Form I-129CW: Current Edition, Fee and Form Checks
The current USCIS edition and filing fees for Form I-129CW, with the date FormVeritas checked them on uscis.gov, and what FormVeritas checks when you fill the form in its Form Workspace.
About Form I-129CW
Form I-129CW is titled “Petition for a CNMI-Only Nonimmigrant Transitional Worker”. Get the form and its instructions from uscis.gov, the official source:
Current edition
USCIS lists 01/20/25 as the current edition of Form I-129CW. USCIS lists no other accepted edition.
The FormVeritas Form Workspace fills this edition.
Checked October 21, 2026, against Form I-129CW on uscis.gov. Editions change, so confirm the edition on uscis.gov before you file.
Filing fee
The fees below are copied from Form G-1055, Fee Schedule (edition 10/16/26), as USCIS states them, with the date FormVeritas checked each one.
I-129CW, Petition for a CNMI-Only Nonimmigrant Transitional Worker
| Filing category | Paper filing fee | Online filing fee |
|---|---|---|
General Filing | $1,015 plus additional fees | $965 plus additional fees |
If you are filing as a Small Employer or Nonprofit. | $510 plus additional fees | $510 plus additional fees |
Additional Fees: Asylum Program Fee
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Additional Fees: Pub. L. 110-229 requires you to pay a supplemental educational funding fee per beneficiary, per year. This fee cannot be waived. | $210 per beneficiary, per year | $210 per beneficiary, per year |
Additional Fees: Pub. L. 110-229, as revised by the Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act of 2018, requires you to pay the Fraud Prevention and Detection Fee for each petition. This fee cannot be waived. | $50 | $50 |
Certain petitioners may be eligible for a Fee Waiver of the General Filing Fee. See Form I-912, Request for Fee Waiver, Instructions.
Source: Form G-1055 on uscis.gov. Checked October 21, 2026.
This page does not tell you which fee applies to your filing. Confirm the fee before you file with the USCIS Fee Calculator.
Fees for Form I-129CW and the notices USCIS prints on Form G-1055, in the edition and fee checker
Processing time
Form I-129CW is listed on the USCIS processing-times page. See what USCIS reports for it, by office, and the date USCIS published it.
What FormVeritas checks on Form I-129CW
When you run an audit of Form I-129CW from the FormVeritas Form Workspace, FormVeritas reviews the answers you entered with checks written for this form. They cover:
Answers left blank
FormVeritas points out blank answers in the places its checks for this form look at.
Areas include: names; dates of birth; signatures and dates of signature.
How entries are written
FormVeritas checks how entries are written, against what each field asks for.
Areas include: names; places of birth; A-Numbers; USCIS online account numbers; Social Security numbers; receipt numbers; passports, visas and arrival records; addresses; employment and education; immigration status and history; the interpreter, preparer and representative sections; Yes/No answers and their explanations; signatures and dates of signature.
Answers that do not fit together
FormVeritas compares related answers on this form and points out ones that do not fit together.
Areas include: names; addresses; employment and education; the interpreter, preparer and representative sections; Yes/No answers and their explanations; signatures and dates of signature.
Check boxes and Yes/No questions
FormVeritas checks how boxes are selected in the groups of choices on this form.
Signatures
FormVeritas checks the signature lines on this form.
On every form
When an entry for a person is partly filled in, for example a given name with no family name, FormVeritas points out a blank family name, given name, date of birth or country of birth in that entry.
What these checks do not do
They do not check that every question that applies to you is answered, whether your answers are true, or whether you are eligible for what you are asking for.
A report with no findings does not mean USCIS will accept or approve your filing.
Read the Form I-129CW instructions on uscis.gov before you file.
Fill and check it in the Form Workspace
Fill in Form I-129CW in the FormVeritas Form Workspace on a desktop or laptop browser, then run these checks on your answers before you file.