Instructions For Form I-539 - Application To Extend/change Nonimmigrant Status (Page 7 of 16) in pdf

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

Evidence of each applicant's relationship to the O nonimmigrant worker, such as a birth certificate or marriage

certificate and proof of termination of any prior marriages; and

At least one of the following:

(1)

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

(2)

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

petition;

(3)

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

(4)

A copy of the Form I-797 Approval Notice showing the O nonimmigrant worker has already been granted

status for the period requested on your application.

NOTE: Dependents of O nonimmigrant workers must apply for extension/change of status to O-3 on this form. An

employer must file Form I-129 on behalf of the O nonimmigrant worker.

15.

Dependents (P-4) of a P, Artist, Athlete, or Entertainer

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

you must submit the following with this application:

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

Evidence of each applicant's relationship to the P nonimmigrant worker, such as birth certificate or marriage

certificate and proof of termination of any prior marriages; and

At least one of the following:

(1)

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

(2)

A copy of the Form I-797 Receipt Notice related to the P nonimmigrant worker's already pending I-129 petition;

(3)

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

(4)

A copy of the Form I-797 Approval Notice showing the P nonimmigrant worker has already been granted

status for the period requested on your application.

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

employer must file Form I-129 on behalf of the P nonimmigrant worker.

16.

Dependents (R-2) of an R, Religious Worker

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

must submit the following with this application:

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

Evidence of each applicant's relationship to the R religious worker, such as a birth certificate or marriage

certificate and proof of termination of any prior marriages; and

At least one of the following:

(1)

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

(2)

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

petition;

(3)

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

(4)

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

for the period requested on your application.

NOTE: Dependents of R religious workers must apply for extension/change of status to R-2 nonimmigrant status on

this form. An employer must file Form I-129 on behalf of the R religious worker.

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