USCIS announced that as of March 22, 2019, it will only accept the revised Form I-539, Application to Extend\/Change Nonimmigrant Status, with an edition date of February 4, 2019. It\u2019s important to act quickly because as of March 22, 2019, every co-applicant included on the principal\u2019s Form I-539 application must submit and sign a separate Form I-539A. It will also require a biometric (fingerprint) fee of $85 for almost all visa categories, and each applicant and co-applicant, regardless of age, will need to appear at a biometrics office for fingerprinting. If you need to file Form I-539, you should try to mail in your I-539 so that USCIS receives it no later than March 21. Contact our office right away so we can ensure your employees\u2019 family members remain in valid status.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
USCIS announced that as of March 22, 2019, it will only accept the revised Form I-539, Application to Extend\/Change Nonimmigrant Status, with an edition date of February 4, 2019. It\u2019s important to act quickly because as of March 22, 2019, every co-applicant included on the principal\u2019s Form I-539 application must submit and sign a separate […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9,10],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-5596","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-articles","7":"category-featured","8":"entry"},"yoast_head":"\n