DHS to Increase Filing Fees Effective 12/23/2016
Effective December 23, 2016, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will be adjusting the fee schedule for immigration and naturalization benefit requests processed by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). DHS has not raised filing fees since November 23, 2010. After a comprehensive fee review for the fiscal year 2016-2017 biennial period, USCIS determined that the current fees do not fully recover the cost of services provided. Accordingly, DHS has determined that adjusting the fee schedule is necessary. Under the new rule, any application or petition mailed, postmarked, or otherwise filed on or after December 23, 2016 must include the new fees.
Below we provide two consecutive charts comparing the current and new filing fees for (1) the most common employment-based visa petitions and immigration applications as well as (2) non-employment based visa petitions and applications.
|
Form |
Title |
Current Fee |
New Fee |
|
I-129/I-129CW |
Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker |
$325 |
$460 |
|
I-131/I-131A |
Application for Travel Document |
$360 |
$575 |
|
I-140 |
Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker |
$580 |
$700 |
|
I-485 |
Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status |
$985* |
$1,140* |
|
I-485 |
Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status (certain applicants under the age of 14 years) |
$635 |
$750 |
|
I-526 |
Immigrant Petition for Alien Entrepreneur |
$1,500 |
$3,675 |
|
I-539 |
Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status |
$290 |
$370 |
|
I-765 |
Application for Employment Authorization |
$380 |
$410 |
|
Form |
Title |
Current Fee |
New Fee |
|
I-90 |
Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card |
$365 |
$455 |
|
I-129F |
Petition for Alien Fiancé(e) |
$340 |
$535 |
|
I-130 |
Petition for Alien Relative |
$420 |
$535 |
|
I-751 |
Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence |
$505 |
$595 |
|
N-400 |
Application for Naturalization |
$595 |
$640 |
If you have any questions regarding these filing fee changes or about any other immigration matter, please contact your Mintz Levin immigration attorney.
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