New York immigrant assistance services bonds.
$500.
New York requires every immigrant assistance service provider to maintain a $50,000 bond. Our rate is 1% of the bond amount, so the premium is $500. The bond issues the moment you pay — soft pull only.
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How much does a New York immigrant assistance services bond cost?
$500 for the $50,000 bond: 1% of the bond amount.
Three steps. One sitting.
License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
Pay & e-sign
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the Department of State
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the NY Department of State as part of your provider registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
An immigrant assistance services bond is a consumer-protection guarantee. You help people prepare immigration paperwork for a fee — work that affects families' lives — and New York wants a financial backstop that you'll handle their money and their forms honestly.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the people of the State of New York (the obligee), with your customers as the protected parties. Under the statute, the bond is there for any customer who doesn't get a refund of fees they're entitled to — they can recover against the bond up to its $50,000 limit.
The statute requires you to keep the bond in force the entire time you provide these services — and for one year after you stop. We track your term and notify you 60 and 30 days out, so your registration never lapses over paperwork.
You need this bond if you're
Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the $50,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with the Department of State. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the NY Department of State as part of your provider registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields. One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
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$500 for the $50,000 bond, soft pull only, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.