Instructions For Form I-539 - Application To Extend/change Nonimmigrant Status (Page 4 of 16) in pdf

G, Designated Principal Resident Representative of a Foreign Government and His or Her Immediate Family

Members

You must submit a copy, front and back, of Form I-94 for each person included in the application, and Form I-566,

certified by Department of State (DOS) to indicate your accredited status.

G-5, Attendant or Servant of a G Nonimmigrant and the G-5's Immediate Family Members

The application must also be filed with:

A copy of your employer's Form I-94 or approval notice demonstrating G status;

An original letter from your employer describing your duties stating that he or she intends to personally employ

you and arrangements you have made to depart from the United States; and

An original Form I-566, certified by the DOS, indicating your employer's continuing accredited status.

NOTE: There is no fee required for any G-1, G-2, G-3, G-4, or G-5 applicant with Form I-539.

Dependents (H-4) of an H, Temporary Worker

If you are filing for an extension/change of status as the dependent of an employee who is an H temporary worker,

you must submit the following with this application:

A. A copy of the front and back of Form I-94 for each person included on this application;

B. Evidence of each applicant's relationship to the H temporary worker, such as a birth certificate or marriage

certificate and proof of termination of any prior marriages; and

C. At least one of the following:

(1)

Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, filed on behalf of the H temporary worker;

(2)

A copy of the Form I-797 Receipt Notice related to the H temporary worker's already pending Form I-129

petition;

(3)

A copy of the front and back of the H temporary worker's most recent Form I-94; or

(4)

A copy of the Form I-797 Approval Notice showing the H temporary worker has already been granted status

for the period requested on your application.

NOTE: Dependents of H temporary workers must apply for extension/change of status to H-4 on this form. An

employer must file Form I-129 on behalf of the H temporary worker.

10.

I, Representatives of Foreign Media and Dependents

Nonimmigrants granted I classification may be admitted for the duration of employment. You do not need to file for

an extension of stay as long as you work for the same employer in the same information medium.

However, you must file this form to request a change of employer or a change in the information medium in which

you work. To do this, select Item Number 1. in Part 2. of Form I-539 and annotate "change of employer" or "change

of information medium" next to that selection.

If you are requesting a change of status to I nonimmigrant status, select Item Number 2.a. in Part 2. of Form I-539

and indicate "I-Foreign Press" in the space provided.

To change your status to I, or to extend your stay in I nonimmigrant status due to a change of employer or information

medium, you must submit the following with your application:

A copy of the front and back of Form I-94 for each person included on this application;

A letter from the employing foreign media organization that verifies the employment, establishes that you are a

representative of that media organization, and describes the remuneration and work to be performed; and

If applicable, evidence of each dependent's relationship to the principal, such as a birth certificate or marriage

certificate and proof of termination of any prior marriages. (NOTE: Dependents of I nonimmigrants receive the

same classification as the principal.)

Form I-539 Instructions 12/23/16 N

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