paying for i-129f filing

[Tuppins 0]

I am in Shanghai China as is my fiancee.  I am filing form I-129F for the first time.   The fee is $535 but it says I need to pay with a money order in US dollars drawable on a US bank.  My bank ICBC stated they can print up a money order but dont know if it can be drawable on a USA bank.  Question:  Can I pay by credit card (visa) and how do I do this so the payment ties to my i-129f filing mail in package?  Also. if I can find a money order drawable on a US bank, do I attach my money order with my mail i to my filing 1-129F package?

[KULtoATL 1,551]

Unfortunately you cannot pay with your credit card. Either by check or money order drawn from a US based bank or money order service provider such as USPS. Your check and money order should be attached to the G-1145 and placed right at the top of your petition stack when mailing.

[Greenbaum 12,260]

1 hour ago, Tuppins said:

I am in Shanghai China as is my fiancee.  I am filing form I-129F for the first time.   The fee is $535 but it says I need to pay with a money order in US dollars drawable on a US bank.  My bank ICBC stated they can print up a money order but dont know if it can be drawable on a USA bank.  Question:  Can I pay by credit card (visa) and how do I do this so the payment ties to my i-129f filing mail in package?  Also. if I can find a money order drawable on a US bank, do I attach my money order with my mail i to my filing 1-129F package?

Doesn't the Embassy require you to print off a advice slip containing CGI Reference Number take it to a designated bank (CITIC Bank?) and not mail it in? Seems different then most Embassy requirements from others.

[Pitaya 2,577]

One action that some folks have done in the past is to send the entire completed  I-129F packet to a family member or friend in the US. Have them attached a check for the required amount, and then mail off the whole enchilada to the USCIS lock-box facility. The two parties then settle up as necessary.

 

Just a thought.