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USCIS mandates electronic payments for immigration applications
The agency said the move aligns with a federal mandate to modernize government payment systems.
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Malvika Choudhary - Tue, 28, Oct 2025
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As of the current fiscal year 2024, USCIS has facilitated the naturalization of 589,400 new citizens. / USCIS website
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has mandated all applicants to make electronic payments for paper-filed forms, effective Oct. 28.
Under the new requirement, payments must be made either by credit or debit card using Form G-1450, Authorization for Credit Card Transactions, or through ACH debit transactions from a U.S. bank account using Form G-1650, Authorization for ACH Transactions. Payments by check or money order will no longer be accepted.
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According to USCIS, the policy eliminates the need for applicants and third-party payors to bring physical funds into field offices and aligns the agency with the government-wide transition to electronic payments mandated by Executive Order 14247, Modernizing Payments To and From America’s Bank Account.
“Modernizing financial transactions to and from the federal government is a priority for the Trump administration,” said USCIS spokesman Matthew Tragesser. “Over 90 percent of our payments come from checks and money orders, causing processing delays and increasing the risk of fraud and lost payments. This is a no-brainer move.”
USCIS has encouraged applicants and accredited representatives to use their USCIS online account for filing and payment through the secure Pay.gov system, which provides guided form submission and step-by-step instructions.
In limited cases, applicants and third-party payors may be exempt from the new requirement under Form G-1651, Exemption for Paper Fee Payment.
USCIS said it will monitor the rollout and continue to provide support through its customer service channels to ease the transition.
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