USCIS to Update Form I-539 and Publish New Form I-539A

2/25/19. USCIS will be updating Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status and will publish the revised form on the USCIS website on March 11, 2019.

Beginning March 11, 2019, USCIS will only accept the revised Form I-539 with an edition date of 02/04/19.

USCIS will reject any Form I-539 with an edition date of 12/23/16 or earlier that is received by USCIS after March 8.

USCIS will also be publishing a new Form I-539A, Supplemental Information for Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status, on the Form I-539 webpage on March 11.

Form I-539A replaces the Supplement A provided in previous versions of Form I-539.

Form I-539A can only be submitted with Form I-539; it cannot be filed as a standalone form.

The revised Form I-539 includes the following significant changes:

• Every co-applicant included on the primary applicant’s Form I-539 must submit and sign a separate Form I-539A, which will be available on the Form I-539 webpage on March 11.
• Parents or guardians may sign on behalf of children under 14 or any co-applicant who is not mentally competent to sign.
• Every applicant and co-applicant must pay an $85 biometric services fee, except certain A, G, and NATO nonimmigrants as noted in the new Form I-539 Instructions to be published on March 11.
• Every applicant and co-applicant will receive a biometric services appointment notice, regardless of age, containing their individual receipt number.
• The biometric services appointments will be scheduled at the Application Support Center (ASC) closest to the primary applicant’s address. Co-applicants who wish to be scheduled at a different ASC location should file a separate Form I-539.
• USCIS will reject any Form I-539 that is missing any of the required signatures or biometrics fees, including those required for Form I-539A.

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