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Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker

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I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker
1615-0009
11/2/2022
11/30/2025
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FILE A FORM: I-129
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Select the form you want to file online. Once you start, we will automatically save your information for 30
days, or from the last time you worked on the form.

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Notes

Fee waiver: If you are requesting a fee waiver, you cannot file online. You must file a paper version of both
the Form I-912, Request for Fee Waiver and the form for the specific benefit you are requesting. You can
review the fee waiver guidance at www.uscis.gov/feewaiver.

Select the form you want to This form is used by an employer or agent to petition U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for a
beneficiary to come temporarily to the United States as a nonimmigrant to perform services or labor, or to
file online
receive training. Generally, a Form I-129 petition may not be filed more than 6 months prior to the date
employment is scheduled to begin.

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/defa
ult/files/document/forms/i129.pdf

Form I-129 includes the:
• Basic petition;
• Individual supplements relating to specific classifications; and
• H-1B Data Collection and Filing Fee Exemption Supplement (required for H-1B and H-1B1 classifications
only).
Note: You may apply online if the requested eligibility classification is:
• H-1B - Specialty occupation workers;
• H-1B1 - Specialty occupation workers from Chile and Singapore;
• H-1B2 - A beneficiary performing exceptional services relating to a cooperative research and development
project administered by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) ; or
• H-1B3 - Fashion models of distinguished merit and ability.
All other classifications must be filed using a paper Form I-129.
Concurrent filing available

Start form

You can file Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service, if you are filing Form I-129 for a
nonimmigrant classification that is eligible for premium processing.
If you request premium processing, we will present the Form I-907 for you to complete after you sign the
Form I-129. This will allow you to pay for and submit both forms at the same time.

File a Form

APPLICATION OVERVIEW: I-129
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I-129, Petition for a
Nonimmigrant Worker

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This form is used by an employer or agent to petition U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for a beneficiary to come temporarily to the United States
as a nonimmigrant to perform services or labor, or to receive training. Generally, a Form I-129 petition may not be filed more than 6 months prior to the date
employment is scheduled to begin.

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https://www.uscis.gov/i129

Form I-129 includes the:
• Basic petition;
• Individual supplements relating to specific classifications; and
• H-1B Data Collection and Filing Fee Exemption Supplement (required for H-1B and H-1B1 classifications only).
Note: You may apply online if the requested eligibility classification is:
• H-1B - Specialty occupation workers;
• H-1B1 - Specialty occupation workers from Chile and Singapore;
• H-1B2 - A beneficiary performing exceptional services relating to a cooperative research and development project administered by the U.S. Department of
Defense (DOD) ; or
• H-1B3 - Fashion models of distinguished merit and ability.
All other classifications must be filed using a paper Form I-129.
Before You Start Your
Petition

Eligibility

Who May File Form I-129?

Who May File Form I-129?

General: A U.S. employer may file this form and applicable supplements to classify a beneficiary in any nonimmigrant classification listed in the About You section General: A U.S. employer may file this form and applicable supplements to classify a beneficiary in any nonimmigrant classification listed in the About You
or the Reason for Request section of these instructions. A foreign employer, U.S. agent, or association of U.S. agricultural employers may file for certain
section or the Reason for Request section of these instructions. A foreign employer, U.S. agent, or association of U.S. agricultural employers may file for certain
classifications as indicated in the specific instructions.
classifications as indicated in the specific instructions.
Agents: A U.S. individual or company in business as an agent may file a petition for workers who are traditionally self-employed or workers who use agents to
arrange short-term employment on their behalf with numerous employers, and in cases where a foreign employer authorizes the agent to act on its behalf. A
petition filed by an agent must include a complete itinerary of services or engagements, including dates, names, and addresses of the actual employers, and the
locations where the services will be performed. A petition filed by a U.S. agent must guarantee the wages and other terms and conditions of employment by
contractual agreement with the beneficiary or beneficiaries of the petition. The agent/employer must also provide an itinerary of definite employment and
information on any other services planned for the period of time requested.

Agents: A U.S. individual or company in business as an agent may file a petition for workers who are traditionally self-employed or workers who use agents to
arrange short-term employment on their behalf with numerous employers, and in cases where a foreign employer authorizes the agent to act on its behalf. A
petition filed by an agent must include a complete itinerary of services or engagements, including dates, names, and addresses of the actual employers, and the
locations where the services will be performed. A petition filed by a U.S. agent must guarantee the wages and other terms and conditions of employment by
contractual agreement with the beneficiary or beneficiaries of the petition. The agent/employer must also provide an itinerary of definite employment and
information on any other services planned for the period of time requested. The itinerary requirement does not apply to any H classifications.

Naming beneficiaries: All beneficiaries in a petition must be named.

Naming beneficiaries: All beneficiaries in a petition must be named.

Note: You can file Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service, if you are filing a Form I-129 for a nonimmigrant classification that is eligible for premium Note: You can file Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service, if you are filing a Form I-129 for a nonimmigrant classification that is eligible for
processing. If you request premium processing, we will present the Form I-907 for you to complete after you sign the Form I-129. This will allow you to pay for and premium processing. If you request premium processing, we will present the Form I-907 for you to complete after you sign the Form I-129. This will allow you
to pay for and submit both forms at the same time.
submit both forms at the same time.

Classification supplements

[accordion]

H Classification Supplement
This is used to:
• Determine which H Classification is sought by the petitioner for the beneficiary;
• Collect information related to the beneficiary's qualifications; and
• Collect information related to the beneficiary's proposed employment.
Who is required to submit this supplement?
A U.S. employer or U.S. agent seeking to sponsor a nonimmigrant worker in any H-1B classification.

[accordion]

Trade Agreement Supplement
This is used to:
• Collect details about the proposed employment;
• Collect details about beneficiary's eligibility; and
• Collect employer's attestation to comply with terms and conditions of the classification.
Who is required to submit this supplement?
A U.S. employer or U.S. agent seeking to sponsor a nonimmigrant worker based on a Free Trade Agreement between the United States and the beneficiary's
country of citizenship.

[accordion]

H-1B and H-1B1 Data Collection and Filing Fee Exemption Supplement
This is used to:
• Collect additional information about the H-1B employer and beneficiary;
• Determine the appropriate fees for the petition; and
• Determine whether the beneficiary is subject to the H-1B numerical limitation (also known as the H-1B cap).
Who is required to submit this supplement?
A U.S. employer or U.S. agent seeking to classify a beneficiary as an H-1B or H-1B1 Free Trade Nonimmigrant worker must file this with the Form I-129 and the
appropriate fee.

Fee

We will automatically calculate the cost for you before you submit your petition. For specific information about fees applicable to this form, see Form G1055. There is an additional fee for Premium Processing Service.

https://www.uscis.gov/g1055

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.
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. For TTY (deaf or
hard of hearing) 800-767-1833.
Documents you may need
Biometric Services Appointment

We will automatically determine which documents you should provide us as you fill out your petition. At the time of filing, you must submit all evidence and
supporting documentation listed.
Biometrics services appointment for certain beneficiaries who will be working in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)
After receiving your petition and ensuring completeness, USCIS will inform you in writing when the beneficiary needs to go to their local USCIS Application
Support Center (ASC) for their biometrics services appointment. Failure to attend the biometrics services appointment may result in denial of your petition.

After You Submit Your
Petition

Track your case online

After you submit your form, you can track its status through your USCIS account. Sign into your account often to check your case status and read any important
messages from USCIS.

Application Overview

APPLICATION OVERVIEW: I-129
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Respond to requests for information

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.

Provide your biometrics

We will contact the beneficiary to schedule an appointment at an Application Support Center near them, if applicable. At the appointment, we will get their
fingerprints, photograph, and signature.

Receive your decision

The decision on Form I-129 involves a determination of whether you have established eligibility for the immigration benefit you are seeking. USCIS will notify you
of the decision in writing.

Filing online

Submitting your application online is the same as mailing in a completed paper form. They both gather the same information.

Complete the Getting Started section first

You should answer all questions in the Getting Started section first so we can best customize the rest of your online form experience.

Provide as many responses as you can

You should provide as many responses as you can. Incomplete fields or sections and missing information can slow down processing of your case after you submit
your form.

We will automatically save your responses
How to continue filling out your form

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 from the last time you worked on the form.
After you start your form, you can sign into your account to continue filling out your form.

