Instructions I-821 Table of Changes

TABLE OF CHANGES – INSTRUCTIONS

Form I-821, Application for Temporary Protected Status

OMB Number: 1615-0043

07/26/2017

Reason for Revision: Corrected Form I-765 fee and updated revision date.

Current Page Number and Section	Current Text	Proposed Text
Page 7, What Is the Filing Fee?	[Page 7] What Is the Filing Fee? 1. An initial (first-time) applicant must submit a $50 application fee for Form I-821. Additionally: A. If you are 14 years of age or older, an $85 biometrics services fee is required; and B. If you are seeking employment authorization, you must submit a $380 filing fee and the Form I-765, if you are between the ages of 14 and 65 (inclusive). C. If you are not seeking employment authorization, you must still file the Form I-765 but you do not need to pay the filing fee. NOTE: Applicants under 14 years of age and over age 65 years of age may request an EAD without a fee when filing for initial TPS registration. 2. An applicant for TPS re-registration must submit the completed Form I-821 but is not required to pay the filing fee, unless: A. You are 14 years of age or older; then, an $85 biometrics services fee is required; and B. Regardless of your age, if you are filing Form I-765 to request an EAD with your re-registration, a $380 filing fee for Form I-765 is required. C. If you are not seeking employment authorization, you must still file Form I-765, but you do not need to pay the fee. 3. You must submit the fees in the exact amount.  Fees cannot be refunded.  Do not mail cash.  Please ensure that if a check or money order is drawn on the account of a person other than yourself, your name appears in the lower left corner on the face of the check or money order. If the check is not honored, USCIS will charge you $30. Use the following guidelines when you prepare your check or money order: 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 check or money order 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." How to Check If the Fees Are Correct The filing and biometrics services fees on this form are current as of the edition date appearing in the lower left corner of this page. However, because USCIS fees change periodically, you can verify if the fees are correct by following one of the steps below: 1. Visit the USCIS Web site at www.uscis.gov, select "FORMS" and check the appropriate fee; or 2. Call the USCIS National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283 and ask for the fee information. For TDD (deaf or hard of hearing) call: 1-800-767-1833.	[Page 7] What Is the Filing Fee? [No change] B. If you are seeking employment authorization, you must submit a $410 filing fee and the Form I-765, if you are between the ages of 14 and 65 (inclusive). [No change] B. Regardless of your age, if you are filing Form I-765 to request an EAD with your re-registration, a $410 filing fee for Form I-765 is required. [No change]

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