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USCIS FILING FEES

For the most up-to-date information make sure to check the comprehensive list of fees by viewing, Fee Schedule, Form G-1055.

USCIS Frequently Asked Questions About Filing Fees Webpage

Form G-1055, Fee Schedule

07/31/2024 04:27 PM EDT

Edition Date: 07/31/24. You can find the edition date at the bottom of the page of Form G-1055, Fee Schedule.

USCIS FEE SCHEDULE – Form G-1055

updated July 31, 2024

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HOW TO WRITE CHECK

How to Write Your Check

Personal checks must be preprinted with your name and your bank’s name. Your address and phone number must be preprinted, typed, or written in ink.

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Write the date you are completing the check. Use the U.S. style of month/day/year. (Example: Jan. 4, 2017, or 1/4/17, but not 4/1/17 or 4 JAN 2017.)
On the “Pay to the Order of” line, write “U.S. Department of Homeland Security” (not “USDHS” or “DHS”).
Use numerals to show the exact dollar amount of the fee for the service you are requesting. In the example, the amount is “$760.00.”
Spell out the exact dollar amount of the fee and write the “cents” portion of the amount as a fraction over 100. In this example, the amount is “Seven hundred sixty and 00/100.”
Write a brief description of the purpose of your payment. In this example, it is “N-400 application.” Include the applicant’s name on the memo line if it is not on the check itself (for example, if you are paying the fee for your child).
Sign the check in ink using your legal name.
If your check is not dated within the previous 365 days, we will reject the filing.

PAYING BY CREDIT CARD

Pay with a Credit or Debit Card

If paying by credit or debit card, you must pay each filing fee separately for each application, petition, or request you submit.

You may pay filing and any other applicable fees with a credit or debit card issued by a U.S. bank if you are filing:

An application, petition, or request with a USCIS lockbox; or
An application, petition, or request with the USCIS service centers.

There is no additional cost if you pay by credit or debit card. We cannot accept a credit or debit card issued by a foreign bank.

Acceptable Credit or Debit Cards

You may use Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, and prepaid cards from the same card networks. Make sure the card’s credit limit can cover the fee. We will reject your application, petition, or request if the card is declined, and we will not attempt to process your credit card payment a second time.

We do not support payment by gift cards.

How to Pay with a Card When Filing by Mail

To pay with a card, follow these two steps:

Complete and sign Form G-1450, Authorization for Credit Card Transactions (PDF, 261.57 KB).
Place the form on top of your application, petition, or request when you file it.

When filing Form G-1450 with a Lockbox or Service Center, you may split the payment for one form across multiple credit, debit, or prepaid cards that add up the correct total. Complete one Form G-1450 for each card. However, you may use only one Form G-1450 when requesting emergency advance parole from a USCIS field Office. In all cases, the credit, debit, or prepaid card must be from a financial institution located in the United States.

If we accept your filing, we will charge your card for the proper amount and destroy your Form G-1450 to protect your card information. (We will destroy it even if we reject your filing and do not process your payment.)

You will see a charge from USCIS on your credit card statement.

There is a daily transaction limit for credit cards of $24,999.99 per credit card per day set by the Department of the Treasury. We allow an exemption to this limit of up to $99,999.99 for H-1B registrations and petitions submitted online using one credit card.

Security

We use the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Pay.gov Trusted Collections Service to process your credit card payment. Trusted Collections Service is a web-based application that allows government agencies to process debit or credit card payments. You cannot pay the fee directly to Pay.gov.

The Department of the Treasury ensures that Pay.gov is Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard compliant. This security standard is a set of requirements designed to ensure all companies processing, storing, or transmitting credit card information maintain a secure environment.

For your security, we will destroy your Form G-1450 after processing it, regardless of whether we accept or reject your application, petition, or request.

Third-Party Payments

Anyone authorized to use a credit card may pay for your application, petition, or request. The cardholder must complete Form G-1450, sign it, and give it to you to submit with your filing.

Declined Credit Cards

If a credit card is declined, we will not attempt to process the credit card payment again. We will reject your application, petition, or request for lack of payment.

Rejection Notices

If we reject your filing, we will send you a notice explaining why we rejected it.

If you file a corrected application, petition, or request, and wish to pay again by credit card, you will need to include a new Form G-1450.

IF YOU FILE ONLINE

If you file your form online, the system will guide you through the process of paying your fees with a credit, debit, or prepaid card. Bank account withdrawals are also available when paying online. Once you are ready to submit your form, the system will automatically direct you to the secure Department of the Treasury site, pay.gov, to pay your fees online.

We only use pay.gov to process fees. Always check the website address before you pay. Beware of scam websites and scammers who may pretend to be a USCIS website.

IF YOU FILE BY MAIL

If you mail your form to a USCIS Lockbox facility, you may pay your fees with a debit, credit, or prepaid card. To do so, follow these steps:

Complete and sign Form G-1450, Authorization for Credit Card Transactions.
Place the form on top of your application, petition, or request.
Mail the entire package to the appropriate USCIS Lockbox.

If we accept your filing, we will:

Charge your card for the proper amount; and
Destroy your Form G-1450 to protect your credit information (we will destroy it even if we reject your filing and do not process your payment).

You will see a charge from USCIS on your card statement.

For general filing information, see the Form Filing Tips webpage

UNFUNDED OR DISHONORED PAYMENTS

If we approve your petition, application, or request and the payment has not been properly funded or you subsequently dispute payment of the fee, we may revoke, rescind, or cancel the approval with notice (for example, by issuing a Notice of Intent to Revoke). We will not separately bill you for the unpaid fee. If you receive a Notice of Intent to Revoke, you may respond with payment of the correct fee amount.

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REFUND

When you send a payment, you agree to pay for a government service. Filing and biometric service fees are final and nonrefundable, regardless of any action we take on your application, petition, or request, or if you withdraw your request. Please refer to the form you filed for additional information, or you may call the USCIS Contact Center at 800-375-5283 (for people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability: TTY 800-767-1833).

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