Petition For A Nonimmigrant Worker (Instructions) {I-129}

Form I-129 Instructions þ 01/31/19 þ Page 1 of 29 Table of Contents þ Page en-USInstructions for Form I-129en-USGeneral Informationen-USThe Purpose of Form I-129 þ. ............................................................................................................................................. en-US2en-USWho May File Form I-129? þ. ............................................................................................................................................ en-US3en-USGeneral Filing Instructions þ. .............................................................................................................................................. en-US3en-US þ. ........................................................................................................................................ en-US6 Part 1. þ Petition Always Required en-US þ. ................................................................................................................................................. en-US7en-US þ. .............................................................................................................................................................. en-US7en-USH-1B Data Collection þ. ...................................................................................................................................................... en-US9en-US þ. .............................................................................................................................................................. en-US15en-US þ. .................................................................................................................................................. en-US16en-US þ. .......................................................................................................................................................... en-US20en-US þ. .......................................................................................................................................................... en-US21en-USPart 2. Petition Only Required for an Alien in the United States to Change Status or Extend Stayen-US þ. ................................................................................................................. en-US22en-US þ. ........................................................................................ en-US23en-USFiling Requirementsen-US þ. ........................................................................................................ en-US25en-USWhat Is the Filing Fee? þ. ................................................................................................................................................. en-US25en-USWhen To File? þ. ............................................................................................................................................................... en-US27en-USWhere To File? þ. .............................................................................................................................................................. en-US27en-USAdditional Informationen-USProcessing Information þ. ................................................................................................................................................. en-US27en-US þ. ..................................................................................................................................... en-US28en-US þ. ....................................................................................................................................... en-US28en-US þ. ................................................................................................................ en-US28en-US þ. ............................................................................................................................................. en-US29en-USSupplements to Form I-129en-US þ. ................................................................................................................................. en-US9en-US þ. ....................................................................................................................................... en-US11en-US þ. ......................................................................................................................................... en-US13en-US þ. ..................................................................................... en-US19en-US þ. .......................................................................................................................................... en-US22en-US þ. .............................................................................................................................. en-US26en-US þ. ...................................................................................................................................... en-US29en-US þ. ...................................................................................................................................... en-US30en-USen-US...................................................................en-US35 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com Form I-129 Instructions þ 01/31/19 þ Page 2 of 29 en-USThe Purpose of Form I-129en-USen-USen-USForm I-129 consists of the: 1. þ en-USBasic petition; 2. þ en-US 3. þ en-USen-USThese instructions are divided into two parts: en-USPart 1:en-USen-USE-2 CNMI -- en-USen-USH-1Ben-USen-US en-USen-USH-2Aen-USen-USH-2Ben-USen-USH-3en-US -- trainee.en-USL-1en-US -- intracompany transferee.en-USO-1en-USen-USO-2en-USen-USO-1 artist or athlete.en-USP-1en-USen-USP-1en-USen-USP-1Sen-US -- essential support personnel for a P-1.en-USP-2en-USen-USP-2Sen-US -- essential support personnel for a P-2.en-USP-3en-USen-USen-USP-3Sen-US -- essential support personnel for a P-3.en-USQ-1en-USen-USR-1en-USen-USPart 2:en-USen-USen-USE-1en-USen-USE-2en-USen-USE-3en-USen-USFree Trade Nonimmigrantsen-USen-US American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com Form I-129 Instructions þ 01/31/19 þ Page 3 of 29 en-USWho May File Form I-129?en-USGeneral.en-USen-USen-USPart 1.en-US or en-USPart 2.en-USen-USen-USAgents.en-USen-USen-USen-USen-USen-USen-USen-USen-USIncluding more than one alien in a petition.en-USen-US 1. þ en-US 2. þ en-USen-USprogram.en-USNOTE:en-USen-USen-USen-USException:en-USen-USen-USwww.uscis.goven-USen-USMultiple locations.en-USen-USen-USen-USen-USen-USExceptions for H-2A/H-2B temporary workers:en-USen-USen-US(1)en-USen-USen-US(2)en-US the en-USen-USen-USen-USen-USGeneral Filing Instructionsen-USen-USen-UShttp://get.adobe.com/reader/en-US.en-USen-USen-USen-USWhat Is the Filing Feeen-US section of these en-USen-USEvidence.en-USen-USen-USen-USen-USen-USen-US American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com Form I-129 Instructions þ 01/31/19 þ Page 4 of 29 en-USForm I-94, Arrival - Departure Record.en-USen-USen-USen-USen-USNOTE:en-USen-USen-USwww.cbp.gov/I94en-USen-USen-USen-USen-USen-USen-USCopies.en-USen-USen-USen-USTranslations.en-USen-USen-USen-USHow to Fill Out Form I-129 1. þ en-US 2. þ en-US 3. þ en-USen-USPart 9.en-USen-USAdditional Information About Your Petition for en-USNonimmigrant Workeren-USen-USPage Numberen-USen-USPart Numberen-USen-USItem Numberen-USen-US 4. þ en-US 5. þ en-USen-USFailure to do so may result in delays in en-USprocessing this petition or in visa processing abroad.en-USPetitioner Informationen-USComplete the en-US223Legal Name of Petitioner224en-USen-USen-USen-USen-USen-USen-USen-USPart 2.en-USen-USItem Number 2.en-US A. þ en-USNew employment.en-US (1) þ en-US (2) þ en-USen-USen-USor (3) þ en-USen-USsameen-USen-USNOTE:en-USen-USen-USen-USItem f., Amended Petition,en-US B. þ en-USContinuation of previously approved employment without change with the same employer.en-USen-USen-US C. þ en-USChange in previously approved employment.en-USen-US American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com Form I-129 Instructions þ 01/31/19 þ Page 5 of 29 D. þ en-USNew concurrent employment.en-USen-USen-USen-USen-US E. þ en-USChange of employer.en-USen-USen-US F. þ en-USAmended petition.en-USen-USen-USen-USRequested Actionen-USen-USPa