USCIS Website Down? Can we travel w/o Immigrant Fee?

[MS&JA 69]

Hi guys, we have a flight to the US tomorrow. We've been trying to pay the immigrant fee since Friday but every time we try to input the information it says "Unexpected Error Occurred". We also cannot access "My Account" or create a new one. 

 

Can we still travel and pay for the immigrant fee AFTER arrival?

 

Thanks.

[Crazy Cat 41,850]

The $220 fee can be paid either before or after entering the US.  Be aware that the plastic green card will not be sent to you until you have (1) Entered the US AND (2) paid the $220 fee........but yes, you can pay after you enter the US.

 

EDIT:  Whether you pay the fee before or after entering the US, it has no effect on your status when you enter.  You will immediately gain status as a legal resident.  Your endorsed spousal visa will act as your evidence of status until the plastic card arrives.

Edited July 25, 2020 by Lucky Cat

[MS&JA 69]

Thank you so much! I thought it was strange because the Embassy handed us a paper that says: "You must pay before you enter the US", which sounds contradictory to what USCIS says. 

 

 

 

 

 

[Crazy Cat 41,850]

Most people pay prior to traveling, but it is not mandatory to do so.  You can pay here:  https://my.uscis.gov/uscis-immigrant-fee/start-payment

 

 

Edited July 25, 2020 by Lucky Cat

[MS&JA 69]

Thanks for taking the time to write a response. We appreciate it. I tried the link and, upon entering the case info, it still says "Unexpected error occurred". Perhaps the DOS state number isn't in the system yet, as the visa was issued on Thursday.

 

Have a nice afternoon!

[Babu Frik 1,162]

I had that happen 2 days ago while logging in to see if anything changed, then the next day they announced their new website.

So maybe they're doing some maintenance over the weekend.

[MS&JA 69]

On 7/25/2020 at 12:44 PM, Babu Frik said:

I had that happen 2 days ago while logging in to see if anything changed, then the next day they announced their new website.

So maybe they're doing some maintenance over the weekend.

Thanks for the info! We're in the US now.

 

We're still trying to pay but no luck. 

 

 

[Babu Frik 1,162]

14 minutes ago, MS&JA said:

Thanks for the info! We're in the US now.

 

We're still trying to pay but no luck. 

 

 

what browser are you using?

 

[MS&JA 69]

5 minutes ago, Babu Frik said:

what browser are you using?

 

We tried Firefox, Microsoft Edge, chrome, and safari. 
 

Any ideas? 

[Babu Frik 1,162]

27 minutes ago, MS&JA said:

We tried Firefox, Microsoft Edge, chrome, and safari. 
 

Any ideas? 

hmph, no ideas sorry