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Forms
You must file at least two USCIS forms in order to get an SIJ-based green card:
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Form I-360, Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant.
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Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status.
You can file both forms together, or you can file the Form I-360 and wait for a decision until you file the Form I-485. Filing both forms at the same time is usually far quicker than waiting to file the second form.
Exception: If you are in immigration proceedings (if you are scheduled for immigration court), file only the Form I-360.
There are additional forms you may need to file depening on your circumstance. Please see our SIJ: Forms You May Need to File page.
If you want permission to work
File Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization
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with your Form I-485, or
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after you get the Form I-797C (which shows that your Form I-485 was accepted).
If you want USCIS to waive a ground of ineligibility for a green card
File a Form I-601, Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility,
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If you need a waiver, you should include this form with the Form I-485
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You can wait to file until after USCIS tells you that you need to file a Form I-601, but that will delay your green card.
How to Check if You Have Latest Version of the Form
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Look at the date in the lower right-hand corner of the form.
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The version date will be in parentheses like this: (Rev. 00/00/2000)N
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Check our website at www.uscis.gov to make sure you have the latest version of the form
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Under “Edition Date” on the webpage, you will see the acceptable forms.
Or
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Telephone our National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283, and ask for the correct fee, filing location, and form edition date.
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You can order the latest forms for free by phone at 1-800-870-3676.
Fees
Fees, filing locations, and the forms can change from time to time. You can make sure you have the right fee, filing location, and form by:
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Visiting our Check Filing Fees page
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Telephoning the USCIS National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283, and asking for the correct fee, filing location, and form edition date.
Form |
Fee |
Form I-360, Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant |
No fee if filed for SIJ status |
Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status |
Fee is lower if you are under 14 |
Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization |
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No fee if filed with Form I-485
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No fee if filed
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after a Form I-485 that was filed with a fee
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with a copy of Form I-797C showing the I-485 was accepted
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Fee for renewals
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Form I-601, Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility |
Fee |
Paying the Fee
You must:
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Pay with a check or money order from a United States bank or company.
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Pay the exact amount of the total of the fees for all the forms you file in the same envelope.
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Make the check or money order payable to the “Department of Homeland Security”.
Do NOT send a check or money order if you are asking for a fee waiver.
If |
Then |
You send payment with your fee waiver request |
USCIS will cash your check to pay the fees |
USCIS does not waive your fees |
USCIS will ask you by mail to send in the fees |
USCIS does waive your fees |
USCIS will send you a Form I-797C, Notice of Action telling you that the fees have been waived |
Fee Waivers
There is no filing fee for the Form I-360. But if you cannot afford to pay the filing fees for the other forms:
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File a Form I-912, Request for Fee Waiver
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List ALL the forms that you are filing that you cannot afford to pay, and
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That are included in the same envelope.
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You are unable to pay the filing fees |
File a Form I-912, Request for Fee Waiver with supporting documentation. |
You send in all of the forms you list on the Form-912 in the same envelope |
Those forms can be included with the fee waiver request |
One fee is waived |
All fees are waived for forms filed together |
You file a Form I-765 after you file the Form I-485 without a fee |
You must either pay the fee for the I-765 or include a Form I-912, with supporting documentation |
You file a Form I-601 after you file the Form I-485 without a fee |
You must either pay the fee for the I-601 or include a Form I-912, with supporting documentation. |
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