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The U.S. Department of State or U.S. military installations abroad may also charge biometric services fees.

3. Contact the nearest USCIS international office, U.S. Embassy, or U.S. Consulate for instructions on fees and the

method of payment.

To ensure you file your application properly, you must enclose a separate check or money order for each application

requiring filing and/or biometric services fees. For example, if a married couple residing in the United States with one

adult member of their household files an application, the total fees would be $775 for Form I-600A and a separate

check or money order for $255 ($85 x 3 adults living in the household) for biometrics.

NOTE: USCIS will provide one additional biometric services appointment at no charge to you, your spouse (if married),

and/or any adult member of your household, if the 15-month biometric services validity period has or will expire before

the final adjudication of your Form I-600 petition. See the adoption-related pages on the USCIS website at

for more information about requesting the additional biometric services appointment.

Use the following guidelines when you prepare your checks or money orders for the Form I-600A filing fee and

biometric services fees:

The checks or money orders must be drawn on a bank or other financial institution located in the United States and

must be payable in U.S. currency; and

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 your

check is returned as unpayable, USCIS will re-submit the payment to the financial institution one time. If the check is

returned as unpayable a second time, we will reject your application and charge you a returned check fee.

How To Check If the Fees Are Correct

Form I-600A'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 that the fees are correct by following one of the steps

below.

Visit the USCIS website at , select "FORMS," and check the appropriate fee; or

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

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

If you live outside the United States, contact the nearest USCIS international office, U.S. Embassy, or U.S. Consulate

for instructions on fees and the method of payment.

Where To File?

Please see our website at

/I-600A

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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