DHS Privacy Notice

AUTHORITIES: The information requested on this petition and the associated evidence, is collected under 8 U.S.C. sections 1154, 1184, and 1258.

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PURPOSE: The primary purpose for providing the requested information on this petition is to petition USCIS for a nonimmigrant worker to come temporarily to
the United States to perform services or labor or to receive training. 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 petition.
ROUTINE USES: DHS may share the information you provide on this petition and any additional requested evidence with other Federal, state, local, and foreign
government agencies and authorized organizations. DHS follows approved routine uses described in the associated published system of records notices
[DHS/USCIS/ICE/CBP-001 Alien File, Index, and National File Tracking System and DHS/USCIS-007 Benefits Information System, and DHS/USCIS-018 Immigration
Biometric and Background Check] and the published privacy impact assessments [DHS/USCIS/PIA-016(a) Computer Linked Application Information Management
System and Associated Systems,] which you can find at www.dhs.gov/privacy. DHS may also share this information, as appropriate, for law enforcement purposes
or in the interest of national security.
Paperwork Reduction Act

Security reminder

www.dhs.gov/privacy

An agency may not conduct or sponsor an information collection, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number. The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated for Form I-129 at 2 hours and 20 minutes; Trade
Agreement Supplement at 40 minutes; H Classification Supplement at 2 hours; H-1B and H-1B1 Data Collection and Filing Fee Exemption Supplement at 1 hour;
including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering the required documentation and completing and submitting the request. Send comments regarding this
burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden to:

An agency may not conduct or sponsor an information collection, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number. The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated for Form I-129 at 2 .034 hours; Trade
Agreement Supplement at 40 minutes; H Classification Supplement at 2 hours; H-1B and H-1B1 Data Collection and Filing Fee Exemption Supplement at 1 hour;
including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering the required documentation and completing and submitting the request. 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

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-129 to this address.

Do not mail your completed Form I-129 to this address.

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Application Overview

GETTING STARTED: I-129
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Reason for request

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Question
Question

2.1

What nonimmigrant classification are you requesting?

Is this petition subject to the congressionally mandated annual numerical limit
(cap) or 20,000 petition exemption based on the beneficiary's attainment of a
master's degree or higher from a U.S. institution of higher education (master's
cap)?
[If visa cap = yes]

What is the basis for classification?

2.3

2.4a-2.4f

2.4A

What action are you requesting?

[If 4.2 = no]

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H-1B1 Chile and Singapore
H-1B2 Exceptional services relating to a cooperative
research and development project administered by the
U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)
H-1B3 Fashion model of distinguished merit and ability
Yes/No

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4.2
4.4

(If Yes)

4.5
(If Yes)
[If 2.1 = H-1B, H-1B2, or H- PP1
1B3]
-------[if 2.1 = H-1B1 Chile and
Singapore then do not
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New employment

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Continuation of previously approved employment
without change with the same employer

Radio

Change in previously approved employment

Radio

New concurrent employment

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Change of employer

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Amended petition

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Text

None
Notify a U.S. Consulate or inspection facility so the
beneficiary can obtain a visa or be admitted

Checkbox
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Change the status and extend the stay of each beneficiary
because the beneficiary is now in the United States in
another status. This option is available only when you
check "New Employment" in 'Reason for Request' on the
previous page
Extend the stay of each beneficiary because the
beneficiary now holds this status

2.4C

Field Type

H-1B Speciality Occupation

What is the most recent petition or application receipt number for the beneficiary?

2.4B

Processing information

Revised Sub-Question

Select the beneficiary you are filing for:

2.2a-2.2f

Reason for request page
2

Sub-Question

2.4E

Extend the status of a nonimmigrant classification based
on a free trade agreement

Radio

2.4F

Change status to a nonimmigrant classification based on
a free trade agreement

Radio

Are you filing any applications for dependents with this petition?
Would you like to request Premium Processing Service?

How many?
Yes/No
How many?
Yes/No

Amend the stay of each beneficiary because the
beneficiary now holds this status and is not seeking
additional time from their current authorized period of
stay.

Text
Radio
Text
Radio

Preparer information
(If yes to preparer)

If the beneficiary will work for the same employer in the same
classification but there is a material change in the terms and
conditions of employment, training, or the beneficiary's
eligibility as specified in the original approved petition, select the
Amended Petition option.

Select this option if the beneficiary:

• Will work for the same employer but in a different nonimmigrant classification.
Select this option if you are applying to continue the employment of the beneficiary in the same nonimmigrant
classification the beneficiary currently holds and there has been no change to the employment.

If the beneficiary has no previous petitions or applications,
select None.

Provide a 13-character receipt number, beginning with 3
capitalized letters followed by 10 digits.

If the beneficiary seeks to change status to, or extend his or her
stay in H-1B1 Chile/Singapore or TN classification, select the
option that is based on a Free Trade Agreement.

Select this option if you are notifying USCIS of a non-material change to the previously approved employment
such as a change in job title without a material change in job duties.
Select this option if you are applying for a beneficiary to begin new employment with an additional employer in
the same nonimmigrant classification the beneficiary currently holds while the beneficiary will continue
working for his or her current employer in the same classification.
Select this option if you are applying for a beneficiary to begin employment working for a new employer in the
same nonimmigrant classification that the beneficiary currently holds.
Select this option if you are applying to notify USCIS of a material change in the terms or conditions of
employment or training or the beneficiary's eligibility as specified in the original approved petition.

Select this option if the beneficiary is outside of the United States, or, if the beneficiary is currently in the
United States, but he or she will leave the United States to obtain a visa/admission abroad.

YES

Note: A petition is not required for H-1B1 Chile/Singapore beneficiaries who seek to obtain a visa/admission
abroad.
Select this option if the beneficiary is currently in the United States in a different nonimmigrant classification
and is applying to change to a new nonimmigrant status.

Change of status

Note: Do not select this option if the beneficiary seeks to change status to H-1B1 Chile/Singapore or TN
classification.
Select this option if the beneficiary is currently in the United States in a nonimmigrant classification and is
requesting an extension of his or her stay in the same nonimmigrant classification.

Extension of stay

Note: Do not select this option if the beneficiary seeks to extend his or her stay in H-1B1 Chile/Singapore or TN
classification.
Select this option if the beneficiary is currently in the United States in the same nonimmigrant classification and
you are notifying USCIS of any material changes in the terms and conditions of employment, training or the
beneficiary's eligibility as specified in the original approved petition.
Select this option if the beneficiary is currently in the United States based on a Free Trade Agreement (H-1B1
Chile/Singapore or TN classification) and is requesting an extension of his or her stay in that same
classification.
Select this option if the beneficiary is currently in the United States in a different nonimmigrant classification
and is applying to change to a nonimmigrant classification based on a Free Trade Agreement (H-1B1
Chile/Singapore or TN classification).

Extension of stay
Change of status

Link: www.cbp.gov/i94

If the beneficiary was issued an electronic Form I-94 by CBP
when he or she was admitted to the United States at an air or
sea port, he or she may be able to obtain the Form I-94 from the
CBP Website at www.cbp.gov/i94 instead of filing an application
for a replacement/initial I-94.

Premium Processing Service guarantees that USCIS will take one
of several possible actions (issue an approval notice, a denial
notice, a notice of intent to deny, or a request for evidence or
open an investigation for fraud or misrepresentation) on your
Form I-129 within 15 days.

[blue alert]
The Form I-129 and Form I-907 will be submitted
together. After you sign the Form I-129, the form
will be locked. You will not be able to make any
changes to the form once it is locked. You will
immediately be directed to the Form I-907 and will
be able to pay for and submit both forms after you
provide your signatures.

Radio

8.1

What is your preparer's full name?

8.2

What is your preparer's business or organization name? (If any)

Given name (first name)
Family name (last name)

Text
Text
Text

8.3

What is your preparer's mailing address?

Country
Address line 1
Address line 2
City or town
State / Province

Dropdown/text
Text
Text
Text
Dropdown/text

ZIP code / Postal code

Text

Provide a 5 or 9-digit ZIP code.

Daytime telephone number
Fax number
Email address
My preparer does not have an email address.

Text
Text
Text
Checkbox

Provide a 10-digit phone number.

What is your preparer's contact information?

