USCIS to Consolidate Online Filing of Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status

On February 28, 2013, USCIS will disable the alternative legacy online filing channel for Form I-539 and offer customers the option to: 

• File online with USCIS ELIS, or 
• File a paper application by mail.

Following the launch of our paperless electronic immigration system, USCIS ELIS, we offered customers three ways to file the Form I-539. Since then, USCIS has improved USCIS ELIS and consolidated its filing methods.

The improved USCIS ELIS provides online options, such as:

• Creating an account online;
• Filing and paying electronically;
• Uploading supporting documents directly into the system; and,
• Tracking your application online.

Check http:www.uscis.gov/uscis-elis to see if you are eligible to e-file the Form I-539.