I-129 Instructions 83-C TOC

TABLE OF CHANGES – INSTRUCTIONS

Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker

OMB Number: 1615-0009

03/20/2015

Reason for Revision: Incorporate 83C changes

Current Page Number and Section	Current Text	Proposed Text
Page 7, Classification – Initial Evidence	Part 1. Petition Always Required This classification expires on December 31, 2014. Requests for extension of the E-2 CNMI investor classification may be granted, in increments of not more than 2 years, until December 31, 2014. 4. Highest level of formal education. In Item Number 2. of Section 1., place an “X” in the appropriate box that most closely reflects the highest level of formal education by the beneficiary has attained. Completing Section 3. of the H-1B and H-1B1 Data Collection and Filing Fee Exemption Supplemental Form All petitioners must complete Section 3., Numerical Limitation Information, to determine whether the beneficiary is subject to the H-1B cap. Public Law 110-229 provides that nonimmigrant workers admitted to Guam or CNMI are exempt from the statutory caps for the H visa programs through December 31, 2014. The Form I-129 H Classification Supplement and H-1B Data Collection and Filing Fee Exemption Worksheet require employers to indicate whether they are filing on behalf of beneficiaries subject to this cap exemption.	[Page 7] Part 1. Petition Always Required This classification expires on December 31, 2019. Requests for extension of the E-2 CNMI investor classification may be granted, in increments of not more than 2 years, until December 31, 2019. [Page 9] 4. Highest level of formal education. In Item Number 2. of Section 1., place an “X” in the appropriate box that most closely reflects the highest level of formal education the beneficiary has attained. [Page 11] [No change] [No change] Public Law 110-229 provides that nonimmigrant workers admitted to Guam or CNMI are exempt from the statutory caps for the H visa programs through December 31, 2019. [No change]

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