May 25, 2012

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Increases Filing Fees - Most Increases Effective November 23rd.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ("USCIS") announced an increase in most filing fees effective November 23, 2010. In a few situations, USCIS has lowered filing fees. Petitions and applications received by USCIS on or after November 23, 2010 must bear the new filing fees or USCIS will reject the petition or application.

The following schedule lists the adjusted fees that will take effect on November 23, 2010, alongside the existing fees in effect until that date:
 

Form No.

Application/Petition Description

Existing Fees (through Nov. 22, 2010)

Adjusted Fees(beginning Nov. 23, 2010)

I-90

Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card

$290

$365

I-102

Application for Replacement/Initial Nonimmigrant Arrival-Departure Document

$320

$330

I-129/129CW

Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker

$320

$325

I-129F

Petition for Alien Fiancé(e)

$455

$340

I-130

Petition for Alien Relative

$355

$420

I-131

Application for Travel Document

$305

$360

I-140

Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker

$475

$580

I-191

Application for Advance Permission to Return to Unrelinquished Domicile

$545

$585

I-192

Application for Advance Permission to Enter as Nonimmigrant

$545

$585

I-193

Application for Waiver of Passport and/or Visa

$545

$585

I-212

Application for Permission to Reapply for Admission into the U.S. after Deportation or Removal

$545

$585

I-290B

Notice of Appeal or Motion

$585

$630

I-360

Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant

$375

$405

I-485

Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status

$930

$985

I-526

Immigrant Petition by Alien Entrepreneur

$1,435

$1,500

I-539

Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status

$300

$290

I-600/600A

I-800/800A

Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative/Application for Advance Processing of Orphan Petition

$670

$720

I-601

Application for Waiver of Ground of Excludability

$545

$585

I-612

Application for Waiver of the Foreign Residence Requirement

$545

$585

I-687

Application for Status as a Temporary Resident under Sections 245A or 210 of the Immigration and Nationality Act

$710

$1,130

I-690

Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility

$185

$200

I-694

Notice of Appeal of Decision under Sections 245A or 210 of the Immigration and Nationality Act

$545

$755

I-698

Application to Adjust Status from Temporary to Permanent Resident (Under Section 245A of Public Law 99-603)

$1,370

$1,020

I-751

Petition to Remove the Conditions of Residence

$465

$505

I-765

Application for Employment Authorization

$340

$380

I-817

Application for Family Unity Benefits

$440

$435

I-824

Application for Action on an Approved Application or Petition

$340

$405

I-829

Petition by Entrepreneur to Remove Conditions

$2,850

$3,750

I–881

Application for Suspension of Deportation or Special Rule Cancellation of Removal (Pursuant to Section 203 of Public Law 105–110)

$285

$285

I–907

Request for Premium Processing Service

$1,000

$1,225

 

Civil Surgeon Designation

$0

$615

I-924

Application for Regional Center under the Immigrant Investor Pilot Program

$0

$6,230

N-300

Application to File Declaration of Intention

$235

$250

N-336

Request for Hearing on a Decision in Naturalization Proceedings

$605

$650

N-400

Application for Naturalization

$595

$595

N-470

Application to Preserve Residence for Naturalization Purposes

$305

$330

N-565

Application for Replacement Naturalization/Citizenship Document

$380

$345

N-600/

600K

Application for Certification of Citizenship/ Application for Citizenship and Issuance of Certificate under Section 322

$460

$600

 

Immigrant Visa

$0

$165

Biometrics

Capturing, Processing, and Storing Biometric Information

$80

$85

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