Credit Card Payments Accepted for Electronic Applications
Posted Dec 12, 2003

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on December 1, 2003 that it has begun accepting credit card payments for I-90 and I-765 electronic filings. Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover Card are accepted at this time, as are bank debit cards associated with the listed credit card companies (indicated by the credit card logo on the debit card). We previously addressed concerns regarding eFiling in our May 30, 2003 MurthyBulletin article, Electronic Filing of I-765s and I-90s Begins, available on MurthyDotCom.

Attorneys, companies that provide electronic legal forms, and the USCIS have held extensive discussions concerning eFiling. While many of the concerns we had in May 2003 are still relevant, we appreciate that the USCIS realized that accepting credit card payments would be an essential first-step towards making eFiling universally acceptable. USCIS is working hard to further develop its eFiling into a convenient, yet safe and reliable, process. We will continue to monitor the progress of eFiling for MurthyDotCom and MurthyBulletin readers as the USCIS continues to refine the procedures.