How to tourist to extend a US visa online

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is constantly expanding the range of services that can be obtained online.

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Now among such services there is a submission of the Form I-539 (application for extension / change of non-immigration status). How to extend your travel and other non-immigrant visas to the United States online is described in detail on the website USCIS.

Submitting the form online will help you:

• deliver the application to the office processing queue faster than by traditional mail;
• communicate with USCIS quickly and directly without a long waiting period for paper letters.

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Submit I-539 form online To extend the period of stay in the United States, you can, if you are the only applicant (without co-applicants, legal or accredited representative) and have one of the following statuses:

• B-1 - temporary business visitor;
• B-2 - temporary visitor for pleasure (tourist);
• F-1 is an academic student with a specific status expiration date;
• F-2 - spouse or child of a student with a specific status expiration date;
• M-1 - student on non-academic (optional) study;
• M-2 - spouse or child of an M-1 visa holder.

Features for F-2 and M-2 visa holders

If you are in the US in non-immigrant F-2 or M-2 status and want to extend your stay, compare the expiration date of your visa with that of your spouse or parent F-1 or M-1. If the validity of both visas:

• Miscellaneous - You can file Form I-539 online as an individual.
• Same - You can file Form I-539 as a co-applicant, in which case you must file paper version of the I-539 form.

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To submit the form online you need:

• Use a desktop computer, laptop, phone or tablet to enter data;
• Fill out the relevant parts of your status online forms I-539;
• Pay the registration fee online;
• Send a request to USCIS;
• Get instant notice of receipt of an application in your USCIS account.

After you apply online, you can use your USCIS account to:

• Receive notification of the appointment of the collection of biometric data;
• Receive updates of your application status;
• Responding to USCIS evidence requests;
• Updates contact information if it changes.

If you filed an I-539 form online, USCIS will still send you an I-797 Action Notice form and an I-94 US Entry / Exit Record form as proof that your status has been renewed / changed or is in the process of change.

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Expansion of online capabilities for the I-539 form in the near future

H-539 visa holders—the spouses or children of a temporary U.S. worker on an H visa—will soon be able to file Form I-4 online.

The opportunity to submit an I-539 form online soon will also appear to those who:

• I entered the United States on a non-immigrant visa in a category other than those listed above;
• Seeks to change its status;
• Uses legal or accredited representative;
• Submits the form along with the co-applicant.

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