I-566 Interagency Record of Request - A, G or NATO Dependent Employment Authorization or Change/Adjustment to/from A, G or NATO Status

Routes a request through the State Department when a diplomat's dependant wants to work, or when someone is moving into or out of A, G, or NATO status. State certifies the person's status, then USCIS acts on the underlying request.

USCISEdition 01/20/25Paper only

Fee: $0
Fee waiver: Not available
Who files: A, G, and NATO principals and dependants, through their mission or organisation.
Where to file: Submitted through the sponsoring mission to the U.S. Department of State, which forwards it to USCIS.

Usually filed with

I-765Application for Employment Authorization
I-508Request for Waiver of Certain Rights, Privileges, Exemptions and Immunities
I-539Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status

Part of these processes

Employment authorisation documentStatus and documents
Temporary work visasEmployment

What changed in 2025 and 2026

Processing depends on the State Department's Office of Foreign Missions as much as on USCIS.

Official page. https://www.uscis.gov/i-566. Download the form there, never from a third-party site; check the edition date and fee before filing.