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How do I apply for Extension of Stay? |
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| | If
you are in the following categories of nonimmigrants, your employer should file Form I-129, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker, and any supporting documents: |
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| | | E | - | International Traders and Investors |
 | | H | - | Temporary workers |
 | | L | - | Intra company transferees |
 | | O | - | Aliens of Extraordinary Ability |
 | | P | - | Entertainers and Athletes |
 | | Q | - | Participants in International Exchange Programs |
 | | R | - | Religious workers |
 | | TN | - | Canadians and Mexicans under NAFTA |
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| | If you are in the following nonimmigrant categories,
you should carefully read and complete Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status, and submit any supporting documents: |
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| A | - | Diplomatic and other government officials, and their dependants and employees |
 | | B | - | Temporary visitors for business or pleasure |
 | | F | - | Academic students and their dependants |
 | | G | - | Representatives to international organizations and their dependants and employees |
 | | I | - | Representatives of foreign media and their dependants |
 | | J | - | | Exchange
visitors and their dependants |  |
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| M | - | Vocational students and their dependants |  |
| N | - | Parents and children of people who have been granted special immigrant status because their parents were employed by an international organization in the U.S. |
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