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Original Date Announced
June 4, 2019USCIS announces that it will begin rejecting I-129 petitions (Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker) that do not include the petitioner’s or applicant’s name and primary U.S. office address. [ID #558]
USCIS Updates Rejection Criteria for Form I-129Effective Date
August 5, 2019Current Status
Fully in EffectOriginal Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/ActualTrump Administration Action: Agency DirectiveSubject Matter: Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-BasedAgencies Affected: USCISAssociated or Derivative Policies
- October 12, 2017 USCIS begins requiring I-129 petitioners to file in the location of the company's primary office
- July 26, 2019 H-2B petitioners must include FLAG system temporary labor certification final determination with Form I-129
- March 20, 2020 COVID-19: USCIS announces temporary suspension of premium processing for I-129 and I-140 petitions
Pre Trump-Era Policies
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USCIS previously did not necessarily reject Form I-129 applications where the petitioner’s or applicant’s primary U.S. office address in Part 1 was the petitioner’s or applicant’s outside counsel or client's address. However, USCIS now has revised its rejection criteria, citing to 8 C.F.R. § 103.2, which states that every form's instructions are incorporated into the regulations requiring its submission and every form, benefit request, or other document must be submitted to DHS and executed in accordance with the form instructions.
8 C.F.R. 103.2