By: Zoe Mirza
Executive Summary
Filing fees for most USCIS petitions and applications will increase by an average of 21%. The most substantial employment-based increases will be imposed on Form I-129, the nonimmigrant worker petition, and on EB-5 investor and Regional Center filings.
Effective December 23, 2016, the filing fees for many USCIS petitions and applications will increase, according to a final regulation scheduled for publication in Monday's Federal Register.
Fees for employment-based petitions and applications will rise by an average of 21%, though increases for some filings - notably, Form I-129 nonimmigrant worker petitions and EB-5 immigrant investor cases - will be significantly higher. There will be no increase in the premium processing fee
According to DHS, the higher fees reflect the current cost of processing immigration applications and petitions; some portion of the increased fees will provide additional funding for refugee and citizenship programs as well as system support for interagency immigration status verification databases
The last comprehensive increase in USCIS filing fees took place in 2010.
| Immigration Benefit Request | New Fee ($) | Old Fee($) |
| G-1041 Genealogy Index Search Request | 65 | 20 |
| G-1041A Genealogy Records Request (Copy from Microfilm) | 65 | 20 |
| G-1041A Genealogy Records Request (Copy from Textual Record) | 65 | 35 |
| I-90 Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card | 455 | 365 |
| I-102 Application for Replacement/Initial Nonimmigrant Arrival-Departure Document | 445 | 330 |
| I-129/129CW Petition for a Nonimmigrant worker | 460 | 325 |
| I-129F Petition for Alien Fiance | 535 | 340 |
| I-130 Petition for Alien Relative | 535 | 420 |
| I-131/I-131A Application for Travel Document | 575 | 360 |
| I-140 Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker | 700 | 580 |
| I-191 Application for Relief Under Former Section 212(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) | 930 | 585 |
| I-192 Application for Advance Permission to Enter as Nonimmigrant | 585/930 | 585 |
| I-193 Application for Waiver of Passport and/or Visa | 585 | 585 |
| I-212 Application for Permission to Reapply for Admission into the United States. After Deportation or Removal | 930 | 585 |
| I-290B Notice of Appeal or Motion | 675 | 630 |
| I-360 Petition for Amerasian Widow(er) or Special Immigrant | 435 | 405 |
| I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status | 1,140 | 985 |
| I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status (certain applicants under the age of 14 years) | 750 | 635 |
| I-526 Immigrant Petition by Alien Entrepreneur | 3,675 | 1,500 |
| I-539 Application to Extend / Change Nonimmigrant Status | 370 | 290 |
| I-600/600A Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative / Application for Advance Petition Processing of Orphan Petition | 775 | 720 |
| I-601 Application for Waiver of Ground of Excludability | 930 | 585 |
| I-601A Application for Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver | 630 | 585 |
| I-612 Application for Waiver of the Foreign Residence Requirement (Under Section 212(e) of the INA, as Amended) | 930 | 585 |
| I-687 Application for Status as a Temporary Resident under Section 245A of the Immigration and Nationality Act | 1,130 | 1,130 |
| I-690 Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility | 715 | 200 |
| I-694 Notice of Appeal of Decision | 890 | 755 |
| I-698 Application to Adjust Status from Temporary to Permanent Resident (Under Section 245A of the INA) | 1,670 | 1,020 |
| I-751 Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence | 595 | 505 |
| I-765 Application for Employment Authorization | 410 | 380 |
| I-800/800A Petition to Classify Convention Adoptee as an Immediate Relative / Application for Determination of Suitability to Adopt a Child from a Convention Country | 775 | 720 |
| I-800A Supp.3 Request for Action on Approved Form I-800A | 385 | 360 |
| I-817 Application for Family Units Benefits | 600 | 435 |
| I-824 Application for Action on an Approved Application or Petition | 465 | 405 |
| I-829 Petition by Entrepreneur to Remove Conditions | 3,750 | 3,750 |
| I-910 Application for Civil Surgeon Designation | 785 | 615 |
| I-924 Application for Regional Center Designation Under the Immigrant Investor Program | 17,795 | 6,230 |
| I-924A Annual Certification of Regional Center | 3,035 | 0 |
| I-929 Petition for Qualifying Family Member of a U-1 Nonimmigrant | 230 | 215 |
| N-300 Application to File Declatration of Intention | 270 | 250 |
| N-336 Request for Hearing on a Decision in Naturalization Proceedings | 700 | 650 |
| N-400 Application for Naturalization | 640 | 595 |
| N-470 Application to Preserve Residence for Naturalization Purposes | 355 | 330 |
| N-565 Application for Replacement Naturalization / Citizenship Document | 555 | 345 |
| N-600/N-600K Application for Certificate of Citizenship | 1,170 | 600/550 |
| USCIS Immigrant Fee | 220 | 165 |
| Biometric Services Fee | 85 | 85 |
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