I-526 Ins Toc

TABLE OF CHANGES – INSTRUCTIONS

Form I-526, Immigrant Petition by Alien Investor

OMB Number: 1615-0026

06/03/2020

Reason for Revision: Fee Rule

Project Phase: Post G-1056

• Please note – all instances of “if any” and “if applicable” have been removed from Instructions for Form I-526.

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Expires 11/30/2021

Edition Date 11/21/2019

Current Page Number and Section	Current Text	Proposed Text
Page 1-2, General Instructions	[Page 2] … 2. If you need extra space to complete any item within this petition, use the space provided in Part 11. Additional Information or attach a separate sheet of paper; type or print your name and Alien Registration Number (A-Number) (if any) at the top of each sheet; indicate the Page Number, Part Number, and Item Number to which your answer refers, and sign and date each sheet. …	[Page 2] … 2. If you need extra space to complete any item within this petition, use the space provided in Part 11. Additional Information or attach a separate sheet of paper; type or print your name and Alien Registration Number (A-Number) at the top of each sheet; indicate the Page Number, Part Number, and Item Number to which your answer refers, and sign and date each sheet. …
Page 2-9, Specific Instructions	[Page 2] … Item Number 1. Alien Registration Number (A-Number) (if any). Provide your A-Number. Your A-Number is the number used to identify your immigration records. This number may be located on documents you received from USCIS, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or the Executive Office for Immigration Review during immigration proceedings in court. [Page 3] Item Number 2. USCIS Online Account Number (if any). If you have previously filed an application, petition, or request using the USCIS online filing system (previously called USCIS Electronic Immigration System (USCIS ELIS)), provide the USCIS Online Account Number you were issued by the system. You can find your USCIS Online Account Number by logging in to your account and going to the profile page. If you previously filed certain applications, petitions, or requests on a paper form via a USCIS Lockbox facility, you may have received a USCIS Online Account Access Notice issuing you a USCIS Online Account Number. If you received such a notice, your USCIS Online Account Number can be found at the top of the notice. If you were issued a USCIS Online Account Number, enter it in the space provided. The USCIS Online Account Number is not the same as an A-Number. Item Number 3. U.S. Social Security Number (if any). Provide your U.S. Social Security number, if you have one. … Item Numbers 5.a. - 6.c. Other Names Used (if any). Provide all the names you have used, including maiden name, married names, and nicknames, in the space provided. [Page 4] … Item Number 28.h. Date Current Nonimmigrant Status Expires. Provide the date your current nonimmigrant status expires in a month/day/year format (if applicable). … Regional Center (if any) … [Page 8] Item Numbers 1.a. – 7.d. If you need extra space to provide any additional information within this petition, use the space provided in Part 11. Additional Information. If you need more space than what is provided in Part 11., you may make copies of Part 11. to complete and file with your petition, or attach a separate sheet of paper. Type or print your name and A-Number (if any) at the top of each sheet; indicate the Page Number, Part Number, and Item Number to which your answer refers, and sign and date each sheet. …	[Page 2] … Item Number 1. Alien Registration Number (A-Number). Provide your A-Number. Your A-Number is the number used to identify your immigration records. This number may be located on documents you received from USCIS, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or the Executive Office for Immigration Review during immigration proceedings in court. [Page 3] Item Number 2. USCIS Online Account Number. If you have previously filed an application, petition, or request using the USCIS online filing system (previously called USCIS Electronic Immigration System (USCIS ELIS)), provide the USCIS Online Account Number you were issued by the system. You can find your USCIS Online Account Number by logging in to your account and going to the profile page. If you previously filed certain applications, petitions, or requests on a paper form via a USCIS Lockbox facility, you may have received a USCIS Online Account Access Notice issuing you a USCIS Online Account Number. If you received such a notice, your USCIS Online Account Number can be found at the top of the notice. If you were issued a USCIS Online Account Number, enter it in the space provided. The USCIS Online Account Number is not the same as an A-Number. Item Number 3. U.S. Social Security Number. Provide your U.S. Social Security number, if you have one. … Item Numbers 5.a. - 6.c. Other Names Used. Provide all the names you have used, including maiden name, married names, and nicknames, in the space provided. [Page 4] … Item Number 28.h. Date Current Nonimmigrant Status Expires. Provide the date your current nonimmigrant status expires in a month/day/year format. … Regional Center … [Page 8] Item Numbers 1.a. – 7.d. If you need extra space to provide any additional information within this petition, use the space provided in Part 11. Additional Information. If you need more space than what is provided in Part 11., you may make copies of Part 11. to complete and file with your petition, or attach a separate sheet of paper. Type or print your name and A-Number at the top of each sheet; indicate the Page Number, Part Number, and Item Number to which your answer refers, and sign and date each sheet. …
Page 10-11, What Is the Filing Fee?	[Page 10] … The filing fee for Form I-526 is $3,675. … 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 petition and charge you a returned check fee. …	[Page 10] … The filing fee for Form I-526 is $4,010. … 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, we may reject your petition. …
Page 13, DHS Privacy Notice	[Page 13] … DISCLOSURE: The information you provide is voluntary. However, failure to provide the requested information, including your Social Security number (if applicable), and any requested evidence, may delay a final decision or result in denial of your petition. …	[Page 13] … DISCLOSURE: The information you provide is voluntary. However, failure to provide the requested information, including your Social Security number, and any requested evidence, may delay a final decision or result in a rejection or denial of your petition. …

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