YES

The list will show an additional option for 'My
Beneficiary is not in this list'

• Will begin employment for a new U.S. employer in a different nonimmigrant classification than the
beneficiary currently holds; or

Yes/No

8.4

Notes

• Is outside the United States and holds no classification;

Is a preparer assisting you with completing this petition?

(If non-USA use Province
and text field)
(If non-USA use Postal code
and remove help text)

Required?

Shows list of H-1B registered beneficiaries by
name and BCN: Lastname, Firstname XXXXXXXXXXXX

If you request premium processing, you will be asked to
complete the Form I-907 after you sign your Form I-129. You
will then be able to pay for and submit both forms at the same
time.

[blue alert]
[If H-1B, H-1B2, or H-1B3]
AND
[if PP1 = Yes]

Alert

The numerical limitation is commonly known as the “regular
cap” and the 20,000 petition exemption based on the
beneficiary's attainment of a master's degree or higher from a
U.S. institution of higher education is commonly referred to as
the "master's cap" or "advanced degree exemption."

Radio

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Text area
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Tool Tip

YES

Radio

Amend the stay of each beneficiary because the
beneficiary now holds this status

Yes/No
Provide an explanation.
Are you filing any applications for replacement/initial Forms I-94, Arrival-Departure Yes/No
Records with this petition?

Help Text

Radio

2.4D

Does the beneficiary have a valid passport?

Instructional Text

A preparer is anyone who completes or helps you complete all
or part of your petition using information and answers that you
provide.
If applicable, provide the name of your accredited organization
recognized by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA).
Street number and name
Apartment, suite, unit, or floor

Example: [email protected]

Getting Started

ABOUT PETITIONER: I-129
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Primary Navigation: A section of the form that contains several pages.
Primary Nav

Secondary Nav

About Petitioner

Petitioner's name

Tertiary Nav

Conditional Logic

Paper Form
Question
Question
Are you filing this petition as an individual or a
company?

(If individual)

(If company or
organization)
Petitioner's
contact
information

1.1

What is your current legal name?

1.2

What is the company or organization name?

7.1
1.4

What is the title of the authorized signatory?
What is the petitioning entity or individual's contact
information?

1.3

(If non-USA use
Province and text
field)
(If non-USA use
Postal code and
remove help text)

Sub-Question

Field Type

Instructional Text

I am an individual filing this petition

Radio

I am filing this petition on behalf of a company
or organization
Given name (first name)

Radio

You may only file online on behalf of a company or organization at
this time.

Middle name (if applicable)
Family name (last name)

Daytime telephone number

Mobile telephone number
Email address
I do not have an email address.
What is the mailing address of the individual, company, In care of name (if any)
or organization filing this petition?
Country
Address line 1
Address line 2
City or town
State/Province
ZIP code/Postal code

1.5
1.5

1.5

1.6

[if 1.6 = yes]
[blue alert]

What is the petitioner's Federal Employer Identification
Number (FEIN)?
What is the petitioner's Individual IRS Tax Number?

What is the petitioner's U.S. Social Security number
(SSN)?

Are you a nonprofit organized as tax exempt or a
governmental research organization?

Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Checkbox
Text
Dropdown/Text
Text
Text
Text
Dropdown/Text

Required?

Notes

Yes - Required field

Provide a 10-digit phone number.
Provide a 10-digit phone number.
Example: [email protected]

YES
YES

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

Provide a 5 or 9-digit ZIP code.

Text

Provide a 9-digit Federal Employer
Identification number.
Provide a 9-digit Individual IRS Tax
number.

I do not have or know the petitioner's Individual Checkbox
IRS Tax number.
Text

Alert

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.

Text

Text

I do not have or know the petitioner's U.S.
Social Security number.
Yes/No

Help Text

YES
YES
YES

Provide a 9-digit Social Security
number.

Checkbox
Radio

[blue alert]
You may qualify for a
reduced fee on this
form. For specific
information about fees
applicable to this form,
see Form G-1055.

https://w
ww.uscis.
gov/form
s/allforms

About Petitioner

ABOUT BENEFICIARY: I-129
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Primary Navigation: A section of the form that contains several pages.
Primary Nav

Secondary Nav

About Beneficiary

Beneficiary's name

Tertiary Nav

Conditional Logic

Paper Form
Question

Revised Paper Form
Question
Question

3.2

3.3
(If 3.3 = YES)

Beneficiary's
contact
information

[If 4.1.c = United
States]

When and where
they were born

Immigration
information

[If beneficiary is
inside the US]

3.3

[If beneficiary is
inside the US]

Immigration
history
(if yes to 4.7)

Immigration
history page 2

Other information

Instructional Text

What is the beneficiary's current legal name?

Given name (first name)

Text

Have they ever used other names?

Middle name
Family name (last name)
Yes/No

Text
Text
Radio

Their current legal name is the name on their birth
certificate, unless it changed after birth by a legal action such
as marriage or court order. Do not provide any nicknames
here.

Provide all other names the beneficiary has used.

Given name (first name)

Text

Is the beneficiary in the United States?

Middle name
Family name (last name)
Yes/No

Text
Text
Radio

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

Text
Text
Text
Dropdown/Text
Text
Radio

Pre-flight inspection
Port of Entry

Radio
Radio
Dropdown
Text
Dropdown

Country
Address line 1
Address line 2
City or town
State/Province
ZIP Code/Postal code
MM/DD/YYYY

Dropdown/Text
Text
Text
Text
Dropdown/Text
Text
Date

What is their current U.S. mailing address?

4.1.a

What type of office would you like your petition approval
notification sent to?

4.1.c
4.1.b
4.1.c

What country is the office in?
What city is the office in?
What state is the office in?

4.1.d

What is the beneficiary's foreign address? (if any)

3.4

3.5

What is the beneficiary's date of birth?

3.4

3.5

What is the beneficiary's country of birth?

Dropdown

3.4
3.5

3.5
3.6

What is the beneficiary's province of birth?
When was the beneficiary's date of last arrival?

Text
Date

3.5

3.6

What is the beneficiary's Form I-94 Arrival-Departure Record
number?

3.6

What is the beneficiary's passport or travel document
number?

3.5
3.5
3.5
3.5

3.6
3.6
3.6
3.6

When was their passport or travel document issued?
When does their passport or travel document expire?
What country issued their passport or travel document?
What is the beneficiary's current nonimmigrant status?

3.5

3.6

When does the beneficiary's status expire?

3.5

3.6

3.5

3.6

What is the beneficiary's Student and Exchange Visitor
Information System (SEVIS) Number? (If any)
What is their Employment Authorization Document (EAD)
number? (If any)

MM/DD/YYYY

Text
I do not have or know the
beneficiary's Form I-94 ArrivalDeparture Record number.

Checkbox

I do not have or know the
beneficiary's passport or travel
document number.
MM/DD/YYYY
MM/DD/YYYY

Checkbox

MM/DD/YYYY
The beneficiary's status does not
expire.
N-

Text

4.7

Have you ever filed an immigrant petition for the beneficiary Yes/No
in this petition?
How many petitions?
Have you ever previously filed a nonimmigrant petition for
Yes/No
this beneficiary?
Provide an explanation.
Has the beneficiary in this petition ever been given the
Yes/No
classification you are now requesting within the last seven
years?

Radio

Provide an explanation.
Yes/No

Text
Radio

Provide an explanation.
Yes/No

Text
Radio

From: MM/DD/YYYY

Date

To: MM/DD/YYYY
Present

Date
Checkbox
Dropdown

Male
Female

Radio
Radio

4.11.b

Has the beneficiary in this petition ever been denied the
classification you are now requesting within the last seven
years?

Has the beneficiary in this petition ever been a J-1 exchange
visitor or J-2 dependent of a J-1 exchange visitor?
Provide the dates the beneficiary maintained status as a J-1
exchange visitor or J-2 dependent.

3.4

What is the beneficiary's country of citizenship or nationality?

3.4

What is the beneficiary's gender?

Small Table, CTA Add another name

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

Provide a 5 or 9-digit ZIP code.

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

Provide a 5 or 9-digit ZIP code.

Ensure there is an option for 'My country is not in
this list'

Provide an 11 character I-94 Number.

Ensure there is an option in the dropdown for 'The
status is not in this list' or something similar

Date
Checkbox

Is the beneficiary in this petition in removal proceedings?

4.9

If the beneficiary is outside the United States, or a requested
extension of stay or change of status cannot be granted, we
will send the notification to the selected office.

