Page 1,
What Is the Purpose
of Form N-400?
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If
either of your parents is a United States citizen, complete Part
6. Information About Your Parents
as part of this application. If neither of your parents is a
United States citizen, skip Part
6. and
complete Part
7. Biographical Information.
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If
either of your parents is a United States citizen, complete Part
6. Information About Your Parents
as part of this application. If neither of your parents is a
United States citizen, skip Part
6. and
complete Part
7. Biographic
Information.
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Pages 2-4,
General Instructions
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Biometrics
Services Appointment. USCIS
may require that you appear for an interview or provide
fingerprints, photograph, and/or signature at any time to verify
your identity, obtain additional information, and conduct
background and security checks, including a check of criminal
history records maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI), before making a decision on your application. After USCIS
receives your application and ensures it is complete, we will
inform you in writing if you need to attend a biometric services
appointment. If an appointment is necessary, the notice will
provide you the location of your local or designated USCIS
Application Support Center (ASC) and the date and time of your
appointment or, if you are currently overseas, instruct you to
contact a U.S. Embassy, U.S. Consulate, or USCIS office outside
the United States to set up an appointment.
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3.
All of this
information was complete, true, and correct at the time of filing.
If
you fail to attend your biometric services appointment, USCIS may
deny your application.
Copies.
You should submit
legible photocopies
of documents
requested, unless the Instructions specifically state that you
must submit an original document. USCIS may request an original
document at the time of filing or at any time during processing of
an application, petition, or request. If USCIS requests an
original document from you, it will be returned to you after USCIS
determines it no longer needs your original.
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Biometrics
Services Appointment. Every
individual who is an applicant, petitioner, derivative,
beneficiary, or sponsor of an immigration benefit request or other
request submitted to USCIS is required to submit biometrics unless
USCIS waives or exempts the requirement. You will be
notified of the time and place of your appointment if you must
appear and you will be provided requirements for rescheduling if
necessary. If you fail to submit any biometrics as required,
USCIS may deny your application, petition, or request.
DHS
may store the biometrics submitted by an individual and use or
reuse biometrics to conduct background and security checks,
including a check of criminal history records maintained by the
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), verify identity, produce
documents, determine eligibility for immigration and
naturalization benefits, or to perform any other functions
necessary for administering and enforcing immigration and
naturalization laws, and any other law within DHS authority.
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3.
All of this
information was complete, true, and correct at the time of filing.
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Copies.
You should
submit legible photocopies
of documents
requested, unless the Instructions specifically state that you
must submit an original document. USCIS may request an original
document at the time of filing or at any time during processing of
an application, petition, or request. If USCIS requests an
original document from you, it will be returned to you after USCIS
determines it no longer needs your original.
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Pages 14-16,
What Is the Filing
Fee?
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[page 14]
What
Is the Filing Fee?
The
filing fee for Form N-400 is $640.
A biometric services fee of $85
is also required
for applicants under 75 years of age when filing Form N-400
regardless of where the applicant lives and whether the applicant
is filing from within the United States or abroad.
NOTE:
No filing fee is
required for military applicants filing under section 328 or 329
of the INA.
Biometric
Services Fee Exceptions
You
do not have to pay a biometric services fee if:
1.
You are 75 years of
age or older; or
2.
You are filing
under the military provisions, Section 328 or 329 of the INA.
USCIS
cannot accept
a biometric services fee if you are not required to pay a
biometric services fee.
Rejected
Applications
USCIS
will reject your Form N-400 if you submit the incorrect fee or an
incorrect payment method. USCIS also will reject your Form N-400
if you include payment for more than what you are required to pay.
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If
you believe you are eligible for a fee reduction, complete Form
I-942, Request for Reduced Fee, and submit it and any required
evidence to support your request with this application. If you are
under 75 years of age, there is no reduction available for the
biometric services fee. If your request for reduced fee is
approved you will pay $320
plus
$85
for
a total payment of $405.
You do not have to pay a biometric services fee if you are 75
years of age or older.
NOTE:
USCIS
cannot accept a biometric services fee if you are not required to
pay a biometric services fee. USCIS will reject your Form N-400 if
you submit the incorrect fee or if you attach payment for more
than what you are required to pay. In such a case, USCIS will
return any filing fees you submitted with your Form N-400.
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[page 14]
What
Is the Filing Fee?
The
filing fee for Form N-400 is $640.
A biometric services fee of $85
is also required
regardless of
where the applicant lives and whether the applicant is filing from
within the United States or abroad.
NOTE:
No filing fee or
biometric services fee
is required for military applicants filing under section 328 or
329 of the INA.
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Rejected
Applications
USCIS
will reject your Form N-400 if you submit the incorrect fee or an
incorrect payment method. USCIS also will reject your Form N-400
if you include payment for more than what you are required to pay.
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[page
16]
If
you believe you are eligible for a fee reduction, complete Form
I-942, Request for Reduced Fee, and submit it and any required
evidence to support your request with this application.
If your
request for reduced fee is approved you will pay $320
plus
$85
for
a total payment of $405.
NOTE:
USCIS
will
reject your Form N-400 if you submit the incorrect fee or if you
attach payment for more than what you are required to pay. In such
a case, USCIS will return any filing fees you submitted with your
Form N-400.
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Pages 16-17,
Processing
Information
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Requests
for Interview. We
may request that you appear at a USCIS office for an interview
based on your application. At the time of any interview or other
appearance at a USCIS office, we may require that you provide your
fingerprints, photograph, and/or signature to verify your identity
and/or update background and security checks.
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[page 17]
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Requests
for Interview. We
may request that you appear at a USCIS office for an interview
based on your application. At the time of any interview or other
appearance at a USCIS office, we may require that you provide your
biometrics
to verify your
identity and/or update background and security checks.
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Paperwork Reduction
Act
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Paperwork
Reduction Act
An
agency may not conduct or sponsor information collection, and a
person is not required to respond to a collection of information,
unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) control number. The public reporting burden for this
collection of information is estimated at 9 hours and 17 minutes
per response, including the time for reviewing instructions,
gathering the required documentation and information, completing
the application, preparing statements, attaching necessary
documentation, and submitting the application. The collection of
biometrics is estimated to require 1 hour and 10 minutes. Send
comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of
this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing
this burden, to: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services,
Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy,
20 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20529-2140; OMB No.
1615-0052. Do not
mail your completed Form N-400 to this address.
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18]
Paperwork
Reduction Act
An
agency may not conduct or sponsor information collection, and a
person is not required to respond to a collection of information,
unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) control number. The public reporting burden for this
collection of information is estimated at 9 hours and 17 minutes
per response, including the time for reviewing instructions,
gathering the required documentation and information, completing
the application, preparing statements, attaching necessary
documentation, and submitting the application. The collection of
biometrics is estimated to require 3
hours and 40
minutes. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other
aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions
for reducing this burden, to: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and
Strategy, 20 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20529-2140; OMB
No. 1615-0052. Do
not mail your completed Form N-400 to this address.
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