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USCIS Form I-
129

Download Form I-129 (PDF 643 kb)

Download Instructions Form I-129 (PDF 500 kb)

Form Purpose: Employers may use this form to petition for an alien to come to the U.S. temporarily to perform services or labor, or to receive training, as an H-1B, H-1C, H-2B, H-3, L-1, O-1, P-1, P-2, P-3, or Q-1 nonimmigrant worker. Employers may also use this form to petition for an extension of stay or change of status for an alien as an E-1, E-2, R-1 or TN nonimmigrant.
Number of Pages: Form 17 pages
Instructions 19 pages
Edition Date: 04/02/07
Where to File: Please see the form's instructions
Filing Fee: Fees Effective July 30, 2007:

Base Fee: $320

A U.S. employer filing an H-1B petition must submit the $320 petition filing fee and, unless exempt under Part B of the H-1B Data Collection and Filing Fee Exemption Supplement of this form, an additional fee of either $1500 or $750. A U.S. employer with a total of 25 or less full-time equivalent employees in the United States (including any affiliate or subsidiary of the employer) is only obligated to pay the $750 fee.

A U.S. employer filing an H-1B petition who is required to pay the additional fee may make the payment in the form of a single check or money order for the total amount due or as two checks or money orders, one for the additional fee and one for the petition fee.

NOTE: As of March 8, 2005, H-1B and L-1 petitioners who must pay the $500 Fraud Prevention and Detection Fee must pay with a check or money order that is separate from the additional fee and petition fee.

Acceptable forms of payment may vary by office.

Premium processing fees are optional and additional

Please Note: This is a fillable form.

If you would like to use the fillable features, please note that fillable applications and petitions can't be filed via the Internet. After you fill in the form you will not be able to save this file on your computer unless you have a full Adobe Acrobat program installed. You can use the fillable features of the form if you use version 5 or higher of the free Adobe Acrobat Reader. Print the filled form and mail it to the appropriate USCIS office for processing.

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