Required? Notes

YES

This would include nicknames, aliases, maiden names, and
names from all previous marriages.
Include nicknames, aliases, maiden name, and names from all
previous marriages.

Do not list a P.O. Box.

Alert

Prepopulate from Getting Started > Select the
beneficiary you are filing for: (if bene is in the list)

Date
Date
Dropdown
Dropdown

Text

Yes/No

Help Text

Text

4.6

(if yes to 4.9)
(If user selects 'New 4.8a
Employment' in
Getting Started
(2.2a))
(if yes to 4.8a)
(If user selects 'New 4.8b
Employment' in
Getting Started
(2.2a))
(if yes to 4.8b)
4.11.a
(if yes to 4.11.a)

Field Type

3.6

3.5

Immigration
information
page 2

3.4

Sub-Question

Provide a 10, 11, or 12-digit SEVIS
number.
Provide a 13-character number,
beginning with 3 capitalized
letters followed by 10 digits.

Radio

Text
Radio
Text
Radio

Small table
Make fields required if one field is filled out (vice
versa)

About Beneficiary

ABOUT BENEFICIARY: I-129
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Conditional Logic

Paper Form
Question
3.4

3.4

Revised Paper Form
Question
Question
What is the beneficiary's A-Number?

Sub-Question

Field Type

A-

Text

I do not have or know the
beneficiary's A-Number.

Checkbox

What is the beneficiary's U.S. Social Security number (SSN)?

Text
I do not have or know the
beneficiary's U.S. Social Security
number.

Checkbox

Instructional Text

Help Text

Alert

Required? Notes

Provide a 7, 8, or 9-digit number.
If the A-Number 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.

Provide a 9-digit Social Security
number.

About Beneficiary

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Column Header Descriptions
Primary Nav

Secondary Nav

Employment

Basic information

Tertiary Nav

Revised tert

Conditional Logic

Revised Logic

Paper Form
Question

Revised Logic

5.1
5.2

(If no to 5.7)

(if yes)

Question

5.7
5.8

What is the job title of the beneficiary?
What is the labor condition application (LCA) or
Employment and Training Administration (ETA) Case
Number?
Is this a full-time position?
How many hours per week will the position work?

5.9

What is the beneficiary's wage?

5.10

Is there any other compensation?

5.11

What are the dates of intended employment?

Revised Question

Revised subquestion

Field Type

Yes/No

Radio
Text

$
per hour
per week
bi-weekly
per month
per year
Yes/No
Provide an explanation.
From: (MM/DD/YYYY)

Text
Dropdown

Instructional Text

Revised
instructional text

Help Text

Revised help text

(If no to 5.3)

To: (MM/DD/YYYY)

Date

What is the petitioner's type of business?

Text

5.13
5.14

What year was the petitioning business established?
What is the petitioner's current number of employees in the
United States?
Do you currently employ a total of 25 or fewer full-time
equivalent employees in the United States, including all
affiliates or subsidiaries of this company/organization?

Text
Text
Yes/No

The employment
start date should be
within the next 6
months.
[h] The start date you entered is more
than 6 months away
[b] Generally, a Form I-129 petition
may not be filed more than six
months prior to the date employment
is scheduled to begin. Review the
appropriate regulatory provisions in
Title 8 of the Code of Federal
Regulations that relate to the
nonimmigrant classification sought.

Radio

YES

$
$
Yes/No

Currency
Currency

5.3

What is the beneficiary's work address?

Address line 1
Address line 2
City or town
State

Text
Text
Text
Dropdown

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

ZIP code

Text

Provide a 5 or 9-digit ZIP code.

[if CTA]

5.3

(If non-USA use
Province and text
field)
(If non-USA use
Postal code and
remove help text)
[If yes]

Work location
page 2

5.4

Did you include an itinerary with the petition?

5.5

Will the beneficiary work for you off-site at another
company or organization's location?
Will the beneficiary work exclusively in the Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)?
With respect to the technology or technical data the
petitioner will release or otherwise provide access to the
beneficiary, the petitioner certifies that they have reviewed
the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and the
International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and has
determined that:

5.6
Release of
technology or
technical data

(If 2.1 = H-1B, H-1B1
Chile/Singapore, or
H-1B3)

[blue alert]
You may qualify for a reduced fee on
this form. For specific information
about fees applicable to this form, see
Form G-1055.

What is the petitioner's gross annual income?
What is the petitioner's net annual income?
Is the beneficiary's work address the same as the
petitioner's mailing address you provided in the 'About
Petitioner' section?

[If yes]

6.1

6.2

Notes

YES

5.16
5.17
5.3

(If non-USA use
Province and text
field)
(If non-USA use
Postal code and
remove help text)

Required?

Number of hours must be between 0-100

[if 5.15 = yes]
[blue alert]

Work location

Alert

Provide a number between 0100 hours.

Radio
Text
Date

5.12

5.15

Revised Field
type

Text
Text

[Yellow alert]
(if date > 6 months
away)

Petitioner
information

Sub-Question

Is this a third-party location?
What is the name of the third-party organization?
Additional work addresses

Yes/No

What is the other work address for the beneficiary?

Address line 1
Address line 2
City or town
State

Text
Text
Text
Dropdown

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

ZIP code

Text

Provide a 5 or 9-digit ZIP code.

Yes/No

Radio
Text

Is this a third-party location?
What is the name of the third-party organization?

Radio
Text

Yes/No

Radio

Yes/No

Radio

Yes/No

Radio

A license is not required from
either the U.S. Department of
Commerce or the U.S. Department
of State to release such technology
or technical data to the foreign
person.
A license is required from the U.S.
Department of Commerce and/or
the U.S. Department of State to
release such technology or
technical data to the beneficiary
and the petitioner will prevent
access to the controlled technology
or technical data by the beneficiary
until and unless the petitioner has
received the required license or
other authorization to release it to
the beneficiary.

Radio

Here is the
beneficiary's
additional work
addresses. If
anything is incorrect
or missing you can
delete your entries
below or add a new
work address.

https://www.uscis.gov/forms/all-forms

Table page
"Add address" as CTA

CTA is "Save Entry" and "Cancel"

Radio

Employment

H CLASSIFICATION SUPPLEMENT: I-129
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Primary Nav

Secondary Nav

H Classification
Supplement

General
information

Tertiary Nav

Conditional Logic

Paper Form
Question

(If 2.1 = H-1B
5a
Specialty Occupation
or H-1B3 Fashion
Model)
5b
5b
5b
6
7

Beneficiary
information

3

(If yes to 8a)

Question

Revised Question

Sub-Question

Provide the Beneficiary Confirmation Number from the H-1B
Registration Selection Notice for the beneficiary named in
the petition.

What was the passport or travel document number used to
identify the beneficiary on the registration submission?
What country issued the beneficiary's passport or travel
document listed on the registration?
What was the expiration date of the passport or travel
document used to identify the beneficiary on the
registration submission?
Are you filing this petition on behalf of a beneficiary subject
to the Guam-CNMI cap exemption under Public Law 110229?
Are you requesting a change of employer and was the
beneficiary previously subject to the Guam-CNMI cap
exemption under Public Law 110-229?
List the beneficiary's prior periods of stay in H or L
Classification in the United States for the last 6 years.

8a

Does the beneficiary in this petition have ownership interest Does the beneficiary in this petition have a controlling
interest in the petitioning organization, meaning the
in the petitioning organization?
beneficiary owns more than 50 percent of the petitioner or
has majority voting rights in the petitioner?

8b
1.1
1.2

Provide an explanation.
What are the beneficiary's proposed duties?
What is the beneficiary's present occupation and summary
of prior work experience?

Field Type

Instructional Text

Revisions

Help Text

Alert

Required?

Required

Text

Prepopulate BCN from Getting
Started > Select the beneficiary
you are filing for (if bene is in
the list)

I do not have or know the
Checkbox
Beneficiary Confirmation Number.
Text

MM/DD/YYYY

Dropdown/Tex
t
Date

Yes/No

Radio

Yes/No

Radio

From: (MM/DD/YYYY)

Date

To: (MM/DD/YYYY)
Present
Yes/No

Date
Checkbox
Radio

Notes

Small table
Make fields required if one field
is filled out (vice versa)

Only list the periods in which the beneficiary was actually in
the United States in an H or L classification. Do not include
periods in which the beneficiary was in a dependent status,
for example, H-4 or L-2 status.
If the H-1B beneficiary possesses a controlling interest in the
petitioning organization or entity, the petition, if approved,
will be limited to a validity period of up to 18 months. The
first extension (including an amended petition with a
request for an extension of stay) of such a petition will also
be limited to a validity period of up to 18 months.

