Application To Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status USCIS Form I-539 Department of Homeland Security
Application To Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status USCIS Form I-539 Department of Homeland Security
Answer the following questions. If you answer “Yes” to any of the questions in Item Numbers 3. - 15., use Additional
Information to provide an explanation.
3. Are you, or any other person included on the application, an applicant for an immigrant visa?: No
Additional Explanation:
4. Has an immigrant petition EVER been filed for you or for anyone included in this application?: No
Additional Explanation:
5. Has a Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, EVER been filed by you or by anyone included in
this application?: No
Additional Explanation:
6. Have you, or any other person included in this application, EVER been arrested or convicted of any criminal offense since last
entering the United States?: No
Additional Explanation:
7.d Engaging in any kind of sexual contact or relations with any person who did not consent or was unable to consent, or was being
forced or threatened: No
Additional Explanation:
8.b. Worked, volunteered, or otherwise served in any prison, jail, prison camp, detention facility, labor camp, or any other situation
that involved detaining persons?: No
Additional Explanation:
9. Have you, or any other person included in this application, EVER been a member of, assisted, or participated in any group, unit,
or organization of any kind in which you or other persons used any type of weapon against any person or threatened to do so?: No
Additional Explanation:
10. Have you, or any other person included in this application, EVER assisted or participated in selling, providing, or transporting
weapons to any other person who, to your knowledge, used them against another person?: No
Additional Explanation:
11. Have you, or any other person included in this application, EVER received any type of military, paramilitary, or weapons
training?: No
Additional Explanation:
12. Have you, or any other person included in this application, done anything that violated the terms of the nonimmigrant status
you know hold?: No
Additional Explanation:
13. Are you, or any other person included in this application, now in removal proceedings?: No
If you answered “Yes” to Item Number 13., provide the following information concerning the removal proceedings in Additional
Information. Include the name of the individual in removal proceedings and information on jurisdiction, date proceedings began,
and status of proceedings.:
Additional Explanation:
14. Have you, or any other person included in this application, been employed in the United States since last admitted or granted
an extension or change of status?: No
If you answered “No” to Item Number 14., fully describe how you are supporting yourself in Additional Information. Include
documentary evidence of the source, amount, and basis for any income.:
15. Are you, or any other person included in this application, currently or have you ever been a J-1 exchange visitor or J-2
dependent of a J-1 exchange visitor?: No
If you answered “Yes” to Item Number 15., you must provide the dates you maintained status as a J-1 exchange visitor or J-2
dependent in Additional Information.:
Additional Explanation:
Interpreter's Certification
I certify, under penalty of perjury, that:
I am fluent in English and , which is the same language specified in Part 5., Item Number 1.b., and I have read to this
applicant in the identified language every question and instruction on this application and his or her answer to every
question. The applicant informed me that he or she understands every instruction, question, and answer on the
application, including the Applicant's Declaration and Certification, and has verified the accuracy of every answer.
Interpreter’s Signature
7.a. Interpreter’s Signature:
7.b. Date of Signature (mm/dd/yyyy):
Part 7. Contact Information, Declaration, and Signature of the Person Preparing this Application, if Other Than
the Applicant
Preparer’s Full Name
1.a. Preparer’s Family Name (Last Name):
1.b. Preparer’s Given Name (First Name):
2. Preparer’s Business or Organization Name (if any):
Preparer’s Statement
7.a. I am not an attorney or accredited representative but have prepared this application on behalf of the applicant and with the
applicant’s consent:
7.b. I am an attorney or accredited representative and by representation of the applicant in this case extends beyond the
preparation of this application:
NOTE: If you are an attorney or accredited representative, you may need to submit a completed Form G-28, Notice of
Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Accredited Representative, with this application.
Preparer's' Certification
By my signature, I certify, under penalty of perjury, that I prepared this application at the request of the applicant. The
applicant then reviewed this completed application and informed me that he or she understands all of the information
contained in, and submitted with, his or her application, including the Applicant's Declaration and Certification, and that
all of this information is complete, true, and correct. I completed this application based only on information that the
applicant provided to me or authorized me to obtain or use.
Preparer’s Signature
8.a. Preparer’s Signature:
8.b. Date of Signature (mm/dd/yyyy):