Special Instructions for Form I-817 "Application for Family Unity Benefits under the Family Unity Program" or Form I-821 "Application for Temporary Protected Status"

For applicants filing initial registrations of Form I-817 "Application for Family Unity Benefits under the Family Unity Program" or Form I-821 "Application for Temporary Protected Status [TPS]" with USCIS on or after March 29, 1998:

1.  Do not submit a completed fingerprint card (FD-258) with your application. Your application will be accepted without the fingerprint card attached. If you submit a completed fingerprint card with your application on or after March 29, 1998, the card will be rejected and you will be re-fingerprinted by USCIS.
2.  Do submit $80 in addition to the application fee, with your application. This charge will cover the cost for you to be fingerprinted by USCIS.
3.  After USCIS receives your application, we will provide you with an appointment letter with the location of the nearest USCIS authorized fingerprint site. Please read the instructions in the appointment letter, and take it to authorized fingerprint site when you go to your fingerprint appointment.

NOTE:

Applicants filing extensions of "Family Benefits under theFamily Unity Program" do not need to be fingerprinted and, therefore, do not need to pay the $80 biometricfee. Applicants filing for extension of TPS benefits must pay the $70 biometric fee. This fee is not waivable.

Exception:

• Applicants and petitioners residing abroad who are fingerprinted at a United States consular or military installation abroad do not need to be fingerprinted by USCIS and are exempt from the $80 biometric fee. These applicants and petitioners must file their completed card at the time their application or petition is filed.