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

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 completed questionnaire and beneficiary's current CV should be returned to Export Compliance ([email protected]) and copied to International Scholar Services ([email protected]).

For I-129 renewals, if the employee is changing PIs or work projects, a new Export Compliance Questionnaire must be filled out. Otherwise, if the lab and work project is staying the same, the PI may complete and send an I-129 renewal form and current CV.

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])