Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker

ICR 202009-1615-005

OMB: 1615-0009

Federal Form Document

Forms and Documents
Document
Name
Status
Supplementary Document
2020-09-03
Supporting Statement A
2020-09-03
Supplementary Document
2019-10-25
Supplementary Document
2019-10-25
Supplementary Document
2019-10-25
Supplementary Document
2019-10-25
Supplementary Document
2019-10-25
Supplementary Document
2020-09-03
IC Document Collections
ICR Details
1615-0009 202009-1615-005
Historical Active 202008-1615-029
DHS/USCIS I-129H1
Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker
Revision of a currently approved collection   No
Regular
Approved without change 09/04/2020
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 09/04/2020
This form change is approved to take effect on October 2, 2020. USCIS will display both the current version and the new Fee Rule version of the form for a period of time up to the effective date of the new form, which is concurrent with the effective date of the associated rulemaking (October 2, 2020). USCIS will clearly identify filing dates for each form version and provide instructions on when and how to correctly file both versions. Upon the effective date of the new version of the form, USCIS will remove the old version of the form from its website. Approved for two years only due to partial GPEA compliance.
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
09/30/2022 36 Months From Approved 03/31/2021
402,034 0 294,751
1,608,136 0 1,072,810
207,047,510 0 70,681,290

USCIS uses the data collected on this form to determine eligibility for the requested nonimmigrant classification and/or requests to extend or change nonimmigrant status. An employer (or agent, where applicable) uses this form to petition USCIS for an alien to temporarily enter as an H-1B or H-1B1 nonimmigrant. An employer (or agent, where applicable) also uses this form to request an extension of stay of an H-1B or H-1B1 nonimmigrant worker or to change the status of an alien currently in the United States as a nonimmigrant to H-1B or H-1B1. The form serves the purpose of standardizing requests for H-1B and H-1B1 nonimmigrant workers and ensuring that basic information required for assessing eligibility is provided by the petitioner while requesting that beneficiaries be classified under the H-1B or H-1B1 nonimmigrant employment categories. It also assists USCIS in compiling information required by Congress annually to assess effectiveness and utilization of certain nonimmigrant classifications. Data collected on employers is provided to the media, researchers, and the general public on the H-1B Employer Data Hub to provide information on employers petitioning for H-1B workers.

US Code: 8 USC 1101 Name of Law: null
  
None

1615-AC18 Final or interim final rulemaking 85 FR 46788 08/03/2020

Yes

1
IC Title Form No. Form Name
Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker: H-1 Classifications I-129H1 Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker: H-1 Classifications

  Total Approved Previously Approved Change Due to New Statute Change Due to Agency Discretion Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses 402,034 294,751 0 107,283 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 1,608,136 1,072,810 0 535,326 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 207,047,510 70,681,290 0 136,366,220 0 0
Yes
Changing Regulations
No
USCIS is changing the Form number associated with this OMB Control Number from Form I-129 to Form I-129H1. The title of this information collection is changing from “Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker” to “Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker: H-1 Classifications.” This form may now be used only to file petitions for H-1B and H-1B1 nonimmigrants. All other nonimmigrant classification petitions for which Form I-129 was previously used must now be filed using the Forms for those specific classifications. The annual estimated time burden for this information collection has increased as a result of an increase in the estimated number of respondents. The annual estimated cost burden for this information collection has increased. The estimated number of respondents has increased.

$431,926,870
No
    Yes
    Yes
No
No
No
No
Kerstin Jager 214 489-8022 kerstin.a.jager@uscis.dhs.gov

  No

On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    (i) Why the information is being collected;
    (ii) Use of information;
    (iii) Burden estimate;
    (iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
    (v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
    (vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
 
 
 
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
09/04/2020


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