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A biometric services fee of $85 is also required for applicants between 14 and 79 years of age.

If you are 79 years of age or older, you do not need to pay a biometric services fee. However, you still must appear for

your scheduled biometrics collection appointment.

If you are 13 years of age or younger, you do not need to pay a biometric services fee. However, you still must appear

for your scheduled biometrics collection appointment. If you turn 14 years of age while your application is pending, you

will then have to pay an $85 biometric services fee before USCIS will adjudicate your application.

You do not need to pay either the Form I-485 filing fee or biometric services fee if:

1. You are a refugee adjusting status under INA section 209(a). Refugees are automatically exempt from paying the

Form I-485 filing fee and biometric services fee and are not required to demonstrate an inability to pay;

2. You qualify for and receive a fee waiver based on your inability to pay. If you believe you are eligible for a fee

waiver under 8 CFR 103.7(c), complete Form I-912, Request for Fee Waiver (or a written request), and submit it

and any required evidence of your inability to pay the filing fee with this application. You can review the fee waiver

guidance at or

3. You are in deportation, exclusion, or removal proceedings before an Immigration Judge, and the Immigration Judge

waives your application fee. See 8 CFR 1003.24. If you believe you are eligible for a fee waiver, file a written

request with the Immigration Judge, along with any required evidence of your inability to pay the filing fee. For

additional information on filing a request for a fee waiver, see the Immigration Court Practice Manual at

gov/eoir/office-chief-immigration-judge-0.

NOTE: The filing fee and biometric services fee are not refundable, regardless of any action USCIS (or an Immigration

Judge if you are in deportation, exclusion, or removal proceedings) takes on this application. DO NOT MAIL CASH.

You must submit all fees in the exact amounts.

Use the following guidelines when you prepare your checks or money orders for the Form I-485 filing fee and

biometric services fee:

1. The check or money order must be drawn on a bank or other financial institution located in the United States and must

be payable in U.S. currency; and

2. Make the checks or money orders payable to U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

NOTE: Spell out U.S. Department of Homeland Security; do not use the initials “USDHS” or “DHS.”

Notice to Those Making Payment by Check. If you send us a check, USCIS will convert it into an electronic funds

transfer (EFT). This means we will copy your check and use the account information on it to electronically debit your

account for the amount of the check. The debit from your account will usually take 24 hours and your bank will show it

on your regular account statement.

You will not receive your original check back. We will destroy your original check, but will keep a copy of it. If USCIS

cannot process the EFT for technical reasons, you authorize us to process the copy in place of your original check. If your

check is returned as unpayable, USCIS will re-submit the payment to the financial institution one time. If the check is

returned as unpayable a second time, we will reject your application and charge you a returned check fee.

How To Check If the Fees Are Correct

Form I-485’s filing fee and biometric services fee are current as of the edition date in the lower left corner of this page.

However, because USCIS fees change periodically, you can verify that the fees are correct by following one of the steps

below.

1. Visit the USCIS website at , select “FORMS,” and check the appropriate fee; or

2. Call the USCIS National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283 and ask for fee information. For TTY (deaf or

hard of hearing) call: 1-800-767-1833.

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