence you want to provide

Required

Notes

• Clear and readable
• Accepted file formats: JPG, JPEG, or PDF
• No encrypted or password-protected files
• If your documents are in a foreign language, upload a full English translation and the translator’s certification
with each original document
• Upload no more than five documents at a time
• Accepted file name characters: English letters, numbers, spaces, periods, hyphens, underscores, and
parentheses
• Maximum size: 6MB per file
• Clear and readable
• Accepted file formats: JPG, JPEG, or PDF
• No encrypted or password-protected files
• If your documents are in a foreign language, upload a full English translation and the translator’s certification
with each original document
• Upload no more than five documents at a time
• Accepted file name characters: English letters, numbers, spaces, periods, hyphens, underscores, and
parentheses
• Maximum size: 6MB per file

• Clear and readable
• Accepted file formats: JPG, JPEG, or PDF
• No encrypted or password-protected files
• If your documents are in a foreign language, upload a full English translation and the translator’s certification
with each original document
• Upload no more than five documents at a time
• Accepted file name characters: English letters, numbers, spaces, periods, hyphens, underscores, and
parentheses
• Maximum size: 6MB per file
• Clear and readable
• Accepted file formats: JPG, JPEG, or PDF
• No encrypted or password-protected files
• If your documents are in a foreign language, upload a full English translation and the translator’s certification
with each original document
• Upload no more than five documents at a time
• Accepted file name characters: English letters, numbers, spaces, periods, hyphens, underscores, and
parentheses
• Maximum size: 6MB per file

Note: An employer must file Form I-129 on behalf of the R religious worker.

If nonimmigrant status = TD

All applicants

Links

Note: An employer must file Form I-129 on behalf of the P nonimmigrant worker.

If nonimmigrant status = R-2

Evidence to change from TPS to a different nonimmigrant
status

Revision

Note: An employer must file Form I-129 on behalf of the O nonimmigrant worker.

If nonimmigrant status = P-4

If nonimmigrant status = TPS

Alert

• Clear and readable
• Accepted file formats: JPG, JPEG, or PDF
• No encrypted or password-protected files
• If your documents are in a foreign language, upload a full English translation and the translator’s certification
with each original document
• Upload no more than five documents at a time
• Accepted file name characters: English letters, numbers, spaces, periods, hyphens, underscores, and
parentheses
• Maximum size: 6MB per file
• Clear and readable
• Accepted file formats: JPG, JPEG, or PDF
• No encrypted or password-protected files
• If your documents are in a foreign language, upload a full English translation and the translator’s certification
with each original document
• Upload no more than five documents at a time
• Accepted file name characters: English letters, numbers, spaces, periods, hyphens, underscores, and
parentheses
• Maximum size: 6MB per file

Note: An employer must file Form I-129 on behalf of a TN professional worker who
is currently in the United States. If the principal TN nonimmigrant is not currently in
the United States, Mexican citizen professionals must contact a U.S. Embassy or
U.S. Consulate in Mexico and Canadian citizen professionals must contact a
designated port-of-entry to apply for TN classification.
Upload an image of copy of the following:
• Evidence of an approved Form I-821, Application for Temporary Protected Status;
• A copy of government identification or a copy of an Employment Authorization
Document;
• Evidence of your compliance with TPS re-registration requirements; and
• Evidence of your eligibility for the classification you wish to request.

You can provide additional documents that support your application and help
explain any of your answers on the application. If you want to provide additional
evidence now, upload any documents below.

Upload

• Clear and readable
• Accepted file formats: JPG, JPEG, or PDF
• No encrypted or password-protected files
• If your documents are in a foreign language, upload a full English translation and the translator’s certification
with each original document
• Upload no more than five documents at a time
• Accepted file name characters: English letters, numbers, spaces, periods, hyphens, underscores, and
parentheses
• Maximum size: 6MB per file

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many times as you want before you submit it.
Your fee

Your form filing fee is: $[xxx]

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Refund Policy: USCIS does not refund fees, regardless of any action we
take on your application, petition or request, or how long USCIS takes
to reach a decision. By continuing this transaction, you acknowledge
that you must submit fees in the exact amount and that you are paying
the fees for a government service.
You have one or more alerts and warnings based on the information
you provided in your application.

