USCIS will extend the grace period for accepting previous editions of the following forms:
- Form I-914, Application for T Nonimmigrant Status;
- Form I-914, Supplement A, Application for Family Member of T-1 Recipient;
- Form I-914, Supplement B, Declaration of Law Enforcement Officer for Victim of Trafficking in Persons; and
- Form I-918, Supplement B, U Nonimmigrant Status Certification.
For Form I-914 and its supplements, the grace period will now extend to Aug. 27, 2024. Until then, USCIS will accept either the 04/01/24 or the 12/02/21 edition of Form I-914; Form I-914, Supplement A; and Form I-914, Supplement B. Starting Aug. 28, 2024, USCIS will accept only the 04/01/24 edition of Form I-914 and supplements A and B.
For Form I-918, Supplement B, the grace period will now extend to Nov. 11, 2024. Until then, USCIS will accept either the 04/01/24 or the 12/06/21 edition. Starting Nov. 12, 2024, USCIS will accept only the 04/01/24 edition of Form I-918, Supplement B.
Erickson Insights & Analysis
These forms are generally completed over a period of many months. The original 60-day effective date and 60-day grace periods may not have provided enough advance notice for those in the process of preparing these forms to transition to the new versions without considerable burden. Applicants can find the form edition date at the bottom of the page for each form and the instructions. Dates are listed by mm/dd/yy format. Before this extension, the grace periods for these forms ended on June 3, 2024.
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