G325A-008-INS-REV-30Day-06072022

Instructions for Biometric Information
(for Deferred Action)
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

USCIS
Form G-325A
OMB No. 1615-0008
Expires 09/30/2022

What Is the Purpose of This Form?
An individual must submit Form G-325A as part of a written request that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
(USCIS) exercise prosecutorial discretion and grant deferred action. USCIS considers deferring action on a case-by-case
basis. Deferred action is a discretionary determination to defer removal of an individual as an act of prosecutorial
discretion. Individuals who receive deferred action will not be placed into removal proceedings or removed from the
United States for a specified period, unless the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) chooses to terminate
deferred action.

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USCIS will use the information you provide on this form to process your request for deferred action.
Complete this biographical information form and include it with the request you are submitting to USCIS.
If you have any questions on how to complete the form, call our USCIS Contact Center at 1-800-375-5283. For TTY
(hearing impaired) call: 1-800-767-1833.

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Who May File Form G-325A?

If you are inside the United States and are not in removal proceedings, you may request military deferred action and nonmilitary deferred action (other than deferred action related to DACA, Violence Against Women Act self-petitions, A-3,
G-5, T and U nonimmigrant status) from USCIS by submitting this form with your written request for deferred action and
supporting evidence.

General Instructions

USCIS provides forms free of charge through the USCIS website. To view, print, or fill out our forms, you should use the
latest version of Adobe Reader, which you can download for free at http://get.adobe.com/reader/. If you do not have
internet access, you may call the USCIS Contact Center at 1-800-375-5283 (TTY 1-800-767-1833) and ask that we mail a
form to you. The USCIS Contact Center provides information in English and Spanish.
Filing Fee. See USCIS Form G-1055, Fee Schedule, available at www.uscis.gov/g-1055, for all information on filing
fees.
Signature. Each form must be properly signed and filed. For all signatures on this form USCIS will not accept a
stamped or typewritten name in place of a signature. A legal guardian may also sign for a mentally incompetent person.
If the request is not signed or if the requisite signature on the request is not valid, USCIS will reject the request. See 8
CFR 103.2(a)(7)(ii)(A). If USCIS accepts a request for adjudication and determines that it has a deficient signature,
USCIS will deny the request.

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Biometric Services Appointment. USCIS may require that you appear for an interview or provide biometrics
(fingerprints, photograph, and/or signature) at any time to verify your identity, obtain additional information, and conduct
background and security checks, including a check of criminal history records maintained by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI), before deciding on your application or petition. After USCIS receives your form and ensures it is
complete, we will inform you if you need to attend a biometric services appointment. If an appointment is necessary, the
notice will provide you the location of your local or designated USCIS Application Support Center (ASC) and the date
and time of your appointment or, if you are currently overseas, instruct you to contact a U.S. Embassy, U.S. Consulate, or
USCIS office outside the United States to set up an appointment.

Form G-325A Instructions 04/08/21

If you are required to provide biometrics, at your appointment you must sign an oath reaffirming that:

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1. You provided or authorized all information in your request and/or form;

2. You reviewed and understood all the information contained in, and submitted with, your request and/or form; and
3. All this information was complete, true, and correct at the time of filing.

If you fail to attend your biometric services appointment, USCIS may deny your request.
How To Fill Out Form G-325A
1. Type or print legibly in black ink.
2. Answer all questions fully and accurately. If a question does not apply to you (for example, if you have never been
married and the question asks, “Provide the name of your current spouse”), type or print “N/A” unless otherwise
directed. If your answer to a question which requires a numeric response is zero or none (for example, “How many
children do you have” or “How many times have you departed the United States”), type or print “None” unless
otherwise directed.

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Where To File?

Please see our website at www.uscis.gov/g-325a or visit the USCIS Contact Center at www.uscis.gov/contactcenter to
connect with a USCIS representative for the most current information about where to file this form. If you do not have
internet access, you may call the USCIS Contact Center at 1-800-375-5283 (TTY 1-800-767-1833). The USCIS Contact
Center provides information in English and Spanish.

USCIS Forms and Information
To ensure you are using the latest version of this form, visit the USCIS website at www.uscis.gov where you can obtain
the latest USCIS forms and immigration-related information. If you do not have internet access, you may call the USCIS
Contact Center at 1-800-375-5283 (TTY 1-800-767-1833) and ask that we mail a form to you. The USCIS Contact
Center provides information in English and Spanish.

Penalties

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If you knowingly and willfully falsify or conceal a material fact or submit a false document with your Form G-325A,
USCIS may deny your request for deferred action and any other immigration benefit. In addition, you will face severe
penalties provided by law and may be subject to criminal prosecution.

DHS Privacy Notice
AUTHORITIES: The information requested on this application, and the associated evidence, is collected pursuant to
Section 103 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. 1103(a)(1).
PURPOSE: 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 request.

Form I-129H2A Instructions 04/08/21

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 application.

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ROUTINE USES: DHS may share the information you provide on this application with other Federal, state, local, and
foreign government agencies and other authorized organizations. DHS follows approved routine uses described in the
associated published system of records notices [DHS/USCIS/ICE/CBP-001 - Alien File, Index, and National File
Tracking System and DHS/USCIS-007 - Benefits Information System] and the published privacy impact assessment
[DHS/USCIS/PIA-061 Benefit Request Intake Process], which can be found at www.dhs.gov/privacy. DHS may also
share the information, as appropriate, for law enforcement purposes or in the interest of national security.

Paperwork Reduction Act
An agency may not conduct or sponsor an information collection and a person is not required to respond to a collection of
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated at 2 hours and 9 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions and
completing and submitting the form. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection
of information, including suggestions of reducing this burden, to: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Office of
Policy and Strategy, Regulatory Coordination Division, 5900 Capital Gateway Drive, Mail Stop #2140, Camp Springs,
MD 20588-0009; OMB No. 1615-0008. Do not mail your completed Form G-325A to this address.

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Form I-129H2A Instructions 04/08/21