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NOTE: The filing fee is not refundable, regardless of any

action USCIS takes on this petition. DO NOT MAIL CASH.

USCIS California Service Center

You must submit all fees in the exact amounts.

ATTN: CW-1

24000 Avila Road

Payment

2nd Floor, Room 2312

Laguna Niguel, CA 92677

A petitioner filing Form I-129CW may make the payment in

the form of a single check or money order for the total amount

Updated Filing Address Information

due or as separate checks or money orders, one for the

additional fee, one for the petition fee, and one for the

The filing addresses provided on this form reflect the most

biometric fee, if applicable.

current information as of the date this form was last printed. If

you are filing Form I-129CW more than 30 days after the

Use the following guidelines when you prepare your check

latest edition date shown in the lower right corner, visit us

or money order for the Form I-129CW filing fee:

online at

before you file, and check the

1. The check or money order must be drawn on a bank or

"FORMS" page to confirm the correct filing address and

other financial institution located in the United States and

version currently in use. Check the edition date located in the

must be payable in U.S. currency; and

lower right corner of the form. If the edition date on your

2. Make the checks or money orders payable to U.S.

Form I-129CW matches the edition date listed for Form

Department of Homeland Security.

I-129CW on the online "FORMS" page, your version is

current and will be accepted by USCIS. If the edition date on

NOTE: Spell out U.S. Department of Homeland Security;

the online version is later, download a copy and use the online

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

version. If you do not have Internet access, call Customer

Service at 1-800-375-5283 to verify the current filing address

Checks are accepted, subject to collection. An uncollected

and edition date. For TTY (deaf or hard of hearing) call:

check will render the petition and any document issued

1-800-767-1833. Improperly filed forms will be rejected,

invalid. A charge of $30 will be imposed if a check in

and the fee returned with instructions to resubmit the

payment of a fee is not honored by the bank on which it is

entire filing using the current form instructions.

drawn.

Notice to Those Making Payment by Check. If you send us

What Is the Filing Fee?

a check, USCIS will convert it into an electronic funds transfer

(EFT). This means we will copy your check and use the

The base filing fee for Form I-129CW is $460.

account information on it to electronically debit your account

for the amount of the check. The debit from your account will

Public Law 110-229 requires a supplemental CNMI education

usually take 24 hours and your bank will show it on your

funding fee of $150, per beneficiary, per year. Accordingly,

regular account statement.

employers filing CW-1 petitions must submit an additional fee

of $150, per beneficiary, per year.

You will not receive your original check back. We will

destroy your original check, but will keep a copy of it. If

An employer filing Form I-129CW for a CNMI-Only

USCIS cannot process the EFT for technical reasons, you

Nonimmigrant Transitional Worker must submit the $460

authorize us to process the copy in place of your original

petition filing fee, and an additional $150 for the supplemental

check. If your check is returned as unpayable, USCIS will re-

CNMI education fee.

submit the payment to the financial institution one time. If the

An additional biometric service fee of $85 per beneficiary is

check is returned as unpayable a second time, we will reject

required if the alien is present in the CNMI when filing for

your petition and charge you a returned check fee.

initial grant of CW-1 status. (See 8 CFR 103.7(b)). After

submission of the form, USCIS will notify the beneficiary

How To Check If the Fees Are Correct

about when and where to go for biometric services.

Form I-129 CW's filing fee and biometric services fee are

current as of the edition date in the lower right corner of this

Exceptions

page. However, because USCIS fees change periodically, you

You may be eligible for a fee waiver under 8 CFR 103.7(c).

can verify that the fees are correct by following one of the

However, note that the CNMI education funding fee cannot be

steps below.

waived.

1. Visit the USCIS website at , select

USCIS will use the Poverty Guidelines published annually by

"FORMS," and check the appropriate fee; or

the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as the

2. Call the USCIS National Customer Service Center at

basic criteria in determining the applicant's eligibility when

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

economic necessity is identified as a factor.

(deaf or hard of hearing) call: 1-800-767-1833.

The Poverty Guidelines will be used as a guide, but not as a

conclusive standard, in adjudicating fee waiver requests.

Form I-129CW Instructions 12/23/16 N Page 5

Instructions For Form I-129cw - Petition For A Cnmi-Only Nonimmigrant Transitional Worker Page 5

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