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The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)’s caller rules related to Form I-129 volition footwear successful from April 1, 2026. Under the change, the migration authorization volition halt accepting H-1B and different visa applications if it is received successful the 01/20/25 variation of Form I-129.
For those unaware, the Form I-129 is utilized by employers to record connected behalf of a nonimmigrant idiosyncratic coming to the United States temporarily to execute services oregon labor, oregon to person training, arsenic an H-1B, H-2A, H-2B, H-3, L-1, O-1, O-2, P-1, P-1S, P-2, P-2S, P-3, P-3S, Q-1 oregon R-1 nonimmigrant worker.
What’s caller successful Form I-129
The latest variation of Form I-129 comes with important changes to the H Classification Supplement for the fiscal twelvemonth 2027 (FY27) H1B headdress play nether the caller wage-weighted lottery system.
The update signifier present asks employers to item the minimum acquisition requirements for the presumption it is hiring for, on with different accusation similar nonstop tract of study, request of minimum acquisition and if the relation includes supervisory responsibilities, among others.
These are the aforesaid factors that the US Department of Labor uses to delegate a wage level (Level I done Level IV) connected the Labor Condition Application (LCA).
The revised Form I-129 volition present amusement 2 wage levels:
- wage level listed connected the LCA
- wage level selected during the H-1B registration process
With the revised Form I-129, USCIS is present collecting this accusation straight o to verify that the close wage level has been selected.
Here’s what USCIS’s alert connected Form I-129 said
On Feb. 27, 2026, USCIS published a caller variation of Form I-129 (edition day 02/27/26).Starting April 1, 2026, we volition judge lone the 02/27/26 edition. Until then, you tin besides usage the 01/20/25 edition. The variation day is astatine the bottommost of the leafage connected the signifier and instructions. If you record Form I-129 delight enactment that we will:
- Accept the 01/20/25 variation of Form I-129 if it is received connected oregon earlier March 31, 2026; and
- Reject the 01/20/25 variation of Form I-129 if it is received connected oregon aft April 1, 2026.
