When you send a payment, you agree to pay for a government service. If you pay by check, you must make your check payable to the U.S. You may pay the fee with a money order, personal check, cashier’s check or pay by credit card using Form G-1450, Authorization for Credit Card Transactions. Please write "IMMVI" at the top of Form I-765 to obtain the fee exemption and submit documentation that supports current or former military service such as the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214), National Guard Report of Separation and Record of Service (NGB Form 22), or other official service or discharge document. There is no filing fee or biometric services fee for the initial Form I-765 filed by current or former service members who were paroled into the United States under the Immigrant Military Members and Veterans Initiative (IMMVI). This includes your application for an initial EAD and for a replacement EAD. 30, 2023, there is no fee to file Form I-765 for Afghan nationals applying for work authorization on the basis of parole (eligibility category (c)(11)). There is no biometric services fee for any other eligibility category. Please see DACA Filing Tips page concerning fee submissions for DACA-related Form I-765 and Form I-821D.įor (c)(37) filers: There is no fee waiver for your Form I-765 base fee ($410) or biometric fee ($85). There are fee exemptions available only in limited circumstances. (c)(37) An applicant for Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) long-term resident status. This category is not eligible for a fee waiver.įor (c)(33) filers: There is no fee waiver.(c)(36) A spouse or unmarried dependent child of a beneficiary of an employment-based immigrant petition who is facing compelling circumstances or.(c)(35) A beneficiary of an approved employment-based immigrant petition and you are facing compelling circumstances.You must pay an $85 biometric services fee if you are filing with 1 of the following eligibility categories: See the form instructions for more information. You may be exempt from paying the filing fee. Other noncitizens whose immigration status authorizes them to work in the United States without restrictions may also use Form I-765 to apply for an EAD that shows such authorization. For more information, see Apply for Your Social Security Number While Applying for Your Work Permit (PDF, 400.77 KB).Ĭertain noncitizens who are in the United States may file Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, to request an Employment Authorization Document (EAD). If you do not request an SSN in Part 2 (Items 14-17.b) of your Form I-765, you must make an appointment to visit a Social Security Administration office in person to apply for your SSN after you receive your Employment Authorization Document (Form I-766). We encourage you to apply for an SSN (or replacement SSN card) using Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, and following the form instructions. Your SSN allows employers to report your earnings to the U.S. If you are an Afghan national paroled into the United States and you are applying for employment authorization, you will need a Social Security number (SSN) to work in the United States. However, we believe that the advantages of electronic processing to both the agency and to the public outweigh the minor inconvenience of submitting individual fee payments. We are always analyzing our forms, practices, and policies to streamline filing and reduce, minimize, and control burdens to submit requests. We acknowledge that using multiple checks or payments for the Form I-129 and related applications is more burdensome than using one payment. Because the Form I-129 and related applications are not all processed in the same system, we require a separate payment instrument for each of these forms. As we complete this transition, we will be using multiple systems to receive and process various types of immigration benefit requests. We are transitioning to electronically processing immigration benefit requests. If the payments for these forms are combined, we will reject the entire package. Separate payments are required for each of these forms. As of April 1, 2022, we will no longer accept a single, combined fee payment for the filing of Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization or Form I-824, Application for Action on an Approved Application or Petition, together with a Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker.
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