Money Order for I-130 from Egypt

[uspcompact 0]

I'm trying to file an I-130 petition from Egypt for my husband. I have a resident visa and have currently lived here in Egypt for 7 months, and have no intention on traveling back to the United States unless my husband and our daughter comes with me. I called the USCIS and they said we have to include a check or money order from a US financial institution and I have to sign it. I asked if we could mail the papers to family in America and they get a money order and send the papers to Chicago, but the USCIS official said I have to sign the money order or they will reject it. They said it would be ok if my family purchased a blank money order and sent it here to Egypt and I signed it and mailed everything to Chicago. However, I was looking on the United States Postal Service website and it says that money orders (traveler's checks) and bank notes are items that are illegal to send in the mail to Egypt. A friend of my husband had this same problem when he wanted to immigrate to America through his wife, so they sent their papers to the wife's sister. The sister purchased a money order and waited like a month so it seemed like she had mailed the money order to Egypt to get signed. She signed her sister's signature to the I-130 paperwork and money order, and sent it to Chicago. A few months later the application was denied because the USCIS somehow found a copy of the sister's signature and saw that it didn't match up. Does anyone else have this problem and how did you successfully purchase a money order or check from a US financial institution to send with your I-130 form? Did your I-130 go through ok and your spouse was approved? Thanks!

Edited February 19, 2013 by uspcompact

[Betha y Nico 4]

I'm not sure if this will help you, but I used a financial power of attorney to sign my money order for a K1 petition and it went through as far as I can tell so far. When I left the country I established one in the US to manage my finanaces in an emergency, so even if it doesn't help you, hopefully others will think to do the same before they leave the US!! You never know when love will strike

[destiny64 222]

You can't pay using your checking account in the U.S? They accept personal checks. Otherwise I would go the money order route and have it sent to you so you can sign it.

[together4evr 360]

I thought anyone in usa can make out a check to uscis for the I 130.

[Happytobe 164]

Maybe I a am missing something, but..... Why doesn't your family get a Cashier's Check? Those don't require a signature.

[uspcompact 0]

uscis rep told me on the phone if anyone signs it other than me it will be rejected

[N-o-l-a 7,167]

uscis rep told me on the phone if anyone signs it other than me it will be rejected

Do you not still have a US checking account and checks since it has only been a few months?

[Happytobe 164]

uscis rep told me on the phone if anyone signs it other than me it will be rejected

A Cashier's check from a bank does not require a signature. It is more secure than a money order. This is what I used to file with... no problems. A money order does require a signature from the person that bought it....

[PalestineMyHeart 1,897]

A Cashier's check from a bank does not require a signature. It is more secure than a money order. This is what I used to file with... no problems. A money order does require a signature from the person that bought it....

^^^^^^^ This.

I used a cashier's check from my bank to file my very first USCIS paperwork.