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I-129CWR Semiannual Report for CW-1 Employers

A compliance report CW-1 employers file twice a year confirming the worker is still employed on the approved terms. It is not a petition and grants nothing; missing it puts the employer's petitions at risk.

Fee
$0
Fee waiver
Not available
Who files
CNMI employers with approved CW-1 petitions.
Where to file
By mail to the USCIS service center named in the instructions.

Part of these processes

What changed in 2025 and 2026

  • Compliance reporting became more consequential after the 2018 Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act tightened the programme.

Official page. https://www.uscis.gov/i-129cwr. Download the form there, never from a third-party site; check the edition date and fee before filing.