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TABLE OF CHANGES – INSTRUCTIONS

Form I-290B, Notice of Appeal or Motion

OMB Number: 1615-0095

10/30/2018

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Expires 05/31/2020

Edition Date 5/17/2018

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Pages 6-7, What Is the Filing Fee?	[Page 6] What Is the Filing Fee? The filing fee for Form I-290B is $675. No fee is required if you are filing Form I-290B to appeal a denial of a petition for a special immigrant visa by an Iraqi or Afghan national who worked for or on behalf of the U.S. Government in Iraq or Afghanistan. NOTE: The filing fee is not refundable, regardless of any action USCIS takes on this form. DO NOT MAIL CASH. You must submit all fees in the exact amounts. Use the following guidelines when you prepare your check or money order for the Form I-290B fee: 1. 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 2. 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.” 3. 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 will be shown 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 form and charge you a returned check fee. [Page 7] How to Check If the Fees Are Correct Form I-290B’s filing fee is current as of the 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: 1. Visit the USCIS website at www.uscis.gov, select “FORMS” and check the appropriate fee; or 2. 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: You only need to pay one filing fee if you are filing an appeal or motion relating to a single application or petition, even if the application or petition has multiple beneficiaries. Fee Waiver USCIS may waive the fee for Form I-290B under 8 CFR 103.7(c) if you can show an inability to pay and: 1. The appeal or motion is from a denial of an immigration benefit request for which you were not required to pay a fee; or 2. The fee for the underlying application or petition could have been waived. If you believe you are eligible for a fee waiver, complete Form I-912, Request for Fee Waiver (or a written request) and submit it and any required evidence of your inability to pay the filing fee with this form. You can review the fee waiver guidance at www.uscis.gov/feewaiver.	[Page 6] What Is the Filing Fee? The filing fee for Form I-290B is $705. [no change] 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, we may reject your form. [no change] For information on fee waivers under 8 CFR 106.3 please review the instructions for USCIS Form I-912 found at www.uscis.gov. [delete]

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