DEBIT Card?

[hendo25 11]

Anyone pay the I-751 fee with a Visa DEBIT CARD as opposed to a regular CREDIT CARD?

 

I have credit cards but on occasion they get declined by the card issuing bank because they don't recognize the payee as some entity you've paid previously.  I would rather not take a chance with a straight up Credit card for this reason.  I haven't written a paper check in over 10 years and therefore, don't have any. Would prefer to not have to order a box of checks for a singular transaction.

 

The information on the USCIS website is confusing and all over the place: sometimes they say "Debit/Credit" then sometimes just "Credit"

 

Anyone have experience paying their filing fee with an actual DEBIT CARD?

 

Thanks in advance for any replies to this question. 

[HRQX 4,145]

4 minutes ago, hendo25 said:

sometimes they say "Debit/Credit" then sometimes just "Credit"

Yes, a Debit card can be used to pay I-751 fee.

5 minutes ago, hendo25 said:

but on occasion they get declined by the card issuing bank because they don't recognize the payee as some entity you've paid previously.  I would rather not take a chance with a straight up Credit card for this reason.

That is a potential issue (*albeit small chance of it happening) with both Debit and Credit cards.

[hendo25 11]

21 minutes ago, HRQX said:

Yes, a Debit card can be used to pay I-751 fee.

That is a potential issue (*albeit small chance of it happening) with both Debit and Credit cards.

Thank you, HRQX.

 

I just feel safer using my bank card which is a VISA debit/credit and can be processed as either. Although I don't know which way USCIS will process it. 

 

Thank you, again for your very helpful response to my question.

 

DH

 

[HRQX 4,145]

3 minutes ago, hendo25 said:

Although I don't know which way USCIS will process it.

The Debit card would be processed as a "Credit" transaction.

[Timona 4,207]

1 hour ago, hendo25 said:

Anyone pay the I-751 fee with a Visa DEBIT CARD as opposed to a regular CREDIT CARD?

 

I have credit cards but on occasion they get declined by the card issuing bank because they don't recognize the payee as some entity you've paid previously.  I would rather not take a chance with a straight up Credit card for this reason.  I haven't written a paper check in over 10 years and therefore, don't have any. Would prefer to not have to order a box of checks for a singular transaction.

 

The information on the USCIS website is confusing and all over the place: sometimes they say "Debit/Credit" then sometimes just "Credit"

 

Anyone have experience paying their filing fee with an actual DEBIT CARD?

 

Thanks in advance for any replies to this question. 

 

Get money order or cashier's check. They charge a dollar for WU and I believe some banks, like mine, issues 2 free cashier's per day

[milimelo 4,501]

Use a personal check. 

[hendo25 11]

1 hour ago, HRQX said:

The Debit card would be processed as a "Credit" transaction.

 

1 hour ago, HRQX said:

The Debit card would be processed as a "Credit" transaction.

Thanks, again, HRQX...

[RambaCat 643]

10 hours ago, hendo25 said:

Anyone pay the I-751 fee with a Visa DEBIT CARD as opposed to a regular CREDIT CARD?

 

I have credit cards but on occasion they get declined by the card issuing bank because they don't recognize the payee as some entity you've paid previously.  I would rather not take a chance with a straight up Credit card for this reason.  I haven't written a paper check in over 10 years and therefore, don't have any. Would prefer to not have to order a box of checks for a singular transaction.

 

The information on the USCIS website is confusing and all over the place: sometimes they say "Debit/Credit" then sometimes just "Credit"

 

Anyone have experience paying their filing fee with an actual DEBIT CARD?

 

Thanks in advance for any replies to this question. 

We paid with a Visa debit card with no issues.

[jakelake 222]

12 hours ago, hendo25 said:

Anyone pay the I-751 fee with a Visa DEBIT CARD as opposed to a regular CREDIT CARD?

 

I have credit cards but on occasion they get declined by the card issuing bank because they don't recognize the payee as some entity you've paid previously.  I would rather not take a chance with a straight up Credit card for this reason.  

I see no reason why a credit card cannot be used. 

The first time you used a credit card means that it would not have been recognized previously. Was it declined then?

Some credit card companies may contact you based on the amount if you have never charged for that amount in the past. 

Also,  just check with the credit card company.

[hendo25 11]

7 hours ago, RambaCat said:

We paid with a Visa debit card with no issues.

Thanks RambaCat...that's exactly the information I was looking for. I have a Visa Debit Card that I would prefer to use over a standard credit card. Thank You!!

[hendo25 11]

5 hours ago, jakelake said:

I see no reason why a credit card cannot be used. 

The first time you used a credit card means that it would not have been recognized previously. Was it declined then?

Some credit card companies may contact you based on the amount if you have never charged for that amount in the past. 

Also,  just check with the credit card company.

Thanks, Jakelake, for your kind reply to my question.

 

I would prefer to use my bank issued Visa Debit Card which would be extremely unlikely to be declined as the funds are coming straight from my checking account. I will notify them of this upcoming transaction in advance just to be safe. Full on Credit cards are more risky. I just had a mastercard declined from trying to buy groceries from walmart for no apparent reason other than I hadn't used it for that before. The card issuer later apologized for the decline, but that won't help if my card is declined by the USCIS.

 

Thanks again for your reply.

DH

 

[hendo25 11]

17 hours ago, HRQX said:

The Debit card would be processed as a "Credit" transaction.

Thanks again, HRQX. You sound very knowledgeable about this stuff... Thanks!!

[hendo25 11]

16 hours ago, milimelo said:

Use a personal check. 

Thanks, Milimelo, for your reply to my question. Actually, I haven't written a paper check in over ten years. So, at the moment I don't have any. I pay all my bills online and use credit/debit cards for in-person transactions. Although following your thoughts, a paper check might be the less risky option. Thanks again for your reply to my concern.

 

DH