Biometric services fee for the 02/27 17 edition of I-130

[calikali13 0]

Hello, everyone!

 

I am working on my dad's green card papers and I am using the 2/27/17 edition  of I-130. He currently lives with us in the US.

 

The question I have refers to the biometrics fee. On page 3 of the instructions for I-130, it says, "If you file this petition with USCIS", which we are, "you do not need to include a biometric service fee at the time you submit your petition. If you are later notified that you must submit biometrics, you will receive a biometric services appointment notice with instructions on how to submit the additional biometric services fee."

 On the other hand, when I went to the USCIS website and asked their assistant, Emma, the same question, she said, "The cost of a biometrics appointment is an additional fee per person that needs to be submitted with the filing fee for any form requiring a biometrics appointment."

 

Help, please! I don't know what to do. Thank you!

 

[calikali13 0]

Never mind! I dug deeper on the USCIS website and found out that the there is no biometric fee for I-130, but for I-485 (I am filing concurrently). Got it now!

 

Anyway, here is an updated form with all major USCIS forms and ther new taxes, including forms which require a biometrics fee.

 

https://www.uscis.gov/g-1055