Form I-956: Current Edition, Fee and Form Checks
The current USCIS edition and filing fees for Form I-956, with the date FormVeritas checked them on uscis.gov, and what FormVeritas checks when you fill the form in its Form Workspace.
About Form I-956
Form I-956 is titled “Application for Regional Center Designation”. Get the form and its instructions from uscis.gov, the official source:
Current edition
USCIS lists 04/01/24 as the current edition of Form I-956. USCIS lists no other accepted edition.
The FormVeritas Form Workspace fills this edition.
Checked October 21, 2026, against Form I-956 on uscis.gov. Editions change, so confirm the edition on uscis.gov before you file.
Filing fee
The fees below are copied from Form G-1055, Fee Schedule (edition 10/16/26), as USCIS states them, with the date FormVeritas checked each one.
I-956, Application for Regional Center Designation
| Filing category | Paper filing fee |
|---|---|
General Filing | $17,795 |
Source: Form G-1055 on uscis.gov. Checked October 21, 2026.
This page does not tell you which fee applies to your filing. Confirm the fee before you file with the USCIS Fee Calculator.
Fees for Form I-956 and the notices USCIS prints on Form G-1055, in the edition and fee checker
Processing time
Form I-956 is listed on the USCIS processing-times page. See what USCIS reports for it, by office, and the date USCIS published it.
What FormVeritas checks on Form I-956
When you run an audit of Form I-956 from the FormVeritas Form Workspace, FormVeritas reviews the answers you entered with checks written for this form. They cover:
How entries are written
FormVeritas checks how entries are written, against what each field asks for.
Areas include: names; the interpreter, preparer and representative sections.
Answers that do not fit together
FormVeritas compares related answers on this form and points out ones that do not fit together.
Areas include: the interpreter, preparer and representative sections; signatures and dates of signature.
Check boxes and Yes/No questions
FormVeritas checks how boxes are selected in the groups of choices on this form.
Signatures
FormVeritas checks the signature lines on this form.
On every form
When an entry for a person is partly filled in, for example a given name with no family name, FormVeritas points out a blank family name, given name, date of birth or country of birth in that entry.
FormVeritas has no checks for blank answers on Form I-956 other than the partly filled entries described above.
What these checks do not do
They do not check that every question that applies to you is answered, whether your answers are true, or whether you are eligible for what you are asking for.
A report with no findings does not mean USCIS will accept or approve your filing.
Read the Form I-956 instructions on uscis.gov before you file.
Fill and check it in the Form Workspace
Fill in Form I-956 in the FormVeritas Form Workspace on a desktop or laptop browser, then run these checks on your answers before you file.