Issues with USCIS ELIS - Paying immigrant fee

[Darnell 8,479]

geez - i'm so happy to learn it's working again.

Greeeeeeeeeeeeat !

[Naddy&Mikey 2]

update - was able to complete my payment all is good now received a pay.gov email and another email about case status update....

Super it's up and running! Now for finding a U.S bank account or debit card to pay for it. I just presumed one could pay with a foreign debit card

[jr732629 0]

I need your response good people, I have a friend who just got here(usa) a week ago on a CR1 visa, he called me yesterday telling me that he's been trying to pay the $165 immigrant fee online for some days now, even tried it few hours ago but it keeps giving him error....asides that he said the page is requesting for his Alien number and he told me he doesn't have one. Pls I need your advices on what to tell him to do....God bless you all

[chianrose 0]

hope its allowed to use credit card from bank outside the US? answers please.

Thanks

[Naddy&Mikey 2]

hope its allowed to use credit card from bank outside the US? answers please.

Thanks

Me too Chianrose, although from what I've heard it's not possible....

[chianrose 0]

i have been trying to pay with my friends credit card here in qatar and its saying card decline and could not process,must it be a US Bank ?

[bsd058 296]

You can pay with a foreign bank account. I used my Canadian debit card (visa).

[NA-1981 0]

Hi eveybady, i want to ask how can i pay the uscis new Fees for the green card, i already oppened an ELIS account but here in my country we dont use credit cart and i dont have a us bank accout?? Can i give my ELIS account information to somebady that live in USA (my wife) and let her pay with her credit cart?? Any help Will be appreciat

[lost_at_sea 995]

Hi eveybady, i want to ask how can i pay the uscis new Fees for the green card, i already oppened an ELIS account but here in my country we dont use credit cart and i dont have a us bank accout?? Can i give my ELIS account information to somebady that live in USA (my wife) and let her pay with her credit cart?? Any help Will be appreciat

Yes, your wife can pay.

[NA-1981 0]

Thanks for the reply but i just want to know that if it is normal to pay that fee after i get to USA inchallah, is not going to delay the issuenes of my Green cars after i pay it when i arrive, i heard that uscis deliver the GC usually 2 weeks after u get there but if i pay the fee when i get there how long it takes for them to send it??

[lost_at_sea 995]

Thanks for the reply but i just want to know that if it is normal to pay that fee after i get to USA inchallah, is not going to delay the issuenes of my Green cars after i pay it when i arrive, i heard that uscis deliver the GC usually 2 weeks after u get there but if i pay the fee when i get there how long it takes for them to send it??

To get the green card made you need to pay the fee and enter the US. You can pay the fee after if you want. Sometimes it arrived in 2 weeks. Sometimes it arrives in 4 months. Start counting from the time you do the payment or POE, whichever is last.