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What Is the Filing Fee?

There is no filing fee for Form I-918 or Supplement A. You are required to provide biometrics information, but are not

required to pay the biometrics services fee. After you submit Form I-918 and Supplement A (if applicable), USCIS will

notify you and your family member (if applicable) of when and where to go for biometrics services.

Where To File?

Please see our website at

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

most current information about where to file Form I-918 and Supplement A. For TTY (deaf or hard of hearing) call:

1-800-767-1833.

Address Change

An applicant, petitioner, or requester who is not a U.S. citizen must notify USCIS of his or her new address within 10 days

of moving from his or her previous residence. For information on filing a change of address, go to the USCIS Website at

or contact the USCIS National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283. For TTY

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

NOTE: Do not submit a change of address request to the USCIS Lockbox facilities because the Lockbox does not

process change of address requests.

Processing Information

USCIS will reject any Form I-918 or Supplement A that is not signed with a notice that Form I-918 or Supplement A

is deficient. You may correct the deficiency and resubmit Form I-918 and/or Supplement A. A petition or supplement is

not considered properly filed until accepted by USCIS.

Initial Processing. Once USCIS accepts your Form I-918 or Supplement A, we will check it for completeness. If you do

not completely fill out this petition or supplement, you will not establish a basis for your eligibility and USCIS may reject

or deny your Form I-918 or Supplement A.

Requests for More Information. We may request that you provide more information or evidence to support your Form

I-918 or Supplement A. We also may request that you provide the originals of any copies you submit. USCIS will return

any requested originals when they are no longer needed.

Requests for Interview. We may request that you and/or your family member appear at a USCIS office for an interview

based on your petition or supplement. At the time of any interview or other appearance at a USCIS office, we may require

that you and/or your family member provide your fingerprints, photographs, and/or signatures to verify your identity and/

or update background and security checks.

Employment Authorization. If you are currently residing in the United States and your Form I-918 is approved,

you will receive employment authorization incident to status and USCIS will send you an Employment

Authorization Document as evidence of that authorization.

Derivative family members are also employment authorized incident to status, however an employment authorization

document is not automatically issued. If he or she wishes to obtain an Employment Authorization Document, as evidence

of authorization, he or she may file Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, with appropriate fees or

requests for fee waivers.

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