How to send I-130 filing fee from applying abroad?

[spacetofu 8]

Hi, my husband and I are almost done with filing out the I-130 petition (we currently live in Sweden). Though I can not seem to find a way to send the filing fee as it requires a US check. The US Embassy in Sweden said to have someone in the US write a check for me, though does this mean I have to send them our application and they send it all at once? Or can I send the application and send the check seperately? What have others done in this situation? 
Thanks for your help. 

[A'n'L 735]

The petition and check must arrive together, so most people send the petition documents to a trustworthy friend or family member in the US, who adds the check and sends the whole package.

[millefleur 5,046]

22 minutes ago, A'n'L said:

The petition and check must arrive together, so most people send the petition documents to a trustworthy friend or family member in the US, who adds the check and sends the whole package.

My sister also lives abroad and this is exactly what they did. She mailed her I-130 and all supporting docs to my mom and my mom added a money order and forwarded everything together to the Chicago Lockbox.

 

Money order is a good option because anyone can buy one with cash and they can make it out to DHS. That way you're not dealing with checks and personal bank accounts. Money orders can be bought in a variety of places in the US: at the post office and other shops.

 

https://www.usps.com/shop/money-orders.htm

[spacetofu 8]

Thank you all for your answers. I will go ahead and send everything to my mom and then transfer the money to her via transferwise and have her mail it all for me. Glad I can get it all sorted out! 

[millefleur 5,046]

4 minutes ago, spacetofu said:

Thank you all for your answers. I will go ahead and send everything to my mom and then transfer the money to her via transferwise and have her mail it all for me. Glad I can get it all sorted out! 

Just make sure your mom makes the money order out as it says in the instructions:

 

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2. Make the check or money order payable to U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
NOTE: Spell out U.S. Department of Homeland Security; do not use the initials “USDHS” or “DHS.”

 

 

[harpmi02 7]

Yes!  Everything together!  Good luck!  My husband and I filed from Sweden in May of 2016, and we are still waiting... Hoping to be finally done in August, but who knows...