Enter Family Name, Given Name and Middle Name exactly according to your legal identity documents.

Enter your A-Number if one has been assigned. Do not confuse it with a receipt number.

Enter your USCIS Online Account Number if you have one.

Provide your U.S. mailing address, including In Care Of Name where applicable, street number and name, apartment/suite/floor, city, state and ZIP Code. The form specifically permits a safe mailing address where applicable. :chatgpt-content-reference{index="3"}

If different from your mailing address, provide your actual residence address.

Enter the classification under which you are currently admitted, such as B-2, F-2, H-4, L-2 or another eligible status.

Enter the date through which you are requesting an extension of stay. The request should be consistent with the legal maximum and supporting evidence for your classification.

Explain why additional time in the United States is needed and why the stay remains temporary and consistent with the requested classification.

Enter the exact nonimmigrant classification you are requesting. Do not confuse visa type with the immigration status you are seeking from USCIS.

Provide the requested start date for the new classification where the form requires it.

Explain the genuine reason for requesting the new classification and provide the supporting documents required for that category.

F-1 and M-1 students may use Form I-539 to request reinstatement when they have fallen out of student status and meet the applicable requirements. :chatgpt-content-reference{index="5"}

Provide the SEVIS information and Form I-20 documentation required for your reinstatement request.

Explain the circumstances accurately and address the reinstatement requirements relevant to your case.

A spouse and unmarried children under 21 may be included when they are eligible for the same extension or change of status and meet the USCIS requirements. :chatgpt-content-reference{index="6"}

Each eligible co-applicant included in a paper Form I-539 filing must generally complete a separate Form I-539A. :chatgpt-content-reference{index="7"}

Enter your current Form I-94 Arrival/Departure Record number.

Enter the date you most recently entered the United States.

Enter the expiration of your current authorized stay as shown by your I-94, or D/S where that notation applies.

Enter the passport number used for your applicable U.S. entry or current stay.

Enter a travel-document number if one applies.

Copy the expiration date directly from the passport.

Enter the country that issued the passport or travel document.

Provide evidence showing that you can support yourself during the requested extension or new period of status without unauthorized employment.

If relying on your own funds, provide reliable evidence such as bank statements or other financial records.

If another person will financially support you, provide evidence of the relationship, the support arrangement and that person's ability to provide the promised support.

Answer the form's questions concerning previous applications, petitions or immigration benefits accurately.

Answer whether you have ever been in removal, deportation, exclusion or other proceedings described by USCIS.

Answer whether you have ever worked in the United States without authorization where the form asks about such activity.

Answer truthfully if you failed to maintain the conditions of your current or previous nonimmigrant status.

If you are filing after your authorized stay expired, explain the circumstances and provide evidence. USCIS instructions describe limited circumstances in which a late filing may be excused. :chatgpt-content-reference{index="8"}

Answer criminal-history questions based on your actual record and the exact current USCIS wording.

Answer every security-related question individually and truthfully. Do not infer that a past event is too old or insignificant to disclose when USCIS specifically asks about it.

Answer any benefits-related questions appearing in your current edition according to your actual history and the definitions provided by USCIS.

Indicate whether you read and understood the application yourself or whether an interpreter read it to you.

Provide the contact information requested by the form.

Read the certification carefully before signing. You certify that the application and submitted evidence are true and correct.

Provide the interpreter's Family Name and Given Name.

Provide address, telephone and email information where applicable.

The interpreter certifies fluency in English and the language used, and signs and dates the certification.

Provide the preparer's full legal name.

Provide the preparer's business or organization name where applicable.

Provide address, telephone and email information as required.

The preparer signs and dates this section when someone else prepared the form.

When extra explanation is needed, identify the exact Page Number, Part Number and Item Number.

If the available space is insufficient, follow USCIS instructions for attaching additional sheets and identify the relevant question clearly.

Provide your I-94 or other evidence of your current admission or status as required.

Provide the passport, visa or travel-document records required for your category.

Submit the documents required for the exact extension, change-of-status or reinstatement category you selected.

Provide sufficient evidence of your ability to support yourself during the requested period.

Where spouses or children are included, provide marriage or birth records establishing the qualifying relationship.

Student or exchange-related change-of-status and reinstatement cases must include the required SEVIS documents. For example, USCIS instructs applicants changing to J-1 to include Form DS-2019. :chatgpt-content-reference{index="10"}

Foreign-language documents submitted to USCIS must include a complete English translation and required translator certification.