YES

Text
Text
Text

H Classification Supplement

TRADE AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT: I-129
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Primary Nav

Secondary Nav

Trade Agreement
Supplement

Preparer
information

Tertiary Nav

Conditional Logic
(If 2.1 = H-1B1)
AND
(If yes to preparer)

Paper Form
Question

Question

Sub-Question

Field Type

3.1

What is your preparer's full name?

Given name (first name)

Text

Family name (last name)

Text
Text

My preparer is not part of a
business or organization.
Country
Address line 1
Address line 2
City or town
State/Province

Checkbox

ZIP code/Postal code

Text

Provide a 5 or 9-digit ZIP code.

Daytime telephone number

Text

Fax number

Text
Text
Checkbox

What is your current legal name?

Email address
My preparer does not have an
email address.
Given name (first name)

Provide a 10-digit phone
number.
Provide a 10-digit phone
number.
Example: [email protected]

What is your contact information?

Middle name
Family name (last name)
Daytime telephone number

Text
Text
Text

Mobile telephone number

Text

Email address
I do not have an email address.
U.S. Employer

Text
Checkbox
Radio

3.2

3.3

(If non-USA use
Province and text
field)
(If non-USA use
Postal code and
remove help text)
4.4

Petitioner
information

(If 2.1=H-1B1)

1 and 2.1

1.4

Other information

3

(if foreign employer) 4
1.1

What is your preparer's business or organization name?

What is your preparer's mailing address?

What is your preparer's contact information?

The employer is a:

What is the name of the foreign country?
This is a request for Free Trade status based on:

Instructional Text

Alert

Required?

Notes
Prepop from 8.1 from Getting Started,
allow user to edit the fields if
necessary to add another preparer

If applicable, provide the name of your
accredited organization recognized by the
Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA).

Dropdown/Text
Text
Text
Text
Dropdown

Text

Help Text

Prepop from 8.2 from Getting Started

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

Prepop from 8.3 from Getting Started

Prepop from 8.4 from Getting Started

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.

Provide a 10-digit phone
number.
Provide a 10-digit phone
number.
Example: [email protected]

Foreign Employer

Radio
Dropdown/Text
Free Trade, Chile (H-1B1)
Radio
Free Trade, Singapore (H-1B1)
Radio
A sixth consecutive request for Free Radio
Trade, Chile or Singapore (H-1B1)

Trade Agreement Supplement

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H-1B and H-1B1 Data
General
Collection and Filing Fee information
Exemption Supplement

Conditional Logic
[If 2.1 = H-1B; H1B1; H-1B2; or H1B3]

Paper Form
Question

Question

1.1a

Is the petitioner an H-1B dependent employer?

1.1b

1.1c

(If yes to 1.1c)

1.1d
(If yes to 1.1d)
Beneficiary's
information

Fee exemption
and/or
determination

Field Type

Instructional Text

Yes/No

Radio

Has the petitioner ever been found to be a willful violator?

Yes/No

Radio

Is the beneficiary an H-1B nonimmigrant exempt from the
Department of Labor attestation requirements?

Yes/No

Radio

An H-1B dependent employer has:
• 25 or fewer full-time-equivalent employees who are
employed in the United States and employs more than seven
H-1B nonimmigrants;
• At least 26 but not more than 50 full-time-equivalent
employees who are employed in the United States and
employs more than 12 H-1B nonimmigrants; or
• At least 51 full-time equivalent employees who are
employed in the United States and employs H-1B
nonimmigrants in a number that is equal to at least 15
percent of the number of such full-time-equivalent
employees.
A willful violator is an employer whom the U.S. Secretary of
Labor has found, after notice and opportunity for a hearing,
to have willfully failed to meet a condition of the labor
condition application described in section 212(n) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act.
An exempt H-1B nonimmigrant:
• Receives wages (including cash bonuses and similar
compensation) at an annual rate equal to at least $60,000; or
• Has attained a master’s degree or higher (or its equivalent)
in a specialty related to the intended employment.

Why is the beneficiary exempt? (Select all that apply)

The beneficiary's annual rate of pay is equal to
at least $60,000.
The beneficiary has a master's degree or higher
degree in a specialty related to the employment.

Checkbox

Yes/No

Radio

Yes/No

Radio

No diploma
High school graduate diploma or the equivalent
(for example: GED)
Some college credit, but less than 1 year
One or more years of college, no degree
Associate's degree (for example: AA, AS)
Bachelor's degree (for example: BA, AB, BS)
Master's degree (for example: MA, MS, MEng,
MEd, MSW, MBA)
Professional degree (for example: MD, DDS,
DVM, LLB, JD)
Doctorate degree (for example: PhD, EdD)

Dropdown

1.2a-i

Does the petitioner employ 50 or more individuals in the
United States?
Are more than 50 percent of those employees in H-1B, L-1A,
or L-1B nonimmigrant status?
What is the beneficiary's highest level of education?

1.3

What is the beneficiary's major or primary field of study?

1.1d.1

1.4

What is the beneficiary's rate of pay per year?

1.5
1.6

What is the DOT Code for the position?
What is the NAICS Code for the business?

Revision question

Sub-Question

Revision subquestion

2.2

Are you an institution of higher education as defined in
section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, 20 U.S.C.
1001(a)?
Are you a nonprofit organization or entity related to or
affiliated with an institution of higher education, as defined in
8 CFR 214.2(h)(19)(iii)(B)?

Revision

Alert

Required?

Notes

YES for H-1B; H-1B1; and
H-1B3

Checkbox
Currency

Text
Text

YES for H-1B; H-1B1; and
H-1B3
YES for H-1B; H-1B1; and
H-1B3

Use the beneficiary’s degree transcripts to determine the
primary field of study. DO NOT consider work experience to
determine the beneficiary’s major field of study.
The “rate of pay’’ is the salary or wages paid to the
beneficiary. Salary or wages must be expressed in an annual
full-time amount and do not include non-cash compensation
or benefits. For example, an H-1B worker is to be paid $6,500
per month for a 4-month period and also provided separately
a health benefits package and transportation during the 4month period. The yearly rate of pay if he or she were
working for a full year would be 12 times the monthly rate, or
$78,000. This amount does not include health benefits or
transportation costs. The figure $78,000 should be entered on
this form as the rate of pay.

Provide a 3-digit DOT code.
Provide a 6-digit code. If your code has fewer than 6 digits, enter the
code left to right and then add zeros in the remaining unoccupied boxes.
For example, if your code sequence is 33466, you should enter it as
334660.

This is the North American Industry Classification System
(NAICS) Code. You can use this link to obtain the code number
from the U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau.

[blue alert]
[always display]

2.1

Help Text

Checkbox

Text
They do not have a major or primary field of
study.

Revision

Yes/No
Yes/No

https://www.census.gov/naics/

[blue alert]
[b] In order for USCIS to determine if you
must pay the additional American
Competitiveness and Workforce
Improvement Act (ACWIA) fee, answer all
of the following questions.

The employer is a nonprofit research organization or
government research organization. Such nonprofit
organizations or entities include, but are not limited to,
hospitals and medical research institutions

YES for H-1B; H-1B1; and
H-1B3
YES for H-1B; H-1B1; and
H-1B3

“Nonprofit organization or entity” means the organization or
entity is determined by the Internal Revenue Service to be a
tax-exempt organization under the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, section 501(c)(3), (c)(4), or (c)(6) (codified at 26 U.S.C.
501(c)(3), (c)(4), or (c)(6)). See 8 CFR 214.2(h)(19)(iv).
Note: A nonprofit entity may engage in more than one
fundamental activity.
2.3

Are you a nonprofit research organization or a governmental
research organization, as defined in 8 CFR 214.2(h)(19)(iii)(C)?

Yes/No

When a fundamental activity of a nonprofit organization is
engaging in basic research and/or applied research, that
organization is a nonprofit research organization. When a
fundamental activity of a governmental organization is the
performance or promotion of basic research and/or applied
research, that organization is a government research
organization. A governmental research organization may be a
Federal, state, or local entity. See 8 CFR 214.2(h)(19)(iii)(C).
The regulation at 8 CFR 214.2(h)(19)(iii)(C) further provides
definitions for basic research and applied research.