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A red alert means you have incomplete or incorrect responses to
certain questions. You ​cannot​ submit your application with any alerts.
A yellow warning means you may be missing information or may need
to follow-up with us about your responses. You can still submit your
application, but some warnings may slow down the review process
after you submit your application.
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responses.
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By my signature, I certify, under penalty of perjury, that I prepared this application at the request of the applicant. The applicant then reviewed this
completed application and informed me that he or she understands all of the information contained in, and submitted with, his or her application, including
the Applicant's Declaration and Certification, and that all of this information is complete, true, and correct. I completed this application based only on
information that the applicant provided to me or authorized me to obtain or use.

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and that all of the responses and information contained in and submitted with the application are complete, true, and
correct and reflects only information provided by the applicant. The applicant reviewed the responses and information and
informed me that they understand the responses and information in or submitted with the application.

As the applicant's preparer, you must sign on paper and provide your signature page to the applicant. Follow these steps:

As the applicant's preparer, you must sign on paper and provide your signature page to the applicant. Follow these steps:

1. Download the Preparer Signature page
2. Print the Preparer Signature page
3. Read and sign the Preparer Signature page
4. Give the signed Preparer Signature page to the applicant

1. Download the Preparer Signature page
2. Print the Preparer Signature page
3. Read and sign the Preparer Signature page
4. Give the signed Preparer Signature page to the applicant

The applicant will need to scan and upload your completed signature page on the next screen.

The applicant will need to scan and upload your completed signature page on the next screen.

I certify, under penalty of perjury, that: I am fluent in English and the language provided in the Getting Started section of this application, and I have read to
this applicant in the identified language every question and instruction on this application and his or her answer to every question. The applicant informed
me that he or she understands every instruction, question, and answer on the application, including the Applicant's Declaration and Certification, and has
verified the accuracy of every answer.

I certify, under penalty of perjury, that I am fluent in English and the language provided in the Getting Started section of this
application, and I have interpreted every question on the application and instructions and interpreted the applicant’s
answers to the questions in that language, and the applicant informed me that they understood every instruction, question,
and answer on the application.

As the applicant's interpreter, you must sign on paper and provide your signature page to the applicant. Follow these steps:

As the applicant's interpreter, you must sign on paper and provide your signature page to the applicant. Follow these steps:

1. Download the Interpreter Signature page
2. Print the Interpreter Signature page
3. Read and sign the Interpreter Signature page
4. Give the signed Interpreter Signature page to the applicant

1. Download the Interpreter Signature page
2. Print the Interpreter Signature page
3. Read and sign the Interpreter Signature page
4. Give the signed Interpreter Signature page to the applicant

The applicant will need to scan and upload your completed signature page on the next screen.

The applicant will need to scan and upload your completed signature page on the next screen.

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I am an attorney or accredited representative and my representation of the applicant in this case does not extend beyond the preparation of this
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Your preparer must read the statements below and select the
statement that applies to him or her.

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If your preparer is an attorney or accredited representative whose
representation extends beyond preparation of this application, he or
she may be obliged to submit a completed Notice of Entry of
Appearance as Attorney or Accredited Representative (G-28) with your
application

Your preparer must read and agree to the certification below.

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Your interpreter must read and agree to the certification below.

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At my request, the preparer named in the Getting Started section of this application/[preparer name] prepared this application for me based only upon
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The interpreter named in the Getting Started section of this application read to me every question and instruction on this application and my answer to
every question in the language I specified in the Getting Started section, a language in which I am fluent, and I understood everything.

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signature

Copies of any documents I have submitted are exact photocopies of unaltered, original documents, and I understand that USCIS may require that I submit
original documents to USCIS at a later date. Furthermore, I authorize the release of any information from any and all of my records that USCIS may need to
determine my eligibility for the immigration benefit that I seek.

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I certify, under penalty of perjury, that I provided or authorized all of the responses and information contained in and
submitted with my application, I read and understand or, if interpreted to me in a language in which I am fluent by the
interpreter listed in the Getting Started section of this application, understood, all of the responses and information
contained in, and submitted with, my application, and that all of the responses and the information are complete, true, and
correct. Furthermore, I authorize the release of any information from any and all of my records that USCIS may need to
determine my eligibility for an immigration request and to other entities and persons where necessary for the administration
and enforcement of U.S. immigration law.

You must read and agree to the certification below. If you knowingly
and willfully falsify or conceal a material fact or submit a false
document with your application, we can deny your application and may
deny any other immigration benefit. You may also face criminal
prosecution and penalties provided by law.

You must read and agree to the certification below. If you
knowingly and willfully falsify or conceal a material fact or
submit a false document with your application, we will can
deny your application and may deny any other
immigration benefit. You may also face criminal
prosecution and penalties provided by law.

