USCIS Keeps L-Blanket Petitions Rolling, No Changes
Published Date: 9/14/2026
Notice
Summary
USCIS is extending the approval for the Nonimmigrant Petition based on Blanket L Petition without making any changes. This affects companies and workers using this form to bring employees to the U.S. temporarily. You’ve got 60 days, until November 13, 2026, to share your thoughts—no new fees or extra paperwork, just keeping things rolling smoothly!
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 2 costs, 1 mixed.
Estimated Filing Time and Cost Burden
USCIS estimates 75,000 respondents for Form I-129S with an average burden of 2.87 hours per response, totaling 201,525 hours annually and a total annual cost burden of $36,750,000. This estimated burden applies to businesses (primary: business or other for-profit) filing the form.
I-129S Collection Extended Without Change
USCIS is extending, without change, the information collection for Form I-129S (Nonimmigrant Petition Based on Blanket L Petition) under OMB Control Number 1615-0010. Employers who use a previously approved blanket L petition to classify employees as L-1 intra-company transferees must continue to use the same form and provide the same information.
Information Sharing and Use for Enforcement
Information submitted on Form I-129S may be shared with Federal, State, local, and foreign government agencies and authorized organizations, and may be used for law enforcement purposes or in the interest of national security. USCIS states that submission is voluntary but that the information may be disclosed for those purposes.
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