TABLE OF CHANGES – INSTRUCTIONS
Form I-829, Instructions for Petition by Investor to Remove Conditions on Permanent Resident Status
OMB Number: 1615-0045
06/05/2020
Reason for Revision: Fee Rule Project Phase: Post G-1056
Legend for Proposed Text:
Expires 11/30/2021 Edition Date 11/21/2019 |
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Pages 2-3,
General Instructions |
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Filing Fee. Each petition must be accompanied by the appropriate filing fee and biometric services fee (if applicable). (See the What Is the Filing Fee section of these Instructions.)
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Translations. If you submit a document with information in a foreign language, you must also submit a full English translation. The translator must sign a certification that the English language translation is complete and accurate, and that he or she is competent to translate from the foreign language into English. The certification must include the translator’s signature. DHS recommends the certification contain the translator’s printed name and the date and the translator’s contact information.
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2. If you need extra space to complete any item within this petition, use the space provided in Part 12. 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.
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Filing Fee. Each petition must be accompanied by the appropriate filing fee. (See the What Is the Filing Fee section of these Instructions.)
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Delivery Information. If your application is approved, your ensuing secure identity document (for example: Permanent Resident Card, Employment Authorization Document, Travel Document) may be delivered using the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) Signature Confirmation Restricted Delivery (SCRD) service. If SCRD is used for delivery, you will be required to sign for delivery of your document. You must provide identification as requested by USPS. If you are not able to sign for your document, you may designate an agent to sign on your behalf. To do this you must complete the US Postal Service Form 3801 and submit it to your local Post Office. Alternatively, if you would like your attorney or accredited representative to receive the document, please ensure that a Form G-28, Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Accredited Representative, has been filed with USCIS.
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2. If you need extra space to complete any item within this petition, use the space provided in Part 12. 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.
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Specific Instructions
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Item Number 2. Alien Registration Number (A-Number) (if any). Provide your A-Number. Your A-Number is the number used to identify your immigration records. You may find this number on documents you received from USCIS (such as your Permanent Resident Card), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), or the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) during immigration court proceedings. If you have more than one A-Number, use the space provided in Part 12. Additional Information to list all the A-Numbers that have been assigned to you.
Item Number 3. 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.
Item Number 4. U.S. Social Security Number (if any). Provide your U.S. Social Security Number, if you have one. If you have been issued or have previously used more than one Social Security Number, use the space provided in Part 12. Additional Information to list all the Social Security Numbers that have been issued to you or that you have previously used.
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Item Number 3. A-Number (if any). Provide your current or former conditional permanent resident spouse’s A-Number, if any. If your current spouse or former conditional permanent resident spouse has more than one A-Number, use the space provided in Part 12. Additional Information to list all the A-Numbers that have been assigned to him or her.
Item Number 4. USCIS Online Account Number (if any). If your current or former conditional permanent resident spouse previously filed an application, petition, or request using the USCIS online filing system (previously called USCIS Electronic Immigration System (USCIS ELIS)), provide his or her USCIS Online Account Number. You can find his or her USCIS Online Account Number by logging in to his or her account and going to the profile page. If he or she previously filed certain applications, petitions, or requests on a paper form via a USCIS Lockbox facility, he or she may have received a USCIS Online Account Access Notice issuing his or her USCIS Online Account Number. If he or she received such a notice, his or her USCIS Online Account Number can be found at the top of the notice. If he or she was 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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Item Numbers 6.a. - 7.c. Other Names Used (including maiden names, nicknames, and aliases, if any). Provide all the names that your current or former conditional permanent resident spouse has ever used, including maiden names, married names, nicknames and aliases, in the spaces provided. Use the space provided in Part 12. Additional Information to provide additional names.
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Item Number 3. A-Number (if any). Provide your child’s A-Number, if any. If your child has more than one A-Number, use the space provided in Part 12. Additional Information to list all the A-Numbers that have been assigned to him or her.
Item Number 4. USCIS Online Account Number (if any). If your child previously filed an application, petition, or request using the USCIS online filing system (previously called USCIS Electronic Immigration System (USCIS ELIS)), provide his or her USCIS Online Account Number. You can find his or her USCIS Online Account Number by logging in to his or her account and going to the profile page. If he or she previously filed certain applications, petitions, or requests on a paper form via a USCIS Lockbox facility, he or she may have received a USCIS Online Account Access Notice issuing his or her USCIS Online Account Number. If he or she received such a notice, his or her USCIS Online Account Number can be found at the top of the notice. If he or she was 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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Item Numbers 1.a - 7.d. If you need extra space to provide any additional information within this petition, use the space provided in Part 12. Additional Information. If you need more space than what is provided in Part 12., you may make copies of Part 12. to complete and file with your petition, or attach a separate sheet of paper. Type or print your name and 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.
