Payment for the AOS application

[Martobain 1]

Hello, you guys.

I'm having trouble understanding the method of payment for my AOS application. I've looked for it on these forums and found some threads, but I couldn't find the answers to my questions I have. I never paid anything or anyone with a check before, maybe it was before my time, but it says that it's the best way to pay for the AOS fee.

The problem is, I don't have an american bankaccount yet. So I need to deposit my money in an american bank account, and then have the owner of that bank account (my wife in this case) to write the check for me. Is this a valid way of writing the check for USCIS? How do they know it's for my case? Do I send a letter with it, explaining it?

Do you send the check for the fee with your application envelope? Or do you send it to your bank?

I'm thinking about withdrawing money from my dutch bank account by ATM, and then deposit the money to my wife's american checking's account. If I wire it, I have to pay some ridiculous fee.

What are your thoughts on this? It feels like a lot of work, like there's an easier way to do it...

Thanks for reading.

[Zedayn 485]

Hello, you guys.

I'm having trouble understanding the method of payment for my AOS application. I've looked for it on these forums and found some threads, but I couldn't find the answers to my questions I have. I never paid anything or anyone with a check before, maybe it was before my time, but it says that it's the best way to pay for the AOS fee.

The problem is, I don't have an american bankaccount yet. So I need to deposit my money in an american bank account, and then have the owner of that bank account (my wife in this case) to write the check for me. Is this a valid way of writing the check for USCIS? How do they know it's for my case? Do I send a letter with it, explaining it?

Do you send the check for the fee with your application envelope? Or do you send it to your bank?

I'm thinking about withdrawing money from my dutch bank account by ATM, and then deposit the money to my wife's american checking's account. If I wire it, I have to pay some ridiculous fee.

What are your thoughts on this? It feels like a lot of work, like there's an easier way to do it...

Thanks for reading.

Your wife can write the check to pay your AOS fee. You do not need to send a letter or anything like that for them to know its for your case.

Here are the guidelines for writing a check to pay your filing fee (from http://www.uscis.gov/forms/paying-immigration-fees ):

Personal checks must be pre-printed with the name of the bank and the account holder. Also, the account holder’s address and phone number must be pre-printed, typed or written in ink on the check. All checks must be typed or written in ink.

1. Write the date you are filling out the check including: day, month and year.
2. On the "Pay to the Order of" line write: "U.S. Department of Homeland Security."
3. Write in numbers the exact dollar amount of the fee for the service you are requesting. In the example, the amount is "$595.00."
4. Spell out the exact dollar amount of the fee for the service you are requesting. The "cents" portion of the amount should be written as a fraction over 100. In this example, the amount is "Five hundred ninety-five and 00/100."
5. Write a brief description of the purpose of your payment. In this example, it is "N-400 application fee."
6. Sign the check using your legal signature.

[blk 87]

Hello, you guys.

I'm having trouble understanding the method of payment for my AOS application. I've looked for it on these forums and found some threads, but I couldn't find the answers to my questions I have. I never paid anything or anyone with a check before, maybe it was before my time, but it says that it's the best way to pay for the AOS fee.

The problem is, I don't have an american bankaccount yet. So I need to deposit my money in an american bank account, and then have the owner of that bank account (my wife in this case) to write the check for me. Is this a valid way of writing the check for USCIS? How do they know it's for my case? Do I send a letter with it, explaining it?

Do you send the check for the fee with your application envelope? Or do you send it to your bank?

I'm thinking about withdrawing money from my dutch bank account by ATM, and then deposit the money to my wife's american checking's account. If I wire it, I have to pay some ridiculous fee.

What are your thoughts on this? It feels like a lot of work, like there's an easier way to do it...

Thanks for reading

Hi if you & your wife have PayPal accounts, you can transfer the money from your bank to your PayPal then send it to your wife's PayPal then she transfers it to her bank, & it's a lot cheaper.

Brian

Edited March 31, 2014 by blk

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

Why doesn't your wife just write a check? She wrote a check for the I-129F petition, what is different now?

You could also get a money order from the bank or from the Post office, if you get cash.

Edited March 31, 2014 by Harpa Timsah

[charlottelizabeth 11]

My husband paid for my AOS with a check via his bank. We didn't send a letter explaining either. I really don't think they care so long as the check is written correctly, has the right amount & doesn't bounce.

[Martobain 1]

Alright, thanks a lot. I paid for my I-129F myself, I believe... I think I'll go with the cash option, or perhaps the paypal option.

Thanks for answering my questions again! I appreciate all your replies!

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

How could you pay for I-129F by yourself when it requires a check drawn on a US bank account in US funds? And you don't have that?

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

How could you pay for I-129F by yourself when it requires a check drawn on a US bank account in US funds? And you don't have that?

I am wondering this too. And if your wife cannot just write a check for it, then why not just purchase a money order or 2. If you cannot get one for over a certain amount, you can send more than one, so long as they add up to $1070.

[Martobain 1]

How could you pay for I-129F by yourself when it requires a check drawn on a US bank account in US funds? And you don't have that?

I got confused, but yes, my wife paid for the visa fee. I'll get cash and just deposit it into her account.