Washington: With the new fee rule that goes into effect April 1, 2024, you must use the new 04/01/24 editions of the following forms:
- Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker;
- Form I-129 CW, Petition for a CNMI-Only Nonimmigrant Transitional Worker;
- Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers;
- Form I-600, Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative; and
- Form I-600A, Application for Advance Processing of an Orphan Petition, and the form’s supplements
Although USCIS usually provides a grace period when publishing new forms, the forms listed above include changes necessary for us to administer the new fees. USCIS have published preview versions of each of these forms on each form’s webpage linked above. Beginning April 1, 2024, applicants and petitioners must submit the 04/01/24 edition of these forms with the appropriate fee listed on the USCIS Fee Schedule G-1055. USCIS will reject prior versions of the above forms.
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