USCIS Increases Government Filing Fees

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that new fees will take effect beginning December 23, 2016. This means that applications and petitions postmarked or filed on or after December 23, 2016 must include the new fees or USCIS will reject the petition or application.

The fee for Form I-907, Request For Premium Processing Service ($1,225) remains the same.
 
Some of the new fees taking effect on December 23, 2016 are as follows:

Immigration Benefit Request New Fee ($) Old Fee ($) Fee Change ($) Percentage Change (%)
I–90 Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card 455 365 90 25
I–129/129CW Petition for a Nonimmigrant worker 460 325 135 42
I–129F Petition for Alien Fiancé(e) 535 340 195 57
I-130 Petition for Alien Relative 535 420 115 27
I-131/I-131A Application for Travel Document 575 360 215 60
I–140 Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker 700 580 120 21
I–485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status 1,140 985 155 16
I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status (certain applicants under the age of 14 years) 750 635 115 18
I–526 Immigrant Petition by Alien Entrepreneur 3,675 1,500 2,175 145
I–539 Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status 370 290 80 28
I-612 Application for Waiver of the Foreign Residence Requirement (Under Section 212(e) of the INA, as Amended) 930 585 345 59
I–751 Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence 595 505 90 18
I–765 Application for Employment Authorization 410 380 30 8
I–824 Application for Action on an Approved Application or Petition 465 405 60 15
I–829 Petition by Entrepreneur to Remove Conditions 3,750 3,750 0 0
N–400 Application for Naturalization 640 595 45 8
USCIS Immigrant Fee 220 165 55 33
Biometric Services Fee 85 85 0 0
 


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