April 18, 2014- One week after my brother's port of entry, we paid the immigrant visa fee of $165 at the USCIS Electronic Immigration System (ELIS) website.
Steps on paying the IV Fee $165- First, you have to create an account in order to Log in to USCIS ELIS. Have your passport/visa ready. You will be asked your complete name, date of birth, NVC case number or your MNL case -if your embassy is Manila-, Alien registration number. All of the information are printed on your visa. Remember to read all the instruction carefully. Once you have created your ELIS account, you will be able to pay the visa fee of $165. Then, the waiting begins-for the physical Green Card. According to them, it will take 3-6 months for your green card to process. Personally, I don't think it will take that long.
NOTE: According to the USCIS ELIS website, the USCIS immigrant fee of $165 must be paid after you receive your immigrant visa packet from the US Embassy or before you depart for the United States.
But, on my brother's case, we decided to pay it here because I have known so many immigrants on which they also have paid their visa fee after they got here with no problem, in other words they still got their Green Card. But, in no sense I am encouraging you to pay the fee in the US. If you are able to pay the required fee before you depart, then do so. Because, at the end of the day, you will not be able to receive your permanent resident card or GC until you pay the required the USCIS Immigrant Fee .
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