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Item Number 2. Alien Registration Number (A-Number). Provide your A-Number. Your A-Number is the number used to identify your immigration records. You may find this number on documents you received from USCIS (such as your Permanent Resident Card), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), or the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) during immigration court proceedings. If you have more than one A-Number, use the space provided in Part 12. Additional Information to list all the A-Numbers that have been assigned to you.
Item Number 3. USCIS Online Account Number. 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.
Item Number 4. U.S. Social Security Number. Provide your U.S. Social Security Number, if you have one. If you have been issued or have previously used more than one Social Security Number, use the space provided in Part 12. Additional Information to list all the Social Security Numbers that have been issued to you or that you have previously used.
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Item Number 3. A-Number. Provide your current or former conditional permanent resident spouse’s A-Number, if any. If your current spouse or former conditional permanent resident spouse has more than one A-Number, use the space provided in Part 12. Additional Information to list all the A-Numbers that have been assigned to him or her.
Item Number 4. USCIS Online Account Number. If your current or former conditional permanent resident spouse previously filed an application, petition, or request using the USCIS online filing system (previously called USCIS Electronic Immigration System (USCIS ELIS)), provide his or her USCIS Online Account Number. You can find his or her USCIS Online Account Number by logging in to his or her account and going to the profile page. If he or she previously filed certain applications, petitions, or requests on a paper form via a USCIS Lockbox facility, he or she may have received a USCIS Online Account Access Notice issuing his or her USCIS Online Account Number. If he or she received such a notice, his or her USCIS Online Account Number can be found at the top of the notice. If he or she was 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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Item Numbers 6.a. - 7.c. Other Names Used (including maiden names, nicknames, and aliases). Provide all the names that your current or former conditional permanent resident spouse has ever used, including maiden names, married names, nicknames and aliases, in the spaces provided. Use the space provided in Part 12. Additional Information to provide additional names.
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Item Number 3. A-Number. Provide your child’s A-Number. If your child has more than one A-Number, use the space provided in Part 12. Additional Information to list all the A-Numbers that have been assigned to him or her.
Item Number 4. USCIS Online Account Number. If your child previously filed an application, petition, or request using the USCIS online filing system (previously called USCIS Electronic Immigration System (USCIS ELIS)), provide his or her USCIS Online Account Number. You can find his or her USCIS Online Account Number by logging in to his or her account and going to the profile page. If he or she previously filed certain applications, petitions, or requests on a paper form via a USCIS Lockbox facility, he or she may have received a USCIS Online Account Access Notice issuing his or her USCIS Online Account Number. If he or she received such a notice, his or her USCIS Online Account Number can be found at the top of the notice. If he or she was 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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Item Numbers 1.a - 7.d. If you need extra space to provide any additional information within this petition, use the space provided in Part 12. Additional Information. If you need more space than what is provided in Part 12., you may make copies of Part 12. to complete and file with your petition, or attach a separate sheet of paper. Type or print your name and 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.
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What Is the Filing Fee? |
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The filing fee for Form I-829 is $3,750. A biometric services fee of $85 is also required for the petitioners, as well as any current spouse, former conditional permanent resident spouse, or conditional permanent resident children that are included on the petition between 14 and 79 years of age. That means you must submit a separate biometric services fee of $85 for each conditional permanent resident who is applying with you to remove the conditions on their permanent resident status.
NOTE: The filing fee and biometric services fee are not refundable, regardless of any action USCIS takes on this petition. DO NOT MAIL CASH. You must submit all fees in the exact amounts.
Use the following guidelines when you prepare your checks or money orders for the Form I-829 filing fee and biometric services fee:
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2. Make the checks or money orders payable to U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
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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 petition and charge you a returned check fee.
How to Check if the Fees Are Correct
Form I-829’s filing fee and biometric services fee are current as of the 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.
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The filing fee for Form I-829 is $3,900.
NOTE: The filing fee is not refundable, regardless of any action USCIS takes on this petition. 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-829 filing fee:
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2. Make the check or money order payable to U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
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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 the check is returned as unpayable, we may reject your petition.
How to Check if the Fees Are Correct
Form I-829’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 that the fees are correct by following one of the steps below.
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DHS Privacy Notice |
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DISCLOSURE: The information you provide is voluntary. However, failure to provide the requested information, including your Social Security number (if applicable), and any requested evidence, may delay a final decision or result in denial of your petition.
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DISCLOSURE: The information you provide is voluntary. However, failure to provide the requested information, including your Social Security number (if applicable), and any requested evidence, may delay a final decision or result in a rejection or denial of your petition.
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