How do i pay the fee? US Embassy was no help

[AlexDRavn92 37]

Hello Visa Journey?

 

Am i the only one having trouble figuring out how to pay the I-130 fee?

So we are assembling all the documents ready to send along the I-130 form, that my wife is filing for me.

 

Now the question is how do we pay this 535$ fee?

 

1. Me and my USC wife both live in Denmark and have for 2 years now.

I checked the USCIS website and the I-130 form instructions and it says that if you live outside the US you must check with the local embassy.

When i call the local embassy they can't answer my question and tells me to call the USCIS or email them.

I emailed them and they told me this "Please also note that the fee for the petition cannot be paid from abroad since the check or money order must be drawn on a bank or other financial institution located in the United States and must be payable in U.S. currency."

But the thing is that all our money is in our Danish bank, so we currently can't just get a US check.

Or else we would have to set up a US bank account, which i am sure we would have to be present in the US and possibly have a US address?

Anybody have any knowledge about what to do ?

 

2. And lastly is it correct that we send the I-130 form to the USCIS in the US?

I was under the impression that we were able to send it to Stockholm because they are handling immigration cases in the Scandinavian contries.

 

[deafguy72 99]

2 minutes ago, AlexDRavn92 said:

Hello Visa Journey?

 

Am i the only one having trouble figuring out how to pay the I-130 fee?

So we are assembling all the documents ready to send along the I-130 form, that my wife is filing for me.

 

Now the question is how do we pay this 535$ fee?

 

1. Me and my USC wife both live in Denmark and have for 2 years now.

I checked the USCIS website and the I-130 form instructions and it says that if you live outside the US you must check with the local embassy.

When i call the local embassy they can't answer my question and tells me to call the USCIS or email them.

I emailed them and they told me this "Please also note that the fee for the petition cannot be paid from abroad since the check or money order must be drawn on a bank or other financial institution located in the United States and must be payable in U.S. currency."

But the thing is that all our money is in our Danish bank, so we currently can't just get a US check.

Or else we would have to set up a US bank account, which i am sure we would have to be present in the US and possibly have a US address?

Anybody have any knowledge about what to do ?

 

2. And lastly is it correct that we send the I-130 form to the USCIS in the US?

I was under the impression that we were able to send it to Stockholm because they are handling immigration cases in the Scandinavian contries.

 

Is there DCF you could file where you can pay? By the way, I flew to the States and made the money order then filed I-130 and returned back overseas. I was confused with the officer at the embassy in Manila I thought I was required to be a permanent resident but it can be for tourist visa over 6 months of stay. Oh well! 

[geowrian 22,337]

DCF is not available for Denmark. Only countries with a USCIS office can accept an I-130 (barring exceptional circumstances). So the OP needs to mail in the I-130 to the US for domestic processing.

https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/find-uscis-office/international-immigration-offices

 

It may be possible to get the Danish bank to issue a check drawn on US funds directly.

 

You may also want to start looking at either establishing US domicile or showing intent to establish US domicile. It won't be needed for around a year or so (before they issue the visa), but it usually takes some time to do so, so it's never too early to start looking into it.

[Boiler 45,659]

Friend or family, who is co sponsoring?

[AlexDRavn92 37]

45 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Friend or family, who is co sponsoring?

Well it is my wife's father who is going to be a joint sponsor.

 

But this fee is for the I-130 form.

[geowrian 22,337]

9 minutes ago, AlexDRavn92 said:

Well it is my wife's father who is going to be a joint sponsor.

 

But this fee is for the I-130 form.

Can he write the check / obtain the money order for you? The check doesn't have to be from you. You can pay him back however you want. The challenge is just getting the paperwork to him and having him send it off (need to trust the person dearly IMO), or having them send you the check overseas.

Edited April 30, 2018 by geowrian

[Boiler 45,659]

1 minute ago, AlexDRavn92 said:

Well it is my wife's father who is going to be a joint sponsor.

 

But this fee is for the I-130 form.

Ask him to write the cheque?

[AlexDRavn92 37]

43 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Ask him to write the cheque?

Okay, but as far as i understand.

 

He will have to send it overseas from the US to Denmark?

Because we have to attach it to the I-130 package that we send to USCIS isn't that correct?

 

And thank you for your help.

[Boiler 45,659]

14 minutes ago, AlexDRavn92 said:

Okay, but as far as i understand.

 

He will have to send it overseas from the US to Denmark?

Because we have to attach it to the I-130 package that we send to USCIS isn't that correct?

 

And thank you for your help.

Or vice versa

[pushbrk 12,970]

5 hours ago, Boiler said:

Or vice versa

Exactly.  Do it whichever way is most expedient.  Send your package to him to add the check and forward on, or have him send the check to you so you can add it to the stack and send by courier directly.  Make sure to mail to the physical address on Dearborn, not the PO box, if sending from Denmark by courier.  If sending from inside the US, have him use priority mail to the PO box address.

 

[EastMeetsWest2018 9]

You can use a G-1450 form and  add it on top of your application. It is for credit card authorizations. It can be only used for submissions to the Lockbox (not field offices). I confirmed with my embassy in Singapore that I can use this and that is what I intend to use when I submit my package tomorrow.