G-845 Verification Request
Lets a federal, state, or local benefit-granting agency ask USCIS to confirm a person's immigration status. The agency, not the immigrant, files it. It is a back-office document that surfaces when a benefits office says it is 'verifying with immigration'.
- Fee
- $0
- Fee waiver
- Not available
- Who files
- Government benefit-issuing agencies.
- Where to file
- By mail or fax to the USCIS Immigration Status Verification Unit.
What changed in 2025 and 2026
- Form G-845 Supplement is filed with it when the agency needs additional verification. Neither carries a fee.
Official page. https://www.uscis.gov/g-845. Download the form there, never from a third-party site; check the edition date and fee before filing.