U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is primarily funded by application and petition fees. There is a fee waiver for financial hardship to process immigration applications for qualified applicants.
USCIS recognizes that some applicants cannot afford to pay the immigration filing fees. USCIS has established a fee waiver process for certain forms and benefit types. They will approve a fee waiver only if you clearly demonstrate that you are unable to pay the filing fees. USCIS carefully considers the merits of each fee waiver request before making a decision. The waiver is for people that may not have the financial means to pay for their application because of low income, disability, or other financial hardships.
The request form for an immigration application fee waiver is I-912 “Request for Fee Waiver.” This request can be submitted with your immigration forms. The form can be found here: https://www.uscis.gov/i-912.
The eligibility requirements to request an immigration application fee waiver are:
Note: Anyone who is requesting a fee waiver cannot submit an immigration petition or application online. You must file paper versions of the fee waiver request and the form for which you are requesting a fee waiver.
Immigration law can be confusing, and it changes frequently. It is important to have legal guidance from a knowledgeable attorney. The immigration attorneys at Godoy Law Office in Chicago and Lombard can help you with your immigration case. If you need help with an immigration issue, please contact our office or call us at 855.554.6369.
Immigration Attorney Mario Godoy has years of experience guiding clients with immigration issues through the immigration process along with guiding clients through the criminal case. Godoy focuses on family-based immigration law, business immigration law, removal defense, and criminal defense representation of immigrants. A criminal charge or conviction can be devastating to your immigration case. With over a decade of immigration law experience and memories of family members who were deported due to bad legal advice, Godoy is committed to helping other immigrant families receive the legal justice they deserve. As a legal entrepreneur who practices immigration law, criminal law, estate and probate law, and running two successful law firms, Mario Godoy understands the importance of keeping families together and making a home and future in America.