Instructions For Form I-821 - Application For Temporary Protected Status (Page 15 of 18) in pdf

Use the following guidelines when you prepare your checks or money orders for the Form I-821 filing fee and

biometric services fee:

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

2. Make the checks or money orders payable to U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

NOTE: Spell out U.S. Department of Homeland Security; do not use the initials “USDHS” or “DHS.”

Notice to Those Making Payment by Check. If you send us a check, USCIS will convert it into an electronic funds

transfer (EFT). This means we will copy your check and use the account information on it to electronically debit your

account for the amount of the check. The debit from your account will usually take 24 hours and your bank will show it

on your regular account statement.

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

USCIS cannot complete the EFT because of insufficient funds, we may try to make the transfer two additional times.

NOTE: The fees that apply to your registration or re-registration application packet may all be combined into a single

check or money order. For example, if you also choose to submit Form I-131, Application for Travel Document, and

include that application with your TPS application, the Form I-131 fee may be included with the check or money order for

the TPS application, as well. Please note that if you use a single check or money order, and the fee amount is incorrect,

then your entire application packet will be rejected.

How to Check If the Fees Are Correct

Form I-821’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 if the fees are correct by following one of the steps

below:

1. Visit the USCIS website at , select “FORMS” and check the appropriate fee; or

2. Call the USCIS National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283 and ask for the fee information. For TTY (deaf

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

NOTE: If you are age 14 or older and, therefore, must pay the biometric services fee with your Form I-821, you can use

the same procedure to obtain the correct biometric services fee.

Fee Waiver

You may be eligible for a fee waiver under 8 CFR 103.7(c). If you believe you are eligible for a fee waiver, complete

Form I-912, Request for Fee Waiver (or a written request), and submit it and any required evidence of your inability to

pay the filing fees with this application. You can review the fee waiver guidance at /feewaiver.

Where to File?

Please see our website at

/I-821

or call our National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283 for the

most current information about where to file this application. For TTY (deaf or hard of hearing) call: 1-800-767-1833.

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