The King County Immigration Fee Support will open on September 6th. 

There is no application due date. The application will remain open until funds run out. 

You will need legible documents that confirm your identity and King County residency and documents that verify that you are currently in the immigration process. Please visit the required documents section for additional information.

Identity and residency: The table below provides examples of documents you can use. Please ensure you have a clear copy of one item from List A OR one item from both List B and List C. 

Immigration Process: The table below provides examples of documents you can use. Please ensure you have a clear copy of one item from List D: Immigration Process to verify that you are going through or plan to go through an immigration process before December 01, 2022: 

On the application, you should only select fees you currently have receipts for which you paid after January 01, 2022 or plan to pay by December 01, 2022. Although you are not required to provide receipts to complete the application, if you are awarded you may be selected at random for additional documentation follow-up.

Please note that receipts for any of the fees listed can be submitted on the application as a List D Immigration Process document.

You should submit one household application with all eligible household members. 

Individuals (e.g. roommates, separate families, etc.) who live with you and do not share bills (food, expenses, etc.) with you or rely on you for financial support or which you do not financially support, do not count as part of your household unit. They should submit their own application.

A household unit consists of the people you live with who rely on you for financial support or who financially support you. Each household unit should submit one application that includes all eligible household members.

Each household unit should submit one application that includes all eligible household members. Separate families that do not share bills (food, expenses, etc.) with you or rely on you for financial support or which you do not financially support do not count as part of your household. They should submit an application as their own household unit.

Individuals (e.g. roommates, separate families, etc.) who live with you and pay separate bills for food, expenses, etc. do not count as part of your household. Each eligible, single adult should submit their own application.

You can apply for the Immigration Fee Support Program if you will be starting the application process for documented status or citizenship by December 01, 2022.

We are only able to offer the application through this online portal that you can complete via an Internet-connected computer or mobile device. For application assistance please contact the Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network at 1 (844) 724-3737 OR one of our other partnered organizations below if you do not have access to an internet-connected device: 

Please give all applicants their Submission ID and tell them to write it down and/or take a photo and save it somewhere. This number is very important to track the status of their application.

If you need to update or correct an error on your application after it has been submitted, please submit a new application with your updated information.

Due to the anticipated high number of applications, there will not be an appeal process. 

If your household submits multiple applications by mistake, Scholar Fund (Scholarship Junkies) will be able to identify that multiple applications from the same household were submitted and will review the application that conveys the higher need. They may also contact applicants via phone or text if they detect application issues. 

We will be reviewing applications on a weekly basis. Notifications will go out to the email address linked to your account and via text message after your application has been reviewed. You may look up the status of your application at any time at https://www.kcfeesupport.org/status. Please be patient as we are reviewing applications and prioritizing funding those with the highest need. 

Approved applicants can receive a $500 minimum amount, $3,000 maximum per individual, $6,000 maximum per household. You can receive the money as a check, gift card (Visa), or ACH, which is a direct deposit into your bank account.

Eligible applicants are only able to receive a one-time payment. 

Payments will be released to the community in weekly intervals starting after September 20th. Checks and gift cards mailed may take longer to receive and we expect everyone will receive payment within 14 days after you have been given your award notice.

There are three options for receiving payments: Check, Direct Deposit (ACH), or a Physical Gift Card.

Yes. Residence address is used to show residency in King County. A mailing address could be a P.O. box or any address where you receive their mail and/or feel more comfortable receiving it, as long as the address is within Washington state.

Yes, you can change your form of payment after you have been approved. Please contact Scholar Fund at 206-222-7069 or at payments@kcfeesupport.org with your name, submission ID, and what form of payment you would prefer.

You are able to retrieve funds from an ATM using your gift card, but you may be subject to a withdrawal fee or limit depending on the ATM. 

Your ability to pay for fees online using a gift card depends solely on the mode of payment accepted by the agency you are paying the fees to.

You are able to retrieve funds from an ATM using your gift card, but you may be subject to a withdrawal fee or limit depending on the ATM. You will then need to deposit and write your own check or purchase a money order with the cash (or the gift card if the issuer allows) and follow payment instructions based on the agency you are paying fees to.

Please note: If an agency allows you to pay with the gift card, filing status may be harder to track compared to using a personal credit or debit card from a bank or credit union.

Checks received from this program cannot be attached to the forms you mail because the check is made out to the applicant and NOT an agency. You will need to deposit and write your own check or purchase a money order with the cash and follow payment instructions based on the agency you are paying fees to.

No. According to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), “disaster relief" benefits, such as this program, will not be considered in determining whether an individual is a public charge. You can also read this USCIS Public Charge Fact Sheet for more information. If you have questions about your immigration status and/or use of benefits, you should speak with an immigration attorney or DOJ-accredited representative. 

No. Receiving financial aid from the King County Immigration Fee Support will not impact your ability to become a U.S. citizen. It will also not impact the ability of a lawful permanent resident/green card holder family member to become a U.S. citizen. If you have questions about your immigration status and/or use of benefits, you should speak with an immigration attorney or DOJ-accredited representative. 

No, all payments are made as grants and classified as disaster relief under the IRS and should not be included as taxable income.

The nonprofit organization Scholar Fund (Scholarship Junkies) does not voluntarily share your data with government entities, including King County. Scholar Fund is responsible for collecting the personal information you voluntarily submit on the online application for the King County Immigration Fee Support. To help prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, Scholar Fund (Scholarship Junkies) has instituted appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information they collect. You can learn more about the Scholarship Junkies comprehensive Privacy Policy here (English only). 

Personal information will never be voluntarily shared with the government, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or ICE, other law enforcement, your landlord, your employer, or anyone else. All information is stored securely in an encrypted format so it cannot be accessed.
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According to our contract with King County, the only people with access to an applicant’s personal information are Scholar Fund (Scholarship Junkies, the community organization that manages the fund). We will not share your information with anyone else. But if there is a legal subpoena, we may be legally required to release personal information. It’s unlikely that this would happen, but not impossible.

Demographic questions are asked to better understand who we are serving with the King County Immigration Fee Support program. Your answers will have no effect on your eligibility, and you can choose not to disclose any demographic information. The information you provide will never be shared with King County or any other government agency with your name attached to it.

In order to identify fraud, avoid duplicates, and maintain household disbursement limits, Scholar Fund (Scholarship Junkies) has developed several mechanisms to screen and check applicants to spot discrepancies, which includes a thorough application review process, spam filters, and address verification. They may also contact applicants via phone or text if they detect application issues. 

If you discover that an applicant has been approved and/or funded multiple times, please notify Scholar Fund at 206-222-7069 or support@kcfeesupport.org. If applicants apply using different names or slightly different information, it makes deduplication difficult. However, we can stop payment if it has not been cashed.