I-140 Ins Toc

TABLE OF CHANGES – INSTRUCTIONS

Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers

OMB Number: 1615-0015

06/23/2020

Reason for Revision: Fee Rule

Project Phase: Post G-1056

• Please note – all instances of “if any” and “if applicable” have been removed from Instructions for Form I-140.

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Expires 06/30/2022

Edition Date 06/09/2020

Current Page Number and Section	Current Text	Proposed Text
Page 2-4, General Instructions	[Page 3] … 2. If you need extra space to complete any item within this petition, use the space provided in Part 11. Additional Information or attach a separate sheet of paper. Type or print your name and Alien Registration Number (A-Number) (if any) at the top of each sheet; indicate the Page Number, Part Number, and Item Number to which your answer refers; and sign and date each sheet. … 4. USCIS Online Account Number (if any). If you have previously filed an application or petition 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 or petitions on a paper form through a USCIS Lockbox facility, you may have received a USCIS Online Account Access Notice issuing you a USCIS Online Account Number. You may find your USCIS Online Account Number 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. …	[Page 3] … 2. If you need extra space to complete any item within this petition, use the space provided in Part 11. Additional Information or attach a separate sheet of paper. Type or print your name and Alien Registration Number (A-Number) at the top of each sheet; indicate the Page Number, Part Number, and Item Number to which your answer refers; and sign and date each sheet. … 4. USCIS Online Account Number. If you have previously filed an application or petition 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 or petitions on a paper form through a USCIS Lockbox facility, you may have received a USCIS Online Account Access Notice issuing you a USCIS Online Account Number. You may find your USCIS Online Account Number 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. …
Pages 8-9, What Is the Filing Fee?	[Page 8] … The filing fee for Form I-140 is $700. … [Page 9] 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 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 petition and charge you a returned check fee. …	[Page 8] … The filing fee for Form I-140 is $555. … 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 petition. …
Page 9, Where to File?	[Page 9] … If you have already filed Form I-140 and you wish to request Premium Processing Service, file Form I-907 with the Service Center where your Form I-140 is pending. See the Form I-907 filing instructions at www.uscis.gov/I-907 for further information. You must include a copy of your Form I-797C Notice showing your Form I-140 was accepted or a copy of the transfer notice, if applicable, showing the location of your Form I-140. To ensure that your Form I-907 is matched with your pending Form I-140, you must fully answer Part 2., Item Numbers 1. - 5. of Form I-907. If this information is not provided, USCIS will reject your Form I-907. …	[Page 9] … If you have already filed Form I-140 and you wish to request Premium Processing Service, file Form I-907 with the Service Center where your Form I-140 is pending. See the Form I-907 filing instructions at www.uscis.gov/I-907 for further information. You must include a copy of your Form I-797C Notice showing your Form I-140 was accepted or a copy of the transfer notice showing the location of your Form I-140. To ensure that your Form I-907 is matched with your pending Form I-140, you must fully answer Part 2., Item Numbers 1. - 5. of Form I-907. If this information is not provided, USCIS will reject your Form I-907. …

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