Personal checks must be pre-printed with the name of the bank and the account holder. Also, the account holder’s address and phone number must be pre-printed, typed or written in ink on the check. All checks must be typed or written in ink.
- Write the date you are filling out the check including: day, month and year.
- On the "Pay to the Order of" line write: "U.S. Department of Homeland Security."
- Write in numbers the exact dollar amount of the fee for the service you are requesting. In the example, the amount is "$595.00."
- Spell out the exact dollar amount of the fee for the service you are requesting. The "cents" portion of the amount should be written as a fraction over 100. In this example, the amount is "Five hundred ninety-five and 00/100."
- Write a brief description of the purpose of your payment. In this example, it is "N-400 application fee."
- Sign the check using your legal signature.
로펌에서는 보통 Memo 란에 Form 의 명칭과 신청인 또는 수혜자의 이름을 기입합니다. 본인의 체크이어야 한다는 명시된 규정은 없습니다. 만일 돌아왔다면 체크가 pre-printed 가 아니어서, 즉, 은행과 발행인의 이름, 주소, 전화번호 등이 미리 인쇄되지 않은 것인 탓일 수가 있겠습니다.