No biometrics fee needed for USC when I-751

[imatexsun 0]

Just a reminder . Just wanted to pass on our goof, what we learned the hard way (our friends did too before us) and it appears I am reading that other people have done this too.

If you are a current citizen or have a conditional permanent green card (which most people do on this forum) :

*YOU DO NOT NEED TO SUBMIT YOUR BIOMETRICS FEE when sending in the I-751 application to remove conditions. .

They will determine if you do need them and send you a letter requesting that you do so, but you should not send the extra fee in at that time.

They will not refund your money, nor tell you if you goofed or not, this is free money for them.

This is in the I-751 instructions:

#2

U.S. Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident Spouse.

If you are the U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident

spouse, you do not need to include a biometric services fee at the time this petition is submitted. If USCIS later

notifies you that you must submit your biometrics, you will receive a biometric services appointment notice with

instructions on how to submit the additional fee.

[arken 4,197]

You mean other people including you were sending two biometrics fees; one for each spouse? You have to include the biometrics fee for the conditional resident spouse and i guess everyone is doing that. In other words, biometrics fee is required for the conditional resident for I-751.

Edited May 22, 2016 by arken

[ala_tika 16]

Hi,

I think you may be confusing 2 separate things. Conditional Residents are required to submit the Biometrics Fee while filing the I-751 to remove conditions. You're a conditional resident until your ROC is approved and you're issued the 10 yr greencard. Read page 2 under Biometrics Fee (https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/i-751instr.pdf). US Citizens and US lawful permanent residents do not need to file I-751 hence no biometrics fee is needed until USCIS sees a need for it. If one does not submit the exact required fee, the ROC package will be returned back to you causing further delays.

"1. Conditional Resident. Each conditional resident and conditional resident dependent included in the principal petitioner’s Form I-751 is required to submit a biometric services fee with this petition, in addition to the required filing fee...."

All the best!

Just a reminder . Just wanted to pass on our goof, what we learned the hard way (our friends did too before us) and it appears I am reading that other people have done this too.

If you are a current citizen or have a conditional permanent green card (which most people do on this forum) :

*YOU DO NOT NEED TO SUBMIT YOUR BIOMETRICS FEE when sending in the I-751 application to remove conditions. .

They will determine if you do need them and send you a letter requesting that you do so, but you should not send the extra fee in at that time.

They will not refund your money, nor tell you if you goofed or not, this is free money for them.

This is in the I-751 instructions:

#2

U.S. Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident Spouse.

If you are the U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident

spouse, you do not need to include a biometric services fee at the time this petition is submitted. If USCIS later

notifies you that you must submit your biometrics, you will receive a biometric services appointment notice with

instructions on how to submit the additional fee.

[Mollie09 1,543]

What? No. There's more than one of you?!

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/595390-biometric-fee-required-or-not/

[Pinkrlion 2,724]

#2

U.S. Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident Spouse.

If you are the U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident

spouse, you do not need to include a biometric services fee at the time this petition is submitted. If USCIS later

notifies you that you must submit your biometrics, you will receive a biometric services appointment notice with

instructions on how to submit the additional fee.

True you only need to send in the biometric fee for the person who is removing conditions.

[Mike&Maryann 5]

The I-751 instruction which expires in 2017 states:

1. Conditional Resident. Each conditional resident and conditional resident dependent included in the principal petitioners Form I-751 is required to submit a biometric services fee with this petition, in addition to the required ling fee. (See the What Is the Filing Fee section of these Instructions.)

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

Please don't give out false info in all caps of a title on your misinformed post.

If you are filing to remove conditions on your conditional green card, then you most certainly do need to pay the biometric fee. The total amount of your check when filing should be $590($505 filing fee + $85 bio fee)

A US citizen has no need to remove conditions on anything. They are a USC, so of course they do not pay a bio fee.

[kzielu 1,149]

That's the most nonsense thread I've seen for a while. In none of the family petitions USC does biometrics or pays the fee, so why would he/she pay it here ? Conditional resident is the petitioner here, USC just puts signature on the petition if filed jointly.

[Penguin_ie 5,994]

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