• Mark the first box (box “a”) if you are sponsoring a new employee for a new job or if you are requesting a different visa classification for a current employee.
• Mark the second box (box “b”) if the employee will remain in his or her current job without any changes to job title, responsibilities and so forth.
• Mark the third box (box “c”) if there is a minor change in the foreign worker’s employment.
  Mark the fourth box (box “d”) if the foreign worker will be employed by another individual or business in the same visa category.
• Mark the fifth box (box “e”) if the foreign worker will be working for a different individual or business and extending his or her visa classification.
• Mark the box (box “f”) if there has been a significant change in the foreign worker’s employment, such as a change in duties or responsibilities.

This will only apply if the person you are sponsoring has filed prior applications with USCIS or a similar agency. It includes 13 characters/digits and begins with a series of letters. If this doesn’t apply, write or type “None” in the space provided.

There are six boxes in this section. Mark the box that best explains why you are sponsoring the foreign worker(s) for the requested visa classification.

Write or type the number of workers you are sponsoring on this form in the box provided. If you have questions about how many workers can be sponsored on one form, see the Instructions for Form I-129, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker.

1. through 4. Basic information — About the business
These questions are self-explanatory.Write or type the name of the foreign company, the number of employees and the address in the appropriate spaces.

In No. 4, USCIS is asking what the foreign company makes or sells, or what services it provides.

5. Basic information — About the employee
Here, USCIS is asking for the employee’s job title, and any relevant information about his or her responsibilities, and how long he or she has worked for the company.

1. through 7d. — Information pertaining to the U.S. business
Provide the requested information about the relationship between the U.S. and foreign businesses, and when and where the U.S. business was incorporated.

For No. 3, identify each owner of the U.S. company, the country where he or she is a citizen and his or her U.S. immigration status.

For No. 4 through No. 6, provide the requested financial information and answer the questions about your U.S. employees in Question No. 7a. through d.

8. Information about the beneficiary’s role
Provide the information requested about the beneficiary’s role in the U.S. company.

1. through 3. Trade and business information
Simply provide the financial information requested to demonstrate the extent of the relationship between the U.S. company and applicable foreign country.

1. What the foreign worker will be doing
Write or print a detailed explanation of the type of work the beneficiary will be doing for you.

2. Current and past work experience
Write or print a detailed explanation of the beneficiary’s current job and past work experience.

3. *Signature and date
Be sure to sign and date this form in the spaces provided at the end of this section. Note that there are spaces for additional signatures if the prospective employee will be engaged in a “specialty occupation” or working on a U.S. Department of Defense project.

The H-2A visa classification is designated for temporary agricultural workers, and the H-2B visa classification is designated for temporary non-agricultural workers.

1. through 3. Reasons for employment
In these questions, USCIS wants to know why and how long you intend to employ the foreign worker(s).

4. through 6b. Information about beneficiary/beneficiaries
In these questions, USCIS is asking for basic information about the foreign worker/workers you intend to hire.

7. through 11. Employment/hiring practices
Here you should write or type the requested information about the methods used for hiring the worker/workers, any associated fees and so forth.

12a. and 12b. E-verify program
You should only answer this question if you are sponsoring a worker or workers for H2-A visas.

If you are the petitioner/sponsor and you completed this form on your own, sign and date the form in the spaces provided in Part A. If you are the employer but you authorized someone else to complete and file this form for you, you should sign and date the form in the spaces provided in Part B. All “joint-employers” should provide their names, sign and date the form in the spaces provided in Part C.

You should only fill out this section if you are sponsoring someone from another country as a trainee or special education exchange visitor. You don’t have to be an employer if you’re not going to hire the beneficiary once training is over.There is no need to sign this form.

1. through 7. Nature of training and employment (if any)
Here USCIS is asking for information about the type of training you intend to provide, and whether or not you will employee the foreign trainee once he or she finishes the training.You must provide additional details for each question that you answer affirmatively.

You should only complete this section if you are seeking an L visa for a specific person.

1. Type of classification
Mark the appropriate box to indicate whether you are seeking an L-1A visa for an executive or manager, or an L-1B visa for an employee with “specialized knowledge.”

2. Length of prior stays
Print or type the requested information about the duration of the beneficiary’s prior stays (if any) and his or her dependent family member’s stays in the U.S. when they held an H or L visa. You should only provide this information for the periods in which the beneficiary and his or her dependent family members (if any) were actually here in the last seven years.

3. and 4. Information about the foreign employer
Write or type the requested information about the overseas employer in the spaces provided.

5. through 8. Information about the beneficiary’s work experience and education
This is where you should provide the requested information about the beneficiary’s work with the foreign employer, the type of work he or she will be doing for the U.S. company, and his or her education.

9. through 11. Relationship between the U.S. and foreign companies
Here, USCIS is asking for information that will prove or disprove the claimed relationship between the U.S. company and the company overseas.

12. Reason for transfer
Mark the appropriate box to indicate whether or not the beneficiary is coming here to open a new office. If not, explain why he or she is being transferred.

13. Questions pertaining to L1-B visa classifications
You should only answer this set of questions if you are seeking an L1-B visa classification for a foreign worker with “specialized knowledge.” Specifically, USCIS wants to know where he or she will be working in the United States.

You should only fill out this portion of the form if you are seeking continuous approval for  transfers of employees from foreign to U.S. offices. As the U.S. employer (petitioner) you are only allowed to do this if your company/business has no less than three domestic and foreign branches, subsidiaries, or affiliates. In this section, you should write or print the names of all of the foreign and U.S. parent, branches, subsidiaries, and affiliates included in this petition.

Read the information provided in this section carefully to see which fees you must submit with this supplement and why.

1. through 3. Name, signature, date and contact information
This is where you (the petitioner) should type or print your name in the spaces provided; sign and date the form; and provide your contact information.

1. through 3. Name, signature and date, contact information
Read the information in this section carefully before signing this form. Once you have done so, print or type your name in the appropriate spaces, sign and date the form and provide your contact information.