# Bridging

### **Usage & Mechanism**

`shUSD` can be freely bridged between any vault integrated networks. The in app bridging utility directly utilizes Chainlink's CCIP for trustless and secure cross-chain transfers of `shUSD`.  Select the source chain you want to send from and the the destination chain you want to send to.  The `shUSD` amount sent on the source will always be the exact `shUSD` amount you will receive on the destination.

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The sent `shUSD` will be burned instantly, and then, after proper finalization by Chainlink DONs, the `shUSD` will be minted into the user's possession on the destination network.

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### **Fees**

Users only need to pay network fees and CCIP fees to process their bridge transactions.  No additional fees are added beyond these base infrastructure costs.  All of these costs are paid using the native token of the source chain.

### **Timeframe & Delays**

Bridge transfers should take between 15 and 20 minutes.  Network congestion and other consensus delays related to the Chainlink DON can occur at rare occasions and may need to be manually processed.  Anyone can finalize any stuck CCIP transaction by submitting their source transaction hash into <https://ccip.chain.link/> and manually finalizing it.