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Inside Immigration

Plain-language guides to US immigration, asylum and USCIS procedure.

Forms

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.