YES for H-1B; H-1B1; and
H-1B3

Note: A nonprofit research organization or governmental
research organization may perform or promote more than
one fundamental activity.

Fee exemption
and/or
determination
page 2

2.4

Is this the second or subsequent request for an extension of
stay that this petitioner has filed for this alien?

Yes/No

2.5

Is this an amended petition that does not contain any request
for extensions of stay?

Yes/No

2.6

Are you filing this petition to correct a USCIS error?

Yes/No

2.7

Is the petitioner a primary or secondary education
institution?
Is the petitioner a nonprofit entity that engages in an
established curriculum-related clinical training of students
registered at such an institution?

Yes/No

Do you currently employ a total of 25 or fewer full-time
equivalent employees in the United States, including all
affiliates or subsidiaries of this company or organization?

Yes/No

[blue alert]
[always display]

2.8
[if yes to any
questions 2.1-2.8]
[blue alert]
(If no to all questions 2.9
2.1-2.8)

This petition is the second or subsequent request for an
extension of stay filed by the employer regardless of when
the first extension of stay was filed or whether the ACWIA
filing fee was paid on the initial petition or the first extension
of stay.

[blue alert]
[b] In order for USCIS to determine if you
must pay the additional American
Competitiveness and Workforce
Improvement Act (ACWIA) fee, answer all
of the following questions.

Yes/No

A petitioner seeking initial approval of H-1B nonimmigrant
status for a beneficiary, or seeking approval to employ an H1B nonimmigrant currently working for another employer,
must submit an additional Fraud Prevention and Detection
fee.

A petitioner seeking initial approval of H-1B nonimmigrant
status for a beneficiary, or seeking approval to employ an H1B nonimmigrant currently working for another employer,
must submit an additional Fraud Prevention and Detection
fee.

For petitions filed on or after December 18, 2015, an
additional fee must be submitted if the petitioner employs 50
or more individuals in the United States and if there are more
than 50 percent of those employees in H-1B, L-1A, or L-1B
nonimmigrant status. This fee was mandated by the
provisions of Public Law 114-113.

An additional fee must be submitted if the petitioner employs
50 or more individuals in the United States and if there are
more than 50 percent of those employees in H-1B, L-1A, or L1B nonimmigrant status.

The Fraud Prevention and Detection Fee and Public Law 114113 fee do not apply to H-1B1 petitions. These fees, when
The Fraud Prevention and Detection Fee and Public Law 114- applicable, may not be waived. You must include payment of
the fees when you submit this form. Failure to submit the fees
113 fee do not apply to H-1B1 petitions. These fees, when
applicable, may not be waived. You must include payment of when required will result in rejection or denial of your
the fees when you submit this form. Failure to submit the fees submission.
when required will result in rejection or denial of your
submission.
For specific information about fees applicable to this form,
see Form G-1055.
For specific information about fees applicable to this form,
see Form G-1055.

[if no to 2.9 - yellow
alert]
3.1a-3.1d

(if 3.1 = CAP H-1B
3.2a
U.S. Master's Degree
or Higher)
(if 3.1 = CAP H-1B
3.2b
U.S. Master's Degree
or Higher)
(if 3.1 = CAP H-1B
3.2c
U.S. Master's Degree
or Higher)

What type of H-1B petition you are filing?

What is the name of the United States institution of higher
education?
When was the degree awarded?
What is the type of United States degree?

YES for H-1B; H-1B1; and
H-1B3

YES for H-1B; H-1B1; and
H-1B3
YES for H-1B; H-1B1; and
H-1B3
YES for H-1B; H-1B1; and
H-1B3

[if yes to 2.9 - yellow
alert]

Numerical
limitation
information

YES for H-1B; H-1B1; and
H-1B3

Cap H-1B Bachelor's Degree

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Cap H-1B U.S. Master's Degree or Higher
Cap H-1B1 Chile/Singapore
Cap Exempt

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Date

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[b] You are not required to submit the
ACWIA fee for this H-1B Form I-129
petition.

YES for H-1B; H-1B1; and
H-1B3

[yellow alert]
[b] You are required to pay an additional
ACWIA fee for this petition.
[yellow alert]
[b] You are required to pay an additional
ACWIA fee for this petition.
YES for H-1B; H-1B1; and
H-1B3

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H-1B and H-1B1 Data Collection

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3.2d
U.S. Master's Degree
or Higher)

(if 3.1 = CAP Exempt) 3.3a-3.3h

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What is the address of the United States institution of higher
education?

Why is this petition exempt from the numerical limitiation for
H-1B classification?

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Street number and name

Address line 2
City or town
State
ZIP code
The petitioner is an institution of higher
The petitioner is an institution of higher
education as defined in section 101(a) of the
education as defined in section 101(a) of the
Higher Education Act, of 1965, 20 U.S.C. 1001(a). Higher Education Act of 1965, 20 U.S.C. 1001(a).

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Apartment, suite, unit, or floor

The petitioner is a nonprofit entity related to or The petitioner is a nonprofit entity related to or Checkbox
affiliated with an institution of higher education affiliated with an institution of higher education
as defined in 8 CFR 214.2(h)(8)(ii)(F)(2).
as defined in 8 CFR 214.2(h)(8)(iii)(F)(2 ).

(if 3.1 = CAP Exempt)

The petitioner is a nonprofit research
organization or a governmental research
organization as defined in 8 CFR
214.2(h)(8)(ii)(F)(3).

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When a fundamental activity of a nonprofit organization is
engaging in basic research and/or applied research, that
organization is a nonprofit research organization. When a
fundamental activity of a governmental organization is the
performance or promotion of basic research and/or applied
research, that organization is a government research
organization. A governmental research organization may be a
Federal, state, or local entity. See 8 CFR 214.2(h)(8)(iii)(F)(3);
(these terms have the same definitions as described at 8 CFR
214.2(h)(19)(iii)(C)).

(if 3.1 = CAP Exempt)

The beneficiary will be employed at a qualifying The beneficiary will be employed at a qualifying Checkbox
cap exempt institution, organization or entity
cap exempt institution, organization, or entity
pursuant to 8 CFR 214.2(h)(8)(ii)(F)(4).
pursuant to 8 CFR 214.2(h)(8)(iii)(F)(4).

The beneficiary will spend at least half of their work time
performing job duties at a qualifying institution, organization,
or entity and those job duties further an activity that supports
or advances one of the fundamental purposes, missions,
objectives, or functions of the qualifying institution,
organization, or entity, namely, either higher education,
nonprofit research, or governmental research.

(if 3.1 = CAP Exempt)

The petitioner is requesting an amendment to or The beneficiary is currently employed at a cap- Checkbox
extension of stay for the beneficiary's current H- exempt institution, organization, or entity, and
1B classification.
the petitioner seeks to concurrently employ the
H-1B beneficiary.

(if 3.1 = CAP Exempt)

The beneficiary of this petition is a J-1
nonimmigrant physician who has received a
waiver based on section 214(1) of the Act.

(if 3.1 = CAP Exempt)

The beneficiary of this petition has been counted
against the cap and (1) is applying for the
remaining portion of the 6 year period of
admission, or (2) is seeking an extension beyond
the 6-year limitation based upon sections 104(c)
or 106(a) of the American Competitiveness in
the Twenty-First Century Act (AC21).

(if 3.1 = CAP Exempt)

The petitioner is an employer subject to the
Guam-CNMI cap exemption pursuant to Public
Law 110-229.
Yes/No

4.1
(If yes to 4.1)

4.2

(If yes to 4.1)

4.3

Will the beneficiary of this petition be assigned to work at an
off-site location for all or part of the period for which H-1B
classification is sought?
Will the placement of the beneficiary off-site during the
period of employment comply with the statutory and
regulatory requirements of the H-1B nonimmigrant
classification?
Will the beneficiary be paid the higher of the prevailing or
actual wage in any and all off-site locations?

The petitioner is a nonprofit research
organization or a governmental research
organization as defined in 8 CFR
214.2(h)(8)(iii)(F)(3).

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Required?

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Provide a 5 or 9-digit ZIP code.

