USCIS has announced that it will no longer accept checks as a payment method for any filing fee as of October 29, 2025, and will transition entirely to electronic payment methods instead. Those methods include the Form G-1450 Authorization for Credit Card Transactions.
ISO has experienced higher USCIS rejection rates with petitions filed using G-1450 for fee payment. We recommend that units adhere to the following best practices in using Form G-1450 to avoid rejection:
- Don’t provide the Form(s) G-1450 until ISO requests it.
- Make sure the card in question is activated and remains valid.
- Make sure the total fees paid will not exceed daily limits on the card. For example, an H-1B filed with premium processing requires at least $3265 in fees.
- Complete a separate Form G-1450 for each filing fee. USCIS will reject G-1450s that combine different fee amounts.
- Fill out the PDF of the form using a PDF editor (like Acrobat), then print it and sign in ink. USCIS will reject G-1450s that they suspect were not signed in ink.
- Check the card number and expiration date to make sure they’re accurate before signing.
- Provide to ISO by:
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- Mailing the signed original to Box 351245 or dropping it off at 400 Gerberding Hall (preferred), or
- Scanning and uploading to the Manage Files page for the relevant visa request
ISO will update its Visa Fees page to reflect this change within the next few weeks, and follow up with units on any active cases where we have already received filing fee checks.
Please contact us with any questions you have about these changes.