Additional Employer Certification Required for Revised Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker

As of December 23, 2010, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) requires applicants submitting a Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker (Form I-129) to use the revised Form I-129, which indicates a revision date of November 23, 2010 (Revised Form). The Revised Form includes a new Part 6, entitled Certification Regarding the Release of Controlled Technology or Technical Data to Foreign Persons in the United States. In essence, the Revised Form requires applicants to certify that they understand their export control obligations and that they have systems in place to assure that controlled technology is not released to foreign nationals unless specifically authorized by the United States.