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H1-B Visa Reviews (I-129)

I-129 EXPORT COMPLIANCE QUESTIONNAIRE AND REVIEW PROCESS

Effective 2011, the Department of Homeland Security updated Form I-129 to require that employers provide an export license determination in order to employ certain nonimmigrant workers, including individuals in H-1B and O-1 status.

International Scholar Services will request sponsoring faculty members, grant managers, or administrators to complete the I-129 Export Compliance Questionnaire

There are three different pathways for completing an I-129.

As advised by International Students Services:

  1. If you are a new applicant who has not previously worked at Caltech in any capacity:
    1. A copy can be downloaded on our forms page or by clicking here. Please note, this form needs to be opened with a desktop version of Adobe. The form must be signed by the PI and uploaded with the applicant's CV to the Box drive here.
  2. If you are an applicant who is changing visas, PIs, PTAs, or roles:
    1. Instead of a renewal, you must fill out a new I-129 application. If you have Caltech credentials, you may upload a current CV and fill out a Microsoft Forms version of the I-129 application available here.
  3. If you are renewing your I-129 application:
    1. If the lab and work project is staying the same, you may upload a current CV and fill out a Microsoft Forms version of the I-129 renewal application available here.

The Caltech Export Compliance office will review the information and determine whether an export license is required in order for Caltech to employ the beneficiary. Once the determination is made, International Scholar Services will submit a Form I-129 to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service.

Please contact the Caltech Export Compliance Office ([email protected]) if you have any questions about how to complete the I-129 Export Compliance Questionnaire.

Please let the International Scholar Services Office for general questions relating to visas ([email protected])