USCIS Issues Fee Waiver Guidance for TPS Applicants

 

USCIS issued a Question & Answer sheet for TPS applicants seeking fee waivers. Fee waivers are granted to individuals who cannot afford to pay filing fees, especially in humanitarian matters.

USCIS requires submission of a signed written statement containing the language, “I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct” when requesting a fee waiver.  The statement must contain a reason for the fee waiver  and specify which fees are requested for waiver.  The waiver submission must also contain evidence of why the applicant is unable to pay the fees.  Suitable evidence includes:

• Any evidence that you are receiving a federal or state means-tested public benefit (e.g., Medicaid, food and nutrition benefits (SNAP program), housing assistance, etc.),*
• Your monthly Gross Income from all sources for each of the three months prior to the filing of the fee waiver request,
• A list of all assets owned, possessed or controlled by you or your dependents,
• Your monthly essential expenditures , including any extraordinary expenses (e.g., high medical bills), for each of the three months prior to the filing of the fee waiver request,
• A list of your dependents in the United States, their address and relationship to you, and any income earned or received by your dependents,
• Any evidence of humanitarian considerations (e.g., disability, age, homelessness, unemployment),* and
• Any other information that you believe supports your inability to pay the fees that you would like waived.

A complete copy of the notice is linked below.

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Questions and Answers: Requesting Waiver of Fees Temporary Protected Status Applicants

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