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General
Instructions,
How
to Fill Out Form I-690
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4.
USCIS ELIS Account Number (if any). If
you have previously filed an application, petition, or request
using the USCIS Electronic Immigration System (USCIS ELIS),
provide the USCIS ELIS Account Number you were issued by the
system. The USCIS ELIS Account Number is not the same as an
A-Number. If you were issued a USCIS ELIS Account Number, enter
it in the space provided.
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4.
USCIS Online
Account
Number
(if
any). If
you have previously filed an application, petition, or request
using the USCIS
online filing system (previously called USCIS Electronic
Immigration System (USCIS ELIS)), provide
the USCIS Online
Account
Number you were issued by the system. You
can find your USCIS Online Account Number by logging in to your
account and going to the profile page. If you previously filed
certain applications, petitions, or requests on a paper form via a
USCIS Lockbox facility, you may have received a USCIS Online
Account Access Notice issuing you a USCIS Online Account Number.
If you received such a notice, your USCIS Online Account Number
can be found at the top of the notice. If
you were issued a USCIS Online
Account
Number, enter it in the space provided. The USCIS Online
Account
Number is not the same as an A-Number.
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What Is the Filing
Fee?
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The
filing fee for Form I-690 is $200.
You
do not need to submit a biometric fee at the time you are filing
this application; however, if USCIS determines that you are
required to submit biometrics, USCIS will inform you how to pay
the biometric services fee. If you file this application with an
agency other than USCIS, please check with that agency to
determine if and when you must submit biometric services fees.
NOTE:
The filing fee
is not refundable, regardless of any action USCIS takes on this
application. DO
NOT MAIL CASH.
You must submit all fees in the exact amount.
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Use
the following guidelines when you prepare your check or money
order for the Form I-690 filing fee:
Guidelines
for Paying by Check or Money Order.
The
check or money order must be drawn on a bank or other financial
institution located in the United States and must be payable in
U.S. currency; and
Make
the check or money order payable to U.S.
Department of Homeland Security.
NOTE:
Spell out U.S. Department of Homeland Security; do not use the
initials “USDHS” or “DHS.”
If
you live outside the United States, contact the nearest U.S.
Embassy or U.S. Consulate for instructions on the method of
payment.
Notice
to Those Making Payment by Check
If
you send us a check, USCIS will convert it into an electronic
funds transfer (EFT). This means we will copy your check and use
the account information on it to electronically debit your account
for the amount of the check. The debit from your account will
usually take 24 hours and your bank will show it on your regular
account statement.
You
will not receive your original check back. We will destroy your
original check, but will keep a copy of it. If USCIS cannot
process the EFT for technical reasons, you authorize us to process
the copy in place of your original check. If USCIS cannot
complete the EFT because of insufficient funds, we may try to make
the transfer two times.
How
to Check If the Fees Are Correct.
Form
I-690's filing fee is current as of edition date in the lower left
corner of this page. However, because USCIS fees change
periodically, you can verify if the fees are correct by following
one of the steps below.
Visit
the USCIS Web site at www.uscis.gov,
select "FORMS," and check the appropriate fee; or
Call
the USCIS National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283
and ask for fee
information. For TTY (deaf or hard of hearing) call:
1-800-767-1833.
NOTE:
If your Form
I-690 requires payment of a biometric services fee for USCIS to
take your fingerprints, photograph, and/or signature, you can use
the same procedure to obtain the correct biometric services fee.
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The
filing fee for Form I-690 is $715.
You
do not need to submit a biometric fee at the time you are filing
this application; however, if USCIS determines that you are
required to submit biometrics, USCIS will inform you how to pay
the biometric services fee. If you file this application with an
agency other than USCIS, please check with that agency to
determine if and when you must submit biometric services fees.
NOTE:
The filing fee
is not refundable, regardless of any action USCIS takes on this
application. DO
NOT MAIL CASH.
You must submit all fees in the exact amount.
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Use
the following guidelines when you prepare your check or money
order for the Form I-690 filing fee:
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The
check or money order must be drawn on a bank or other financial
institution located in the United States and must be payable in
U.S. currency; and
Make
the check or money order payable to U.S.
Department of Homeland Security.
NOTE:
Spell out U.S. Department of Homeland Security; do not use the
initials “USDHS” or “DHS.”
If
you live outside the United States, contact the nearest U.S.
Embassy or U.S. Consulate for instructions on the method of
payment.
Notice
to Those Making Payment by Check. If
you send us a check, USCIS will convert it into an electronic
funds transfer (EFT). This means we will copy your check and use
the account information on it to electronically debit your account
for the amount of the check. The debit from your account will
usually take 24 hours and your bank will show it on your regular
account statement.
You
will not receive your original check back. We will destroy your
original check, but will keep a copy of it. If USCIS cannot
process the EFT for technical reasons, you authorize us to process
the copy in place of your original check.
If your check is returned as unpayable, USCIS will re-submit the
payment to the financial institution one time. If the check
is returned as unpayable a second time, we will reject your
application and charge you a returned check fee.
How
to Check If the Fees Are Correct
Form
I-690's filing fee is current as of edition date in the lower left
corner of this page. However, because USCIS fees change
periodically, you can verify that
the fees are
correct by following one of the steps below.
Visit
the USCIS website
at www.uscis.gov,
select "FORMS," and check the appropriate fee; or
Call
the USCIS National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283
and ask for fee
information. For TTY (deaf or hard of hearing) call:
1-800-767-1833.
NOTE:
If your Form
I-690 requires payment of a biometric services fee for USCIS to
take your fingerprints, photograph, and/or signature, you can use
the same procedure to obtain the correct biometric services fee.
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