I-526, Immigrant Petition by Standalone Investor
This form is used by a standalone investor to petition U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for status as an immigrant to the United States under section 203(b)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), as amended.
Form Details
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Please check our Direct Filing Addresses for Form I-526, Immigrant Petition by Alien Standalone Investor, and Form I-526E, Immigrant Petition by Regional Center Investor, page for information on where to mail your petition. Petitions that are not submitted to the correct address may experience processing delays.
You can find the filing fee for Form I-526 by visiting our Fee Schedule page.
USCIS no longer accepts payments made by personal or business check, money order, or cashier’s check for forms filed by paper unless you qualify for an exemption. When filing by mail, you can pay by credit, debit, or prepaid card by completing Form G-1450, Authorization for Credit Card Transactions, or you can make a payment directly from a U.S. bank account by completing Form G-1650, Authorization for ACH Transactions.
If you qualify for an exemption from the requirement to use an electronic payment method, you will need to complete and file Form G-1651, Exemption for Paper Fee Payment, along with submitting the correct payment.
Before sending your package to USCIS, watch What and How to Pay for additional guidance on how to file at the USCIS Lockbox with the correct payment.
USCIS continues to accept payments made through Pay.gov for applications and petitions filed online.
For more information visit our Filing Fees webpage.
Filing Tips: Review our Tips for Filing Forms by Mail page for information on how to ensure we will accept your form.
Don’t forget to sign your form. We will reject any unsigned form.
You will receive separate receipt notices for a properly filed Form I-526. The first notice you should expect to receive will be from the USCIS lockbox, acknowledging receipt of your Form I-526 and the total fee amount received and processed.
We will then issue a formal receipt notice that includes the assigned receipt number for the application when data entry has been completed.