Instructions For Form N-565, Application For Replacement Naturalization (Page 2 of 3) in pdf

You may submit one check or money order for the application

Translations.

Any document containing a foreign language

and other documents for which you are applying.

submitted to USCIS shall be accompanied by a full English

language translation which the translator has certified as

Use the following guidelines when you prepare your check or

complete and accurate, and by the translator's certification that

money order for the Form N-565 fee:

he or she is competent to translate from the foreign language

into English.

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

Photographs

2. Make the check or money order payable to U.S.

You must submit two identical color photographs of yourself

Department of Homeland Security.

taken within 30 days of the filing of this application. The

photos must have a white to off-white background, be printed

NOTE: Please spell out U.S. Department of Homeland

on thin paper with a glossy finish, and be unmounted and

Security; do not use the initials "USDHS" or "DHS."

unretouched.

Passport-style photos must be 2" x 2." The photos must be in

How to Check If the Fees Are Correct

color with full face, frontal view on a white to off-white

Form N-565 fees and biometrics services fees are current as of

background. Head height should measure 1" to 1 3/8" from top

edition date in the lower right corner of this page. However,

of hair to bottom of chin, and eye height is between 1 1/8" to 1

3/8" from bottom of photo. Your head must be bare unless you

because USCIS fees change periodically, you can verify if the

fees are correct by following one of the steps below.

are wearing a headdress as required by a religious

denomination of which you are a member. However, your face

1. Visit the USCIS Web site at , select

must be visible. Using pencil or felt pen, lightly print your

“FORMS,” and check the appropriate fee; or

name and Alien Registration Number on the back of the photo.

2. Telephone the USCIS National Customer Service Center at

Where to File?

1-800-375-5283 and ask for fee information. For TDD

(hearing impaired) call: 1-800-767-1833.

If you reside in AL, AR, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, KY, LA,

NOTE: If your Form N-565 requires payment of a biometrics

MS, ME, MD, MA, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, SC, OK, PA,

services fee for USCIS to take your fingerprints, photograph

PR, RI, TN, TX, VA, VI, VT, WV

or signature, you can use the same procedure to obtain the

correct biometrics fee.

Submit your N-565 to the USCIS Texas Service Center at:

DHS/USCIS

Processing Information

Texas Service Center

PO Box 851182

Mesquite, TX 75185-1182

Rejection. Any application that is not signed or not

accompanied by the correct fee will be rejected with a notice

If you reside in AK, AZ, CA, CO, GU, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA,

that the application is deficient. You may correct the

KS, MI, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, ND, OH, OR, SD, UT,

deficiency and resubmit the application. However, an

WA, WI, WY

application is not considered properly filed until accepted by

USCIS.

Submit your N-565 to the USCIS Nebraska Service Center at:

Initial processing. Once the application has been accepted, it

DHS/USCIS

will be checked for completeness, including submission of the

Nebraska Service Center

required initial evidence. If you do not completely fill out the

PO Box 87565

form, or file it without required initial evidence, you will not

Lincoln, NE 68501-7565

establish a basis for eligibility and we may deny your

application.

What Is the Filing Fee?

The filing fee Form N-565 is $345, except there is no fee if

you check block 2 (d) of Part 2 of the form.

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