THE ONLY THINGS THAT REMAINS THE SAME IS “CHANGE”: NEW FORM I-129s FOR INTRACOMPANY TRANSFEREES REQUIRED FOR BLANKET PETITIONS AFTER AUGUST 29, 2016.
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The USCIS has introduced a new Form I-129S that must be used for all Blanket L Petition applications filed after August 29, 2016. The new form requires more detailed information about prior employment history and the beneficiary's planned job duties. Anyone with a pending Blanket L Petition who cannot interview before August 29th will need to update their application paperwork to the new form. Employers should contact any employees with Blanket L Petitions to determine if their applications need to be updated for interviews scheduled on or after August 29th.
![THE ONLY THINGS THAT REMAINS THE SAME IS “CHANGE”: NEW
FORM I-129s FOR INTRACOMPANY TRANSFEREES REQUIRED FOR
BLANKET PETITIONS AFTER AUGUST 29, 2016.
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“CIS”) recently promulgated a revised
Form I-129S, NONIMMIGRANT PETITION BASED ON BLANKET L PETITION. CIS
announced that this document must be used exclusively in applications filed with after August
29th and the U.S. Department of State (“DOS”) has confirmed that applicants for Blanket L-1
petition classification at United States consulates abroad must present the new document at
interviews scheduled after August 29th, 2016.
Thus, any individuals who have a Blanket L petition and supporting documents using the current
I-129s Form must apply for a visa prior to August 29th or update their presentations with the new
form. Most of the changes to the new I-129s Form are cosmetic but there are some significant
differences.
On the new I-129s Form, more detail is required as to the specifics of prior employment,
including listing dates of employment and the proposed salary. It also requires the employer to
identify "the percentage of time the beneficiary will spend performing the duties on a daily basis
in the proposed U.S. position." At this point it is not clear how detailed this breakdown needs to
be.
For those in the process of preparing blanket petitions or scheduling interviews, who will not be
able to schedule nonimmigrant visa interviews before August 29th [unless the DOS changes the
deadline], the application process will have to be revisited in order to properly update the
paperwork. Applicants scheduled with L-1 blanket visa appointments for August 29th or later
should double-check that the bottom left-hand corner of their Form I-129S references the
"6/2/2016" edition date.
In-house Counsel and Human Resource Professionals should immediately contact any blanket
petition applicants who may not have completed the nonimmigrant visa process to determine
whether an update might be required.
Nachman Phulwani Zimovcak (NPZ) Law Group, P.C., immigration lawyers and immigration
attorneys, continue to assist clients, their families and HR Professionals in organizations of all
sizes with a variety of U.S. immigration and nationality issues including the preparation of
immigrant and nonimmigrant visas. If our immigration and nationality specialist staff can be of
any assistance to you, please feel free to e-mail us at info@visaserve.com or to call our offices at
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THE ONLY THINGS THAT REMAINS THE SAME IS “CHANGE”: NEW FORM I-129s FOR INTRACOMPANY TRANSFEREES REQUIRED FOR BLANKET PETITIONS AFTER AUGUST 29, 2016.
- 1. THE ONLY THINGS THAT REMAINS THE SAME IS “CHANGE”: NEW FORM I-129s FOR INTRACOMPANY TRANSFEREES REQUIRED FOR BLANKET PETITIONS AFTER AUGUST 29, 2016. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“CIS”) recently promulgated a revised Form I-129S, NONIMMIGRANT PETITION BASED ON BLANKET L PETITION. CIS announced that this document must be used exclusively in applications filed with after August 29th and the U.S. Department of State (“DOS”) has confirmed that applicants for Blanket L-1 petition classification at United States consulates abroad must present the new document at interviews scheduled after August 29th, 2016. Thus, any individuals who have a Blanket L petition and supporting documents using the current I-129s Form must apply for a visa prior to August 29th or update their presentations with the new form. Most of the changes to the new I-129s Form are cosmetic but there are some significant differences. On the new I-129s Form, more detail is required as to the specifics of prior employment, including listing dates of employment and the proposed salary. It also requires the employer to identify "the percentage of time the beneficiary will spend performing the duties on a daily basis in the proposed U.S. position." At this point it is not clear how detailed this breakdown needs to be. For those in the process of preparing blanket petitions or scheduling interviews, who will not be able to schedule nonimmigrant visa interviews before August 29th [unless the DOS changes the deadline], the application process will have to be revisited in order to properly update the paperwork. Applicants scheduled with L-1 blanket visa appointments for August 29th or later should double-check that the bottom left-hand corner of their Form I-129S references the "6/2/2016" edition date. In-house Counsel and Human Resource Professionals should immediately contact any blanket petition applicants who may not have completed the nonimmigrant visa process to determine whether an update might be required. Nachman Phulwani Zimovcak (NPZ) Law Group, P.C., immigration lawyers and immigration attorneys, continue to assist clients, their families and HR Professionals in organizations of all sizes with a variety of U.S. immigration and nationality issues including the preparation of immigrant and nonimmigrant visas. If our immigration and nationality specialist staff can be of any assistance to you, please feel free to e-mail us at info@visaserve.com or to call our offices at 201-670-0006 (x107).