Question about the money order

[Lara123 0]

Hello everyone,

I have a question about the money order. Does anyone know what address for U.S. Department of Homeland security is needed to be put on the money order?

Thank you in advance for your help.

[bigdog 377]

Same as you are mailing to.

[sharky 2]

see

http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/n-400instr.pdf

especially the filing fee section at the end

you don't put an address "on" the money order, you just make it payable to US Dept of Homeland Security

Hello everyone,

I have a question about the money order. Does anyone know what address for U.S. Department of Homeland security is needed to be put on the money order?

Thank you in advance for your help.

[OKflyboy 35]

Hello everyone,

I have a question about the money order. Does anyone know what address for U.S. Department of Homeland security is needed to be put on the money order?

Thank you in advance for your help.

Can't remember ever putting their address on the money order...

[iGalin 7]

That address box is meant for your address in case of tracking or other claims

[NickD 203]

I always paid with a personal check, they cash it instantly, have the canceled check as proof they received the application. And with my checking account, its free!

And the way most banks are today, play hell getting your money order money back if your application is denied for any reason. Like forgetting to put an N/A in some box. With a personal check, simple, just tear it up and write another.

There are times you have to have a money order for certain business transactions, but you don't with the USCIS, so why even bother?

Also found out I get the best service with the USCIS by sending the application first class mail. Every important document you receive from the USCIS is via first class mail. Hell with the application, make a duplicate copy, so no major loss. I sincerely believe if someone their has to sign for your application, they get pissed off and toss it in a pile some place.

Just my experience, share yours.

[v333k 59]

pay with a personal check!

I totally agree with NickD...

[hmz 6]

I always paid with a personal check, they cash it instantly, have the canceled check as proof they received the application. And with my checking account, its free!

And the way most banks are today, play hell getting your money order money back if your application is denied for any reason. Like forgetting to put an N/A in some box. With a personal check, simple, just tear it up and write another.

There are times you have to have a money order for certain business transactions, but you don't with the USCIS, so why even bother?

Also found out I get the best service with the USCIS by sending the application first class mail. Every important document you receive from the USCIS is via first class mail. Hell with the application, make a duplicate copy, so no major loss. I sincerely believe if someone their has to sign for your application, they get pissed off and toss it in a pile some place.

Just my experience, share yours.

Yes, but I've used a money order/certified bank check in the past mainly because I do not have checks. Decided that I will not pay $18 for the checkbook and used the other options. You don't really get any advantages by using other payment methods than checks, but they do process the case faster by about 4 days, though..

But if you have checks, they are the best to use IMO.

[NickD 203]

Gee, I was writing over 70 checks a month before switching over to credit cards and billpay, minimum balance, and its free. Think the last check I wrote was to the USCIS, can't use billpay for that.

With my wife, a personal check and first class postage, sent it off on a Monday, checked my account and the check was cashed on the following Wednesday. But that was in March. Not so good with my stepdaughter, same way, but was sent right before the Thanksgiving holiday, think they took the whole week off with another week to sober up, that took two weeks.

[Lara123 0]

Thank you everyone for your help. I appreciate it very much.

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

You only use a money order if you:

1) don't want to know if USCIS has received your petition (with a check you know the moment it is posted), and

2) don't mind waiting 30 days to get your $680.00 back in case it gets lost.

Therefore, a personal check is what most people use, and for more than one good reason.

[NickD 203]

You only use a money order if you:

1) don't want to know if USCIS has received your petition (with a check you know the moment it is posted), and

2) don't mind waiting 30 days to get your $680.00 back in case it gets lost.

Therefore, a personal check is what most people use, and for more than one good reason.

The Colombian consulate told us to bring a money order, did, but asked about what if I don't use it? Said to leave the payee section blank. And we sure couldn't use it, that morning, they increased the rates, but had to go to their bank anyway. Their I could use my debit card, when I got home, wrote in my own name, and got my money back, except for the fee.

Can't do this with the USCIS, can cash that money order and lose your application, you may be able to get your band to trace that money order out, but would cost you a fortune to do so. I refuse to pay that exorbitant fee to have my canceled checks returned. But just get on the computer and print it out, both sides. Least I have something for proof. On our first check, they even printed out the receipt number so could get on line, but didn't do that on the second check. Had to camp out at our mailbox until the NOA came in to get that receipt number. It came in first class mail that didn't even look as official as the ton of junk mail that comes in that really looks official. So I find myself opening all the junk mail.