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How do you know if your petition is Approved - Split Decision?
If "Split", "EOS denied", or "COS denied" is written anywhere on I-129 page 1.
My job title is Software Developer, Inc. (Computer Stuff)
How would I enter this in PIMS?
Exactly how it appears punctuation and all.
If your country of birth is USSR, what do you select in PIMS?
You don't. You leave the selection blank.
Palestine, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, United States, Soviet Union, and USSR s/b left blank in PIMS.
How do I enter my alias into PIMS?
Exactly as it appears on I-129 page 1.
When creating a new legal rep, what goes in the organization line?
The legal rep's name.
If your address on your petition's PPF section is 7000 Brooktree Rd 1st Fl Mail Room C/O Eric Deasey Mail Stop - 4656789, how would you enter this address into the firm address in PIMS?
7000 Brooktree Rd 1st Fl
What do you do if your wages are ranging? (i.e. $40,000 - $50,000 per year)
You'll enter them in the other compensation field.
If your beneficiary's name has a name in parenthesis entered in the given name and/or the surname field, do you enter that into PIMS?
You would not enter any name for any person's name on your I-129 petition that is in parenthesis as this is considered a nickname.
What pages/sections do you find your point of contacts on?
I-129 page 1 in care of field and I-129 page 6 part 7 PSF section
If your G-28 legal rep has an apostrophe or hyphen in the name, how will you search for the name?
You will search the name up to the apostrophe or hyphen to find the name with the apostrophe or hyphen.
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If your wages field on your I-129 petition is listed as an amount per '40', how do you enter this in PIMS?
You will enter 'Wages: $____' in the other compensation field omitting the '40' entirely.
My institution address is a foreign. How do I input this in PIMS?
You wouldn't. If your institution address is not a domestic (United States) address, you'll leave the institution name, institution address, degree, and date obtained fields blank. You would still, however, input the education level and field of study (if applicable) in PIMS from I-129 page 19.
My FEIN pulls up more than one petitioner. When is it acceptable to assign the petitioner in PIMS when more than one result populates?
If your petitioner is for a university, hospital, or a well-known petitioner.
I have two G-28s in my petition. How do I determine which G-28 to use when inputting my legal rep in PIMS?
1. Check the form type on G-28 page 2. If one form type says I-129 and the other form type is differing, you would go with the I-129 G-28. If my form types are exactly the same, you will proceed to step 2:
2. You will check the date on G-28 page 3 right column. Whichever date is the latest/most recent date, you will go with that G-28/Legal rep.
If your zip code or city does not populate from a PIMS 5 digit zip code search, what do you do?
Manually enter the information as it appears on the I-129 into PIMS.
My hours per week say "at least 20". How would I enter this in PIMS?
You wouldn't. Any ranging hours per week will be omitted.
I have two education level selections on my I-129 page 19. What do I do?
You will select the highest degree level in PIMS.
My petitioner address on my I-129 is 100 Hanover SQ but my petitioner address already entered in PIMS is 100 Hanover SQ Ste 10. The city, state, and zip code match. What do I do?
Do not create another entry. The entry that's already listed in PIMS is more complete.
I have to create a new legal rep because the entries that were already made in PIMS have differing addresses than the one I have listed on my G-28. When I go to save my new legal rep creation, it gives me an error and will not let me move forward. What do I do?
Put spaces after the legal rep's name until it lets you save your creation.
Explain why we always uncheck the 'Same as Legal Rep' box before assigning the legal rep.
Because when the legal rep's information is auto-populated into the PPF section, the phone #, firm name, person's name, and/or address could be differing. If this information is saved and it doesn't match the PPF section on the I-129, it would constitute an error.
I have two active LCAs in my petition. How would I determine if I need to enter the employment address into PIMS?
1. If one LCA is marked yes on page 3 and one LCA is marked no, you would input the information from the LCA marked yes.
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2. If both LCAs are marked yes and the information is EXACTLY the same, you would input the information from either LCA into PIMS.
If you have two complete alien numbers (none are crossed out) on your petition, how would you list this in PIMS?
1. You'll enter 'SEE NOTES' in the alien number field on the beneficiary page.
2. You'll enter 'BENEFICIARY'S ALIEN NUMBERS: AXXXXXXXXX, AXXXXXXXXX' in the Notes Section in PIMS.
What are the two well-known petitioners listed in the I-129 manual?
1. GE Corporate
2. Bloomberg LP
What fields need to match exactly between your G-28 in your I-129 petition and the legal rep in PIMS?
1. Legal rep's name
2. Legal rep's address
3. Legal rep's firm name