How to pay I-140 and I-907 fees from the UK?

[elleoh 1]

Hi! I'm submitting I-140 and I-907, but the instructions say payment must be made either by a US money order, or a credit card, both of which need to be from a US bank/institution.

 

I know it's come up a few times here before, but there doesn't seem to be a clear answer. 

 

Has anyone from the UK successfully filed in the last 6-12 months using a UK payment method?

[elleoh 1]

I should also add that unfortunately I don't have anyone in the US who can purchase money orders for me, etc - I know it's a suggestion that comes up a lot!

[Boiler 43,859]

Ask your Employer or Lawyer to take care of it.

[elleoh 1]

  

30 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Ask your Employer or Lawyer to take care of it.

 

I'm self-petitioning for EB-1A, hence the issue.

Edited May 21, 2023 by elleoh

[Boiler 43,859]

Can your Lawyer not take care of it?

[elleoh 1]

Just now, Boiler said:

Can your Lawyer not take care of it?

No - I'm only using a lawyer to assess and review my application, so they can't make or organise payment for me.

[Boiler 43,859]

16 minutes ago, elleoh said:

No - I'm only using a lawyer to assess and review my application, so they can't make or organise payment for me.

That is unfortunate, good luck.

[JeanneAdil 6,307]

Look for prepaid debit cards from a bank that does business in US and UK

 

What US banks are also in UK?

 

International banks in the UK

• Bank of America.
• Citibank.
• Santander.
• Triodos Bank.

[Boiler 43,859]

I assume all UK Banks do business in the US in some form or other. UK Debit Cards definitely work in the US.

[Mike E 11,730]

2 hours ago, elleoh said:

Hi! I'm submitting I-140 and I-907, but the instructions say payment must be made either by a US money order, or a credit card, both of which need to be from a US bank/institution

I could have sworn there was a service out there that would email you a USD / US bank check after paying online with a credit card, but I cannot find it.
 

A couple years ago my wife mailed something to France, insured through etsy, and it was lost in the mail. She got back a PDF check and mobile deposit accepted it. So it seems like such services exist, but  you want might be loth to trust them with a hefty premium processing fee.

 

Have you gone to a branch of your UK bank and asked for USD money order drawn from a U.S. bank? That is what people in Canada do: go to a Big 5 bank, and get USD money orders drawn from U.S. banks.

 

 

[manyfudge 278]

If you can get into a US military base, apparently many of them have US post offices which sell US money orders.

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_in_the_United_Kingdom

 

https://www.100fss.com/post-office

[OldUser 5,202]

1 hour ago, manyfudge said:

If you can get into a US military base,

That would be an interesting quest for sure!

Edited May 21, 2023 by OldUser

[appleblossom 1,528]

Bit odd that your lawyer can’t do it, can you offer to put the money in their client account first so they’re not out of pocket? 

[Boiler 43,859]

42 minutes ago, OldUser said:

That would be an interesting quest for sure!

I have, there was one near me and remember they had a 4th July open house.

[manyfudge 278]

Here is another post office on military base near Oxford.

 

https://rafcroughtonfss.com/post-office/