Fee Waiver Information
When you request a fee waiver, provide documentation showing that you qualify based upon one of the following 3 criterias:
Log onto https://www.uscis.gov/i-912 for more information.
1. Income is at or below 150 percent of the Federal Poverty Guidelines. These poverty guidelines are effective beginning Jan. 12, 2022.
For the 48 Contiguous States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the For the 48 Contiguous States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands:
Sponsor's Household Size 150% of HHS Poverty Guidelines*
1 $20,385
2 $27,465
3 $34,545
4 $41,625
5 $48,705
6 $55,785
7 $62,865
8 $69,945
2. I am, my spouse is, or the head of household living in my household is currently receiving a means-tested benefit.
3. I have a financial hardship.
Forms Eligible for Fee Waiver
You may file this form to request a fee waiver for any of the following benefit requests or services:
1. Biometric services fee, except for the biometric services fee required for a provisional unlawful presence waiver application (Form I-601A) filed under 8 CFR 212.7(e);
2. Form EOIR-29, Notice of Appeal to the Board of Immigration Appeals from a Decision of an Immigration Officer;
3. Form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card;
4. Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, but only if you are an applicant for E-2 CNMI investor nonimmigrant status under 8 CFR 214.2(e)(23); 5. Form I-131, Application for Travel Document, but only if you are applying for humanitarian parole;
6. Form I-191, Application for Advance Permission to Return to Unrelinquished Domicile;
7. Form I-192, Application for Advance Permission to Enter as Nonimmigrant, but only if you are an applicant who is exempt from the public charge grounds of inadmissibility;
8. Form I-193, Application for Waiver for Passport and/or Visa, but only if you are an applicant who is exempt from the public charge grounds of inadmissibility;
9. Form I-290B, Notice of Appeal or Motion, but only if your underlying application was fee exempt, the filing fee was waived, or it was eligible for a fee waiver;
10. Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status. A fee waiver is only available if you are applying for lawful permanent resident status based on:
A. Special Immigrant Status based on an approved Form I-360 as an Afghan or Iraqi Interpreter, or Afghan or Iraqi National employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government;
B. An adjustment provision that is exempt from the public charge grounds of inadmissibility of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) section 212(a)(4), such as the Cuban Adjustment Act, the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act, continuous residence in the United States since before January 1, 1972, (“Registry”), Asylum Status, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, or similar provisions; Form I-912 Instructions 09/03/21 Page 1 of 11 Draft Not for Production 02/10/2021
11. Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status, but only if you are an applicant with any benefit request as specified by INA section 245(l)(7) or an applicant for E-2 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) investor nonimmigrant status under 8 CFR 214.2(e)(23);
12. Form I-601, Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility, but only if you are an applicant who is exempt from the public charge grounds of inadmissibility of INA section 212(a)(4);
13. Form I-694, Notice of Appeal of Decision Under Sections 245A or 210 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, if your underlying application or petition was fee exempt, the filing fee was waived, or was eligible for a fee waiver;
14. Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence;
15. Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, unless you are filing under category (c)(33), Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA);
16. Form I-817, Application for Family Unity Benefits;
17. Form I-821, Application for Temporary Protected Status;
18. Form I-881, Application for Suspension of Deportation or Special Rule Cancellation of Removal;
19. Form N-300, Application to File Declaration of Intention;
20. Form N-336, Request for a Hearing on a Decision in Naturalization Proceedings;
21. Form N-400, Application for Naturalization;
22. Form N-470, Application to Preserve Residence for Naturalization Purposes;
23. Form N-565, Application for Replacement of Naturalization/Citizenship Document; 24. Form N-600, Application for Certification of Citizenship; and 25. Form N-600K, Application for Citizenship and Issuance of Certificate under Section 322.
You may also apply for a fee waiver for ANY application or petition that is related to status as a:
1. Battered spouses of A, G, E-3, or H nonimmigrants (such as Forms I-485, I-601 and I-212);
2. Battered spouse or child of a lawful permanent resident or U.S. citizen under INA section 240A(b)(2);
3. T nonimmigrant (such as Forms I-192, I-485, and I-601);
4. Temporary Protected Status (such as Forms I-131, I-821 and I-601);
5. U nonimmigrant (such as Forms I-192, I-485, and I-929); or
6. VAWA self–petitioner (such as Forms I-485, I-601 and I-212).
You may not file Form I-912 if you are requesting consideration DACA. There are no fee waivers for DACA