Check Your Eligibility to File Form I-539 Online

File Online

 

Filing online helps you to:           

• Get your application into our processing queue faster than mail delivery; and
• Communicate with us directly, without sending paper mail.

You may file Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status, online if you are applying as a single applicant (without co-applicants, or legal or accredited representation) to extend your stay and you hold status as a:

• B-1 temporary visitor for business;
• B-2 temporary visitor for pleasure;
• F-1 academic student with a specific status expiration date;
• F-2 spouse or child of an academic student with a specific status expiration date;
• H-4 spouse or child of an H temporary worker;
• M-1 vocational student; or
• M-2 spouse or child of an M-1 vocational student.

F-2, H-4 and M-2 Nonimmigrants

If you are in the U.S. with F-2, H-4 or M-2 nonimmigrant status and want to extend your stay, compare the expiration date on your Form I-94 Arrival/Departure Record with your spouse or parent’s F, H, or M Form I-94. If the expiration dates on both forms are:

• Different, you may apply online as an individual.
• The same, you may apply as a co-applicant using a paper Form I-539.

In the Near Future

We also plan to offer the ability to file your Form I-539 online if you:

• Possess nonimmigrant classifications other than those listed above;
• Seek to change your status;
• Are using a legal or accredited representative; or
• Are applying with a co-applicant.

To file online, you will:

• Use a desktop, laptop, phone, or tablet to complete the application;
• Be guided to complete the relevant parts of online Form I-539;
• Pay your filing fee online;
• Submit your application to USCIS; and
• Receive a near-instant notification in your USCIS online account when we receive your application.

After Applying Online

You will use your USCIS online account to:

• Receive your biometrics appointment notice;
• Receive status updates about your case;
• Respond to Requests for Evidence; and
• Update your contact information if it changes.

If you file Form I-539 online, we will still mail Form I-797, Notice of Action, and Form I-94, Arrival-Departure Record, to you as evidence that we granted the benefit.