(if 3.1 = CAP Exempt)

Off-site
assignment

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The beneficiary of this petition has been counted Checkbox
against the cap and (1) is applying for the
remaining portion of the 6 year period of
admission, or (2) is seeking an extension beyond
the 6-year limitation based upon sections 104(c)
or 106(a) of the American Competitiveness in
the Twenty-First Century Act (AC21), or (3) is
seeking an amendment to a petition that was
part of the beneficiary’s 6-year period of
admission or an extension beyond the 6-year
limitation based upon sections 104(c) or 106(a)
of AC21.
Checkbox

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Yes/No

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Yes/No

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(IF H-1B or H-1B1)

Evidence Title

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Type

Evidence Of Certified Labor Condition
Application

Upload

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Upload evidence that the U.S. Department of Labor has certified a labor condition application (LCA).

Document type

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File Requirements

Other

• Clear and readable
• Accepted file formats: JPG, JPEG, PDF, TIF or TIFF
• 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: 12MB per file

If you are requesting an extension of H-1B status (including H-1B1 Chile/Singapore), upload evidence that the
Department of Labor has certified a labor condition application for the specialty occupation which is valid for the
period of time requested.

Evidence of qualified specialty occupation

(IF H-1B or H-1B1)

Evidence Of Qualified Specialty
Occupation

Upload

Upload evidence showing that the proposed employment qualifies as a specialty occupation.

Other

• Clear and readable
• Accepted file formats: JPG, JPEG, PDF, TIF or TIFF
• 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: 12MB per file

Degree or evidence of specialized training

(IF H-1B or H-1B1)

Degree Or Evidence Of Specialized
Training

Upload

Upload evidence showing that the beneficiary has the required degree by submitting either:
• A copy of the beneficiary's U.S. bachelor's or higher degree as required by the specialty occupation;
• A copy of a foreign degree and evidence that it is equivalent to the U.S. degree; or
• Evidence of education, specialized training, and/or progressively responsible experience that is equivalent to the
required U.S. degree.

Foreign Equivalent Degree
U.S. Degree
Other

• Clear and readable
• Accepted file formats: JPG, JPEG, PDF, TIF or TIFF
• 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: 12MB per file

Evidence of available position

Evidence Of Available Position

(IF H-1B or H-1B1)

Upload

Upload evidence that you have a bona fide position in a specialty occupation available for the beneficiary as of
the start date of the validity period requested on the petition. A petitioner is not required to establish specific dayto-day assignments for the entire time period requested in the petition.

Other

(IF H-1B or H-1B1)

Evidence Of License And Certificates

Upload

Upload evidence the beneficiary meets or continues to meet any required license or other official permission to
practice the profession or occupation in the state of intended employment.

License
Certificate
Other

• Clear and readable
• Accepted file formats: JPG, JPEG, PDF, TIF or TIFF
• 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: 12MB per file

Written contract or terms of agreement

(IF H-1B, H-1B1, or H-1B3)

Written Contract Or Terms Of
Agreement

Upload

Upload a copy of any written contracts between the petitioner and the beneficiary or, if there is no written
agreement, a summary of the terms of the original oral agreement under which the beneficiary will be employed.

Written contract
Statement of terms
Other

• Clear and readable
• Accepted file formats: JPG, JPEG, PDF, TIF or TIFF
• 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: 12MB per file

Passport or travel document

[If H-1B AND if selected 3.1a,
3.1b, or 3.1c in Data Collection
and Filing Fee Supplement)

Evidence Of Passport Or Travel
Document

Upload

Upload evidence of the beneficiary's passport or travel document used at the time of registration to identify the
beneficiary.

Passport
Travel document

• Clear and readable
• Accepted file formats: JPG, JPEG, PDF, TIF or TIFF
• 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: 12MB per file

H-1B Registration Selection Notice

[If H-1B AND if selected 3.1a,
3.1b, or 3.1c in Data Collection
and Filing Fee Supplement)

H-1B Registration Selection Notice

Upload

Upload a copy of the H-1B Registration Selection Notice.

H-1B Registration Selection Notice

• Clear and readable
• Accepted file formats: JPG, JPEG, PDF, TIF or TIFF
• 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: 12MB per file

[if H-1B and if 'Yes' to 4.1 in Data [deleted]
Collection and Filing Fee]

Itinerary Schedule

Itinerary schedule

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Upload

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An itinerary should be submitted if the beneficiary will be providing services at more than one location. The
itinerary should show the dates and places of assignment.

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Itinerary schedule
Other

A petition filed by an agent must include a complete itinerary of services or engagements, including dates, names,
and addresses of the actual employers, and the location where the services will be performed. The
agent/employer must also provide an itinerary of definite employment and information on any other services
planned for the period of time requested.

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(If H-1B1 or H-1B2)

Written Description Of Proposed
Employment

Upload

Upload a description of the proposed or continuing employment.

Description of proposed employment
Offer letter
Other

• Clear and readable
• Accepted file formats: JPG, JPEG, PDF, TIF or TIFF
• 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: 12MB per file

DOD service and project compliance

(if H-1B2)

Evidence Of Compliance To Department
Of Defense Service And Project
Conditions

Upload

Upload evidence showing that the services and project meet the conditions of performing services of an
exceptional nature relating to a cooperative research and development project administered by the U.S.
Department of Defense (DOD).

Other documents

• Clear and readable
• Accepted file formats: JPG, JPEG, PDF, TIF or TIFF
• 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: 12MB per file

Current and past workers

(if H-1B2)

Current And Past Workers

Upload

Upload a statement listing the names of nonimmigrant workers who are currently or have been employed over the
last year, along with their dates of employment.

Other

• Clear and readable
• Accepted file formats: JPG, JPEG, PDF, TIF or TIFF
• 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: 12MB per file

Evidence of degree

(if H-1B2)

Evidence Of Degree

Upload

Upload evidence that the beneficiary holds a bachelor's or higher degree or its equivalent in the field of
employment.

Foreign equivalent degree
Other

• Clear and readable
• Accepted file formats: JPG, JPEG, PDF, TIF or TIFF
• 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: 12MB per file

DOD verification letter

(if H-1B2)

Department Of Defense Verification
Letter

Upload

Upload a verification letter from the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) project manager. Details about the
specific project are not required.

Verification letter
Other documents

• Clear and readable
• Accepted file formats: JPG, JPEG, PDF, TIF or TIFF
• 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: 12MB per file

Evidence of distinguished merit and ability

(if H-1B3)

Evidence Of Distinguished Merit And
Ability

Upload

Upload evidence such as certifications, affidavits, or reviews to establish the beneficiary is a fashion model of
distinguished merit and ability. Any affidavits submitted by the present or former employers or recognized experts
must set forth their expertise of the affiant and manner in which the affiant acquired such information.

Evidence of distinguished merit and ability
Other

• Clear and readable
• Accepted file formats: JPG, JPEG, PDF, TIF or TIFF
• 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: 12MB per file

Maintenance of status

(if not consular notification: 2.4b, [If 2.4 = 2.4B, 2.4C, 2.4D, 2.4E,
2.4c, 2.4d, 2.4e, 2.4f)
2.4F)

Maintenance Of Status

Upload

Upload evidence of maintenance of status. You may submit copies of the beneficiary's last two pay stubs, Form W2, and other relevant evidence as well as a copy of the beneficiary's Form I-94, Nonimmigrant Arrival/Departure
Record, a valid passport, travel document, or a copy of Form I-797, Notice of Action.

Form I-94
Valid passport
Travel documents
Form I-797
Pay stubs
W-2
Other

• Clear and readable
• Accepted file formats: JPG, JPEG, PDF, TIF or TIFF
• 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: 12MB per file

Evidence of J-1 or J-2 status

Additional evidence

[if yes to question 4.11.a]

Required?

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• 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: 12MB per file

Description of proposed employment

A beneficiary who must have a passport to be admitted generally must maintain a valid passport during their
entire stay.

Alerts

• Clear and readable
• Accepted file formats: JPG, JPEG, PDF, TIF or TIFF
• 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: 12MB per file

License and certificates

Classification - Initial
Evidence, Part 1.
Petition Always
Required, H-1B
Beneficiaries (Three
Types)

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Evidence Of J-1 Or J-2 Status

Upload

Upload evidence showing status as a J-1 exchange visitor or a J-2 dependent of a J-1 exchange visitor. A copy of
either Form DS-2019, Certificate of Eligibility for Exchange Visitor (J-1) Status, a Form IAP-66, or a copy of the
passport that includes the J visa stamp.

