Instructions For Form N-400 - Application For Naturalization (Page 14 of 18) in pdf

NOTE: You must submit documentation of traffic incidents if:

(1) The incident involved alcohol or drugs;

(2) The incident led to an arrest; or

(3) The incident seriously injured another person.

You do not need to submit documentation for traffic fines or incidents that did not involve an arrest or did not

involve drugs or alcohol, if the only penalty was a fine of less than $500 or points on your driving record.

What Is the Filing Fee?

The filing fee for Form N-400 is $640. A biometric services fee of $85 is also required for applicants under 75 years of age

when filing Form N-400 regardless of where the applicant lives and whether the applicant is filing from within the United

States or abroad.

NOTE: No filing fee is required for military applicants filing under section 328 or 329 of the INA.

Biometric Services Fee Exceptions

You do not have to pay a biometric services fee if:

1. You are 75 years of age or older; or

2. You are filing under the military provisions, Section 328 or 329 of the INA.

USCIS cannot accept a biometric services fee if you are not required to pay a biometric services fee.

Rejected Applications

USCIS will reject your Form N-400 if you submit the incorrect fee or an incorrect payment method. USCIS also

will reject your Form N-400 if you include payment for more than what you are required to pay.

In the event USCIS rejects your application, we will return any filing fees with your application.

Use the following guidelines when you are paying for your application. You must:

1. Pay for each application using a single payment method (check, money order, or credit card) and not a combination of

methods; and

2. Use the same payment method for all applications that are mailed together.

NOTE: You must submit all fees in the exact amounts. The filing fee and biometric services fee are not refundable,

regardless of any action USCIS takes on this application. DO NOT MAIL CASH.

Payments By Check or Money Order

Use the following guidelines when you prepare your checks or money orders for the Form N-400 filing fee and biometric

services fee:

1. 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

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.”

3. If you live outside the United States, contact the nearest U.S. Embassy or U.S. Consulate for instructions on the

method of payment.

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