{"data":{"id":"us/8-cfr-103.17","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"8 CFR 103.17","heading":"Biometric services fee.","body":"DHS may charge a fee to collect biometric information, to provide biometric collection services, to conduct required national security and criminal history background checks, to verify an individual's identity, and to store and maintain this biometric information for reuse to support other benefit requests. When a biometric services fee is required, USCIS may reject a benefit request submitted without the correct biometric services fee.","path":["Title 8—Aliens and Nationality","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER B—IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS","PART 103—IMMIGRATION BENEFIT REQUESTS; USCIS FILING REQUIREMENTS; BIOMETRIC REQUIREMENTS; AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS","Subpart B—Biometric Requirements"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-8.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:01Z","sha256":"0b9d0f7ffb1fbdd24e06684686959357631fc16de3c43d7dfd20595758a2ef3e","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/8-cfr-103.16","next":"us/8-cfr-103.20-103.36"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}