News: Reminder: USCIS Rejecting Form I-129 Petitions That Lack Required Name and Address

<p align=”center”> <em> Updated rejection criteria includes time-sensitive H-2A visa classification </em> </p> <p> As <a href=”https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/uscis-updates-rejection-criteria-form-i-129″ target=”_blank” > previously announced </a> , on August 5, USCIS will begin rejecting <a href=”https://www.uscis.gov/i-129″ target=”_blank”> Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker </a> , petitions that do not include the petitioner’s or applicant’s name and primary U.S. office address in Part 1 of the form. </p> <p> USCIS will subject all requests for nonimmigrant classifications filed on Form I-129 to this rejection criteria, including the time-sensitive H-2A visa classification for temporary agricultural workers. Those completing Form I-129, including agents and preparers who are not eligible to submit or are not otherwise recognized on a valid <a href=”https://www.uscis.gov/g-28″ target=”_blank”> Form G-28, Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Accredited Representative </a> , must ensure Part 1 contains the petitioner’s or applicant’s name and primary U.S. office address. USCIS recognizes that in certain circumstances, the person signing Part 8 of Form I-129 may be an employee of the petitioning entity and have the same address as that of the petitioner named in Part 1 of the form. In such a case, USCIS would not reject the Form I-129 because of the duplicate addresses. </p> <p> Because of the time-sensitive nature of the H-2A visa classification in particular, we remind H-2A petitioners that failure to follow this guidance may result in rejections of their petitions, adding time to the H-2A process. </p>
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