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A copy of the I-797 Approval Notice showing the L intracompany transferee has already been granted status

for the period requested on your application.

NOTE: Dependents of L intracompany transferees must apply for extension/change of status to L-2 on this form. An

employer must file Form I-129 on behalf of the L intracompany transferee.

Dependent spouses of L intracompany transferees may not work upon approval of this application. To request work

authorization, the dependent spouse must file Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization. Dependent

children of L intracompany transferees are not authorized for employment.

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M-1, Vocational or Non-Academic Student

To request a change to or extension of M-1 status, or apply for reinstatement to M-1 status, you must submit your

Form I-94, as well as Form I-94 for each person included in the application.

Your application must also include a copy of your Form I-20, Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant Student,

issued by the school where you will study and you must submit documentation that demonstrates your ability to pay

for your studies and support yourself, and any accompanying dependent family members, while you are in the United

States.

NOTE: A change of status may be granted for a period up to 30 days before the report date or start date of the course

of study listed on Form I-20. You must maintain your current, or other, nonimmigrant status up to 30 days before the

report date or start date of the course of study listed on Form I-20 or your requested change of status may not be

granted.

M-1 Reinstatement

In addition to the above documents you must also submit evidence that your violation of status resulted from

circumstances beyond your control or that your violation relates to a reduction in your course load that would have

been within a DSO's power to authorize, and that failure to approve reinstatement would result in extreme hardship

to you.

If you have been out of status for more than 5 months at the time of filing your request for reinstatement you, must

also provide evidence that your failure to file within the 5 month period was the result of exceptional circumstances

and that you filed your request for reinstatement as promptly as possible under these exceptional circumstances.

M-1 Extension

In addition to submitting the above evidence, you will need to submit evidence supporting your reason for requesting

an extension. You may request an extension of stay for the following reasons:

If compelling educational or medical reasons have resulted in a delay to your course of study. Delays caused by

academic probation or suspension are not acceptable reasons for program extension.

You are transferring to a different school.

NOTE: If you are transferring schools 6 months, or more, from the date you were first admitted, you will need to

submit evidence showing you are unable to remain at the school you were initially admitted to attend due to

circumstances beyond your control.

You are applying for post-completion optional practical training.

NOTE: M-1 students may not change their educational objective and should not request an extension for this reason.

No extension can be granted to an M-1 student if the M-1 student is unable to complete the course of study, to

include any requested post-completion OPT, within 3 years of the original program start date.

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Dependents (O-3) of an O, Alien of Extraordinary Ability or Achievement

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

you must submit the following with this application:

Form I-539 Instructions 12/23/16 N

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