I-539 Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status

I-539 Application Form

I-539 Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status

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Information About You

Name

First

Middle

Last

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Alien Registration Number (A-Number) (if any)

USCIS Online Account Number (if any)

Your U.S. Mailing Address (Safe Address, if applicable)

In Care Of Name (if any)

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Street Number and Name

City or Town

State

ZIP Code

Is your mailing address the same as your physical address?

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Other Information About You

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Country of Birth

U.S. Social Security Number (if any)

Date of Birth

Date / Time

Date

Time

Provide Information About Your Most Recent Entry Into the United States

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Date of Last Arrival Into the United States

Form I-94 Arrival-Departure Record Number

Passport Number (if any)

Travel Document Number (if any)

Country of Passport or Travel Document Issuance

Passport or Travel Document Expiration Date

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Current Nonimmigrant Status (for example, F-1 student, H-4 dependent, etc.)

Date Status Expires

Application Type

I am applying for

Reinstatement to student status
An extension of stay in my current status
A change of status

Number of people included in this application

I am the only applicant
I am filing this application for myself and members of my family

The total number of people (including me) in the application is: (Form I-539A is required for each co-applicant.)

The name of the school you will attend (if applicable) as an Academic Student, Vocational Student, or Exchange Visitor

Your Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) ID Number, if applicable

Processing Information

I/We request that my/our current or requested status be extended until

Is this application based on an extension or change of status already granted to your spouse, child, or parent?

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

Yes, filed with this Form I-539
No
Yes, filed previously and pending with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

Provide the USCIS Receipt Number

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First Name of Beneficiary or Applicant

Last Name of Beneficiary or Applicant

Date Filed

Additional Information About the Principal Applicant

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Passport Number

Country of Passport Issuance

Passport Expiration Date

Physical Address Abroad

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Street Number and Name

Number

City or Town

Province

Postal Code

Country

Are you an applicant for an immigrant visa?

Has an immigrant petition EVER been filed for you?

Have you EVER filed Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status?

Have you been arrested or convicted of any criminal offense since last entering the United States?

Acts involving torture or genocide?

Killing any person

Intentionally and severely injuring any person?

Engaging in any kind of sexual contact or relations with any person who did not consent or was unable to consent, or was being forced or threatened?

Limiting or denying any person's ability to exercise religious beliefs

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

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

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

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

Are you now in removal proceedings

Applicant's Contact Information

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Applicant's Daytime Telephone Number

Applicant's Mobile Telephone Number (if any)

Applicant's Email Address (if any)

Interpreter's Full Name

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Interpreter's Family Name (Last Name)

Interpreter's Given Name (First Name)

Interpreter's Business or Organization Name

Interpreter's Contact Information

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Interpreter's Daytime Telephone Number

Interpreter's Mobile Telephone Number (if any)

Interpreter's Email Address (if any)

Preparer's Full Name

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Preparer's Family Name (Last Name)

Preparer's Given Name (First Name)

Preparer's Business or Organization Name

Preparer's Contact Information

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Preparer's Daytime Telephone Number

Preparer's Mobile Telephone Number (if any)

General Requirements

A copy of Form I-94, Nonimmigrant Arrival-Departure Record, for each person included in your application

Ambassador, Public Minister, or Career Diplomatic or Consular Officer and Their Immediate Family Members

Form I-566, Interagency Record of Request, certified by the U.S. Department of State (DOS), to indicate your accredited status

A-3 Attendant or Servant Of An A Nonimmigrant and The A-3's Immediate Family Members

A copy of the employer’s Form I-94 or approval notice demonstrating A status
An original letter from the employer
An original Form I-566, Interagency Record of Request, certified by DOS, indicating the employer’s accredited status

B-1 Visitor For Business or B-2 Visitor For Pleasure

A written statement

CW-2 Dependents Of A CW-1 Transitional Worker

Evidence of lawful presence in Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)
Evidence of each applicant’s relationship to the CW-1 transitional worker
One of the following:
- Form I-129CW, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker in the CNMI, filed on behalf of the CW-1 transitional worker;
- A copy of the I-797 Receipt Notice related to the transitional worker’s currently pending petition;
- A copy of the transitional worker’s most recent Form I-94; or
- A copy of the I-797 Approval Notice showing the transitional worker has been granted status

Dependents of a Principal E Nonimmigrant

Evidence of each applicant’s relationship to the principal E nonimmigrant
At least one of the following:
- Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, filed on behalf of the principal E nonimmigrant;
- A copy of the I-797 Receipt Notice related to the principal E nonimmigrant’s currently pending Form I-129;
- A copy of the principal E nonimmigrant’s most recent Form I-94; or
- A copy of the I-797 Approval Notice showing the principal E nonimmigrant has been granted status

F-1 Academic Student

A copy of Form I-20, Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant Student
Evidence of your ability to pay for your studies and support yourself and your dependents

F-1 Reinstatement

A copy of Form I-20, Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant Student
Evidence of your ability to pay for your studies and support yourself and your dependents
Evidence your violation of status resulted from circumstances beyond your control or that the violation relates to a reduction in your course load that is within a designated school official’s power to authorize, and that failure to approve reinstatement would result in extreme hardship to you
If you were out of status for more than five months, evidence of exceptional circumstances and that you are filing as promptly as possible under the exceptional circumstances

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