Status Extension / Change

Who commonly uses it. A nonimmigrant who needs more time in the United States, or who wants to change to a different nonimmigrant status — commonly visitors, students and their dependants.

Official form and instructions: USCIS — I-539. Clarenor is not affiliated with USCIS.

• 18 intake questions written for this form — not a generic questionnaire. The questions are grouped into 5 sections.
• A document checklist of 9 items, each explained, with 4 marked required.
• Automatic saving. You can start now and come back later; nothing is lost.
• A consistency check. We compare your own answers and documents against each other and show you anything that does not add up.
• A human Case Guide review on the Reviewed and Full Service packages: a person reads your answers and documents and tells you what is missing.
• Escalation rules specific to this service. 6 circumstances that need a person are flagged for human review rather than decided by software.

What you are requesting

• Are you asking to extend your current status, or to change to a different one? REQUIRED
• What is your current nonimmigrant status? REQUIRED
• If changing, which status are you asking for?
• Why are you requesting this? REQUIRED

Your I-94 and timing

• Your I-94 number REQUIRED
• When does your current I-94 expire? REQUIRED
• Are you filing at least 45 days before that date? REQUIRED
• Has your I-94 already expired? REQUIRED

Dependants

• Are any dependants applying with you? REQUIRED
• If yes, how many?
• Give each dependant's full name, date of birth and relationship to you

Financial support and maintenance

• How will you financially support yourself during the requested period? REQUIRED
• What evidence of that support can you provide?
• Are you currently working in the United States? REQUIRED
• Have you ever worked in the United States without authorisation? REQUIRED

History

• Have you ever stayed in the United States beyond your authorised period? REQUIRED
• Have you ever been arrested, cited, detained or convicted of any crime? REQUIRED
• Have you ever been in removal, deportation or exclusion proceedings? REQUIRED

Seeing the questions before you start is deliberate. You should know what you are being asked and why before you pay for anything.

• Your most recent Form I-94 Required
• Passport biographic page Required
• Copy of your visa stamp (if you have one) (not required for everyone)
• Proof of your current status Required — For example an I-20 for a student, or an approval notice.
• Evidence you can support yourself Required — Bank statements for the last 3 months, an employment letter, or a sponsor's affidavit of support.
• Sponsor affidavit or letter, if applicable (not required for everyone)
• Identification for each dependant (not required for everyone)
• I-94 for each dependant (not required for everyone)
• Documents supporting your reason for the request (not required for everyone)

Documents are stored privately and are never publicly accessible. Only you and the Case Guide working on your case can open them, and you can replace or delete anything you upload.

1. Choose a package. You see exactly what each includes and what it does not before you pay.
2. Answer the questions. Save at any point and return later.
3. Upload your documents against the checklist.
4. Pay. Payment is what places your case with a Case Guide. You are not charged before this step, and you pay the government fee separately to USCIS.
5. A Case Guide reviews your case for completeness and consistency and tells you what is missing.
6. You revise if asked, then a final readiness review completes the case.

Why this price. Requires status reasoning and financial evidence, including for any dependants.

USCIS filing fees are not included and are paid by you, directly to USCIS. Clarenor never collects a government fee on your behalf. Each package states its full refund terms on the service page.

We do not decide whether USCIS will grant an extension or change of status. The timing of your filing matters more than anything else here: if your I-94 has already expired, or you are filing close to the deadline, we flag the case urgently and tell you that legal advice is needed.

Clarenor does not file your application: you file it yourself. We do not represent you before USCIS and we do not provide legal advice.

If this matches your situation, you can see the packages and begin. If you are not sure whether this is the right form, contact us and a person will help you work it out.