I further authorize release of information contained in this application, in supporting documents, and in my USCIS records, to other entities and persons
where necessary for the administration and enforcement of U.S. immigration law.
I understand that USCIS will require me to appear for an appointment to take my biometrics (fingerprints, photograph, and/or signature) and, at that time, I
will be required to sign an oath reaffirming that:

Read the Penalties section of the Form I-539 Instructions before completing
this section.

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1. I reviewed and understood all of the information contained in, and submitted with, my application; and
2. All of this information was complete, true, and correct at the time of filing.
I certify, under penalty of perjury, that all of the information in my application and any document submitted with it were provided or authorized by me, that
I reviewed and understand all of the information contained in, and submitted with, my application and that all of this information is complete, true, and
correct.
I have read and agree to the applicant's statement
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[Date of signature]

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You must provide your digital signature below by typing your full legal
name. We may deny your application if you do not completely fill out
this application or fail to submit required documents. We will record
the date of your signature with your application.

NOTE TO ALL APPLICANTS: If you do not completely fill out this application
or fail to submit required documents listed in the Instructions, USCIS may
deny your application.

Date will be applied
on the back end
once the applicant
signs and submits

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The final step to submit your Application to Extend/Change
Nonimmigrant Status (I-539) is to pay the required fee.

Cost auto-calculated

Your application fee is: $[xxx]

Pay for and submit
your application

Refund Policy: By continuing this transaction, you agree that you are
paying for a government service and that the filing fee, biometric
services fee and all related financial transactions are final and not
refundable, regardless of any action USCIS takes on an application,
petition or request, or how long USCIS takes to reach a decision. You
must submit all fees in the exact amounts
If you have a form fee, we will send you to Pay.gov — our safe, secure
payment website — to make your payment and submit your
application online.

Pay and submit

Here are the steps in the payment and submission process:
1. Provide your billing information on Pay.gov
2. Provide your information for one of two billing options: credit card
or U.S. bank account
3. Submit your payment
When you have paid your fee, your application will be submitted.
Pay.gov will redirect you to an application confirmation screen. You can
track the status of your application through your USCIS online account.

Review and Submit

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1.1
Yellow alert

Message
Where the alert exists
h3. You can file an individual request online only for certain statuses. https://qa-my.uscis.dhs.gov/apply/application-to-extend-changenonimmigrant-status/overview
At this time, you cannot file online if you:
* Have additional applicants.
* Have an A, G, NATO, V, T or U nonimmigrant status
* Require a lawyer or accredited representative 

Link goes to: https://www.uscis.gov/i539

You will need to file a paper Form I-539.
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2.1

1.2

Red alert

Red alert

Red alert

This will show up if I-94 h3. You must upload an image or copy of your Nonimmigrant
is not uploaded
Arrival/Departure Record (I-94).

If answered "No" in Your
application > Additional
applicants

[if no answer to ANumber, OR invalid ANumber]

You cannot submit your application until you upload an image or copy
of your I-94.

[header] You must file the paper I-539

https://qa-my.uscis.dhs.gov/apply/application-to-extend-changenonimmigrant-status/4870/required-evidence

Your application > Additional Applicants > Question 2.1

[body]
You must complete and submit a paper Form I-539 offline if you are including
co-applicants.
[Header] This account has already been verified with a different A-Number About You > Additional information > Question 1.2

Link goes to: https://www.uscis.gov/i-539

Link goes to: https://myaccount.uscis.gov/

[Body]
The A-Number in this account's profile is [a-number].
If you need to apply for a benefit for someone else using the A-Number you
entered, you should sign out of this account and create a new account for
them at myaccount.uscis.gov.

1.8

Red alert

[if no answer to date, OR
invalid date]

[Header] This account has already been verified with a different date of
birth

About You > Additional information > Question 1.8

Link goes to: https://myaccount.uscis.gov/

[body]
The date of birth in this account's profile is [date].

1.12

If you need to apply for a benefit for someone else using the date of birth you
entered, you should sign out of this account and create a new account for
them at myaccount.uscis.gov.

Getting Started > Basis for eligibility > Question 1.15a
[Yellow alert]
Read Instructions for Form I-539 to see if you can use this online form
for your nonimmigrant status.

Yellow alert

Links:
https://www.uscis.gov/i-539

If your nonimmigrant status does not appear on the current
nonimmigrant status dropdown list, you must file a paper Form I-539.
1.12

Yellow alert

If answered "yes" to 1.12
and specific status

[Yellow alert]
You cannot be granted Duration of Status (D/S) if your current
nonimmigrant status is [conditional].

Getting Started > Basis for eligibility > Question 1.16

Alerts