Evidence of J-1 or J-2 status
Other

• Clear and readable
• Accepted file formats: JPG, JPEG, PDF, TIF or TIFF
• 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: 12MB per file

Additional Evidence You Want To
Provide

Upload

You can upload additional documents that support your petition or help explain any of your responses.

Other

• Clear and readable
• Accepted file formats: JPG, JPEG, PDF, TIF or TIFF
• 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: 12MB per file

Evidence

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enter it into the space below. You should include the
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A red alert means you have incomplete responses or inconsistent data. You ​cannot​ submit
your petition with any red 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 petition, but some warnings may slow
down the review process after you submit your petition.

Your petition summary

A green alert means you have completed all required fields and responses.
Here is a summary of all the information you provided in your petition.

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submit your petition. You can edit your responses by going to each petition section using
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DOD project manager
statement

(If H-1B2 U.S. DOD Projects H Classification
Only)
Supplement

DOD Project Manager Statement and Signature

We also prepared a draft case snapshot with your responses, which you can download
below.

I certify that the beneficiary will be working on a cooperative research and development project or a co-production project under
a reciprocal government-to-government agreement administered by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD).
As the petitioner or preparer, you must collect the signature of the DOD Project Manager and upload the signed signature page.
Follow these steps:
1. Download the Petition Summary
2. Download the DOD Project Manager Signature page
3. Print the Petition Summary and DOD Project Manager Signature page
4. Give the Petition Summary and DOD Project Manager Signature page to the DOD Project Manager to read and sign
5. Collect the signed DOD Project Manager Signature page
The petitioner will need to scan and upload the completed signature page on the next screen.

DOD project manager
signature
Preparer declaration

(If H-1B2 U.S. DOD Projects
Only)
(IF PREPARER)
8.5

DOD Project Manager's Signature Upload
Preparer's Declaration and Signature

Upload
By my signature, I certify, swear, or affirm, under penalty of perjury, that I prepared this petition on behalf of, at the request of,
and with the express consent of the petitioner or authorized signatory. The petitioner has reviewed this completed petition as
prepared by me and informed me that all of the information in the form and in the supporting documents, is complete, true, and
correct.
As the petitioner's preparer, you must sign on paper and provide your signature page to the petitioner. Follow these steps:

Scan and upload the completed DOD Project Manager Signature page.
Your preparer must read and agree to the certification below.

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 petitioner

Preparer signature
Petitioner’s or authorized [If H-1B, H-1B1, H-1B2, H1B3 classification]
signatory’s declarations
and signature

(IF PREPARER)

8.5
H Classification
Supplement

Preparer's Signature Upload
Statement for H-1B Specialty Occupations and H1B1 Chile and Singapore

The petitioner will need to scan and upload the completed signature page on the next screen.
By filing this petition, I agree to, and will abide by, the terms of the labor condition application (LCA) for the duration of the
By filing this petition, I agree to, and will abide by, the terms of the labor condition
beneficiary's authorized period of stay for H-1B employment. I certify that I will maintain a valid employer-employee relationship application (LCA) and the petition for the duration of the beneficiary's authorized period of
with the beneficiary at all times. If the beneficiary is assigned to a position in a new location, I will obtain and post an LCA for that stay for H-1B or H1-B1 employment.
site prior to reassignment.
I further understand that I cannot charge the beneficiary the ACWIA fee, and that any other
required reimbursement will be considered an offset against wages and benefits paid
I further understand that I cannot charge the beneficiary the ACWIA fee, and that any other required reimbursement will be
relative to the LCA.
considered an offset against wages and benefits paid relative to the LCA.

Upload

Scan and upload the completed Preparer Signature page.
You must read and agree to all of the declarations on this page. If you knowingly and
willfully falsify or conceal a material fact or submit a false document with your petition, we
can deny your petition and may deny any other immigration benefit. You may also face
criminal prosecution and penalties provided by the law.

By filing this petition, I agree to the conditions of H-1B or H-1B1 employment and agree to
fully cooperate with any compliance review, evaluation, verification, or inspection
conducted by USCIS. I understand that USCIS access to the petitioning organization’s
headquarters, satellite locations, or the location where the beneficiary works or will work,
including third-party worksites, is vital for the purpose of determining compliance with H1B or H-1B1 requirements. I understand that USCIS’ inability to verify facts, including due to
the failure or refusal of the petitioner or third party to cooperate in an inspection or other
compliance review, may result in denial or revocation of the approval of this petition or any
H-1B petition for H-1B workers performing services at the location or locations that are a
subject of inspection or compliance review, including any third-party worksites.

(If H-1B
Specialty Occupation OR H1B2 U.S. DOD Projects)

H Classification
Supplement

[If H-1B1]

Trade Agreement
Supplement

I have read and agree to the statement
Statement for H-1B Specialty Occupations and U.S. As an authorized official of the employer, I certify that the employer will be liable for the reasonable costs of return
transportation of the beneficiary abroad if the beneficiary is dismissed from employment by the employer before the end of the
Department of Defense (DOD) Projects
period of authorized stay.
I have read and agree to the statement
Petitioner's Trade Agreement Supplement
Copies of any documents submitted are exact photocopies of unaltered, original documents, and I understand that, as the
petitioner, I may be required to submit original documents to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) at a later date.
declaration

Checkbox

Checkbox

I authorize the release of any information from my records, or from the petitioning organization's records that USCIS needs to
determine eligibility for the immigration benefit sought. I recognize the authority of USCIS to conduct audits of this petition using
publicly available open source information. I also recognize that any supporting evidence submitted in support of this petition
may be verified by USCIS through any means determined appropriate by USCIS, including but not limited to, on-site compliance
reviews.
I certify, under penalty of perjury, that I have reviewed this petition and that all of the information contained on the petition,
including all responses to specific questions, and in the supporting documents, is complete, true, and correct.
l am filing this petition on behalf of an organization and I certify that I am authorized to do so by the organization.
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Authorized Signatory’s Declaration and Signature

I have read and agree to the statement.
Copies of any documents submitted are exact photocopies of unaltered, original documents, and I understand that, as the
petitioner, I may be required to submit original documents to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) at a later date.

Checkbox

I authorize the release of any information from my records, or from the petitioning organization's records that USCIS needs to
determine eligibility for the immigration benefit sought. I recognize the authority of USCIS to conduct audits of this petition using
publicly available open source information. I also recognize that any supporting evidence submitted in support of this petition
may be verified by USCIS through any means determined appropriate by USCIS, including but not limited to, on-site compliance
reviews.
If filing this petition on behalf of an organization, I certify that I am authorized to do so by the organization.

Pay and submit

(If user has checked all
checkboxes on Your
delcarations and signature
page)
(If Your declarations and
signature page is
complete)

7.2.a

Authorized Signatory’s Signature

I certify, under penalty of perjury, that I have reviewed this petition and that all of the information contained in the petition,
including all responses to specific questions, and in the supporting documents, is complete, true, and correct.
I have read and agree to the statement.

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

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The final step to submit your Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, is to pay the
required fee.
Note: Your petition fee includes the Form I-129 filing fee and may also include the ACWIA
fee, Fraud and Detection fee, and Public Law 113-114 fee, based on the answers you
provided on your Form I-129 or supplements.
Your petition fee is: $[xxx]
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
petition, petition or request, or how long USCIS takes to reach a decision. You must submit
all fees in the exact amounts.
We will send you to Pay.gov — our safe, secure payment website — to pay your fees and
submit your form online.
Here are the steps in the payment and submission process:
1. Provide your billing information on Pay.gov
2. Provide your credit card or U.S. bank account information
3. Submit your payment
When you have paid your fee, your application will be submitted.
Pay.gov will redirect you to a uscis.gov confirmation screen, which will include your receipt
number. Please keep a copy of your receipt number for your records. You can track the
status of your application through your USCIS online account.

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complete)

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By finishing this form, your Form I-129 will be locked and no further changes can be made. Please make sure that the information
on your Form I-129 is complete and accurate before continuing. If you need to make any edits after finishing, you will need to
create a new Form I-129.

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continue

Next, you will continue to Form I-907. Once you complete Form I-907, you can pay for and submit both forms at the same time.

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We will contact you if we have any questions or need additional information. You can track
the status of your application through your USCIS online account.

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