USCIS Immigrant Fee Question

[j86schroeder 0]

Hi,

I have a question regarding the $165.00 USCIS Immigrant Fee that the USCIS website says you have to pay before arriving to the United States.

The link to this is found here: USCIS Immigrant Fee

The link above is pretty straight-forward on how to pay for this fee, etc.

We have been approved for the fiance visa, (1) but unsure if we need to pay the USCIS fee before arriving to the US, (2) or we will not have to pay it period, (3) or we will have to pay it after she arrives to the US and receives her green card.

The response I received from the US Embassy in Honduras regarding this question is somewhat confusing.

Can you help?

Our Question we asked the Embassy regarding the USCIS Immigrant fee:

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Hi,

I got my visa packet on wednesday 23rd, but the visa officer didnt give me any Alien number to create an account on USCIS website and pay the immigration fee
Can you help me?
Thanks in advance

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The US Embassy in Honduras Response:

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The alien number will be created at the time that you adjusted status in the United States.

With this type of visa, You don't have to pay the USCIS immigration fee of $165.00.

Please check with USCIS once the Resident Card is given to you, you would have to pay it

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If I understand correctly the limited response from the embassy, because this is a K1 fiance visa, NOT K3 spousal visa then we do not have to pay the $165.00 Fee, but once we file our adjustment of status (AOS) we will be created an alien number, while waiting to receive the green card? Is the green card the same thing as the resident card?

Help! Thanks so much!

[apple21 953]

K1/K2 visa holders do NOT pay the immigrant fee.

[A&K_2013 16]

K1 visa is a nonimmigrant visa so the fee does not need to be paid in your case