Form · Immigration & Migration Law
Form I-129 petition for a nonimmigrant worker
Link to Form I-129, edition 9 September 2026. From 9 November 2026 only that edition is accepted. The petitioner certifies, under penalty of perjury, that the petition and supporting documents are complete, true and correct.
- Kind
- Form. A form to complete, or a guide to completing an official one.
- Where it applies
- United States
- AI use
- Red You write the text. The tool writes nothing into the document. Where permitted, it may check, clarify or collect data, and anything it checks or collects is verified.
- Law stated as at
- 22 October 2026
- Status
- Maintained. Checked on 22 October 2026 against the official form at uscis.gov and the 5 authorities it cites, for United States.
- Version
- 1
- Source
- Link to the official form. Licence: Link only. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services form. Download the current form from uscis.gov each time; do not copy or adapt it.
Where this comes from
The official form is published by uscis.gov; this page is a completion guide. Last checked on 2026-10-22.
When to use it
Use when a petitioner asks USCIS to classify a nonimmigrant worker in a category Form I-129 covers, or to extend stay or change status to E-1, E-2, E-3, H-1B1 or TN. Approval is not a visa. Download the current form from uscis.gov.
Used for these tasks
- Draft an employer-nomination and sponsored-visa cover pack
- Build the sponsor’s obligations compliance record for its sponsored workers
Each task page says how far AI may help with the task and what the lawyer must review.
How AI may be used
The petitioner certifies the petition and supporting documents under penalty of perjury, so the tool writes no classification, no wage and no answer that would be filed.
AI may
- Compare the edition on a draft with the edition the form page accepts on the intended filing date
- List the classification the lawyer has already chosen and whether Part 6 is required for that classification, using only the page's list
- Flag a file that discusses a $100,000 H-1B payment, so the lawyer can read the 8 June 2026 order alert before anyone relies on it
AI must not
- Must not choose the classification or write any petition answer, wage, job duty or control fact
- Must not state the dollar amount of the 9-11 Response and Biometric Entry-Exit Fee or of any other fee
- Must not treat a $100,000 H-1B payment as a fee that is currently collected
- Must not say that approval is a visa, or that the I-797 end date is the I-94 end date
The lawyer checks
- From 9 November 2026 only the 09/09/26 edition is accepted. Until then the 02/27/26 edition is also accepted if postmarked or electronically submitted before 9 November 2026
- The 09/09/26 edition follows the 9-11 Response and Biometric Entry-Exit Fee rule, effective 9 September 2026. A covered employer has 50 or more U.S. employees and more than 50 percent of them in H-1B, L-1A or L-1B status. An amended petition that does not extend current H-1B or L-1 status is outside that fee. Use the current fee schedule for the amount
- A District of Massachusetts order of 8 June 2026 in State of California v. Mullin, 1:25-cv-13829, vacated agency guidance implementing a $100,000 payment for certain H-1B petitions. The First Circuit denied a stay on 24 July 2026. The page says DHS disagrees and will comply while it considers next steps
- Classifications named on the page: H-1B, H-2A, H-2B, H-3, L-1, O-1, O-2, P-1, P-1S, P-2, P-2S, P-3, P-3S, Q-1 and R-1, and an extension or change of status to E-1, E-2, E-3, H-1B1 or TN, or one of those classifications
- Part 6, the controlled-technology certification, is required for H-1B, H-1B1 Chile/Singapore, L-1 and O-1A. It is not required for the other classifications, including blanket L (LZ). A blanket L extension needs I-129, I-129S and a copy of the previously approved I-129S. A blanket L change of status needs I-129 and I-129S
- The H-3 special-education exchange-visitor cap for fiscal year 2026, start dates 1 October 2025 through 30 September 2026, has been reached. Those petitions will be administratively closed. Petitions for the next fiscal year, with start dates beginning 1 October 2026, are being accepted. Only certain classifications may be filed online
Method: how the Green, Yellow and Red levels are decided. This is guidance for planning, not legal advice.
Official form
Open the official form. Always use the current version from the issuer. Licence: Link only. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services form. Download the current form from uscis.gov each time; do not copy or adapt it..
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