USCIS ELISImmigrant FeePayment Guide

Step 1• Type“uscis.gov/uscis-elis”intoyourWebbrowserandclickonthe“LogintoUSCISELIS”

linktoaccessUSCISELIS.• Selectthe“CreateNewAccount”buttonunder“CreateNewAccount.”

Step 2• Under“SELECTACCOUNTTYPE”usethedrop-downarrowtoselectthe“APPLICANT”option.• Typeyouremailaddresstwotimesinthespacesunder“PROVIDEEMAIL.”

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Step 3• USCISwillsendaconfirmationemailtotheemailaddressyouprovided.• Openyouremailaccountandintheconfirmationemail,clickontheUSCISELISlinktoaccess

theUSCISELISloginscreen.

Step 4• Createapasswordandreferto“FAQs”forguidance.• Enteryournewpasswordtwiceandselect“Next.”

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Step 5• Select“Next”onthescreenconfirmingthecreationofyourpassword.

Step 6• Usethedrop-downarrowstochoosepasswordresetquestions.

° Thesequestionsareusedtoconfirmyouridentityandresetyourpasswordifyouloseorforgetit.• Selectfivequestionsandprovideananswerforeachbeforeselecting“Next.”

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Step 7• Chooseasecuritypreferencefromoneofthethreeavailableoptionsandselect“Next.”

Step 7A (Part 1 of 3) - Option only available for U.S. mobile phones• IfyouchooseSecurePersonalIdentityNumber(PIN)viaPhoneasyoursecuritypreference:

° ChoosehowyouwouldliketoreceiveyoursecurePIN,eitherviaSMS/textmessageorvoicemessage.• EnteryourU.S.phonenumberandselect“TestSecurePIN.”• Please note: USCIS ELIS will not accept foreign phone numbers. If you only have a foreign phone number,

please select the Secure Pin via Email or Personal Identity Questions as your security preference.

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Step 7A (Part 2 of 3)• AsecurePINwillbesenttoyourphoneviatextmessageorvoicecall.EnterthesecurePIN

andselect“SubmitPIN.”

Step 7A (Part 3 of 3)• AfterenteringyoursecurePIN,youwillreceiveanotificationthatyoursecurePINwasvalidated.• Select“Submit”ifyouchoosetoproceedwiththelistedphonenumber.

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Step 7B (Part 1 of 3)• IfyouchooseSecurePersonalIdentityNumber(PIN)viaEmailasyoursecuritypreference:

° Select“TestSecurePIN”tohaveanewPINsenttoyourpersonalemailaccount.° AnemailwillbesenttothepersonalemailaddressyouusedtosetupyourUSCISELISonlineaccount.

Step 7B (Part 2 of 3)• USCISwillsendasecurePINnotificationemailtoyourpersonalemailaddress.• YouwillneedtologintoyourpersonalemailaccounttoretrievethemessagethatcontainsyoursecurePIN.• TheemailalsowillcontaininstructionsforcompletingyourrequestforaUSCISELISonlineaccount.

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Step 7B (Part 3 of 3)• EnterthesecurePINyoureceivedinyourpersonalemailandselect“SubmitPIN.”

Step 7C (Part 1 of 2)•IfyouchoosePersonalIdentityQuestionsasyoursecuritypreference:

° Usethedrop-downarrowstochoosefromalistofpersonalidentityquestions.° Selectthreequestionsandprovideananswerforeach.° Select“Next.”

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Step 7C (Part 2 of 2)• USCISELISwillaskyoutoconfirmyouraccountbyansweringoneofyourpersonalidentityquestions.• Afteryoutypeyourresponse,select“Submit.”

Step 8• Youwillreceiveanotificationthatyouraccountiscreated.• Click“USCISELISHome”tobeginyourapplication.

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Step 9• FromtheStep-by-StepOnlineApplicationpage,usethedrop-downarrowandselectthe

option“USCISImmigrantFee.”• Selectthe“MakeRequest/Payment”button.

Step 10• Enteryourname,dateofbirth/countryofbirth,A-Number,andDOSCaseIDandthenselect“Enter”toproceed.

° IfyourA-Numberisfewerthan9digits,insertzerosafterthe“A”andbeforethefirstdigittocreatea9-digitnumber(forexample,A12345678wouldbecomeA012345678).

• Ifyouneedhelp,clickthe“EmailUsforHelp”buttonandcompletetheform.ForinformationonhowtofindyourA-NumberandDOSCaseID,visitImmigrantFeePayment:TipsonFindingYourA-NumberandDOSCaseIDhttp://www.uscis.gov/uscis-elis/immigrant-fee-payment-tips-finding-your-number-and-dos-case-id.

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Step 11• IfyouwouldliketopayforfamilymemberswhowillbelivingwithyouintheUnitedStates,

select“AddAnotherFamilyMember,”orselect“Next”toproceedwithyourpayment.

Step 12• Ifapplicable,enterinformationforyourotherfamilymembersandselect“Enter”tocontinue.

Onceagain,youwillbegiventheoptiontoaddadditionalfamilymembersorproceedwithpayment.

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Step 13• Readthe“SummaryReview”toensureallyourinformationiscorrect,andselect“Next”to

continueor“Back”toedityourinformation.

Step 14• Reviewthe$165USCISImmigrantFeeforyouandanyadditionalfamilymembers,if

applicable,andselect“Next.”

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Step 15• YouwillbeautomaticallyredirectedfromtheUSCISwebsitetoPay.gov,whichisaDepartment

ofTreasurysystem.• Youcanpaythefeewithacredit/debitcard,oranelectroniccheck(ACH)paymentfromaU.S.bank

checkingaccount.• Youcanalsopaywithaprepaidcard(likeaVisagiftcardpurchasedinastore).However,onlyonecardcanbe

usedtopaythefee.Thecardmusthaveenoughmoneyavailabletopaythetotalpaymentamount.Forexample,ifthepaymentisforfourImmigrantFees$165.00X4=$660,thefull$660willneedtobeavailableontheoneprepaidcardatthetimeofpayment.

• Enterallinformationbeforeselecting“ContinuewithACHPayment”or“ContinuewithPlasticCardPayment.”

Step 16• Beforeauthorizingthepayment,youmayrequestanelectronicreceiptbyenteringyouremailaddress.• Youcanincludetheemailaddressofanotherfamilymemberyoupaidforinthe“CC”box.• Select“SubmitPayment.”

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If you have questions about the process, please visit us online at www.uscis.gov/uscis-elis, call our National Customer Service Center

[from within the United States] at 1-800-375-5283 (TDD for the hearing impaired 1-800-767-1833),

or complete the hyperlink to the form to receive assistance https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/contactus.

You can also schedule an InfoPass (http://infopass.uscis.gov/) appointment online at any time of day or night to meet with a USCIS Immigration Officer.

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