USCIS New Fee Schedule to be Effective as of October 2020.

On August 3, 2020, USCIS issued a final rule changing its current fees, last updated in December 2016. There has been both increase and decrease of current fees. The average increase is 21% but some fees may have up to an 83% increase, such as naturalization application which is going from $640 to $1,170. The Department of Homeland Security claim this change is necessary to recover its cost of services.

USCIS is also adding new fees, separating fees by categories (such as Form I-129 nonimmigrant worker), differentiating costs from online and paper filing, and removing some fees exemptions. The new fees will be effective on 10/02/2020. Thus any case postmarked on or after this date will need to include the fees established by the final rule. (85 FE 46788, 8/3/20)

Below are examples of some of the changes. For a complete list of the fee changes please click final rule (PDF)

Immigration Benefit Request                       Current Fee      Final Fee       Change ($)       Percent Change
I-90 Application to Replace                                 $455                $405              -$50                    -11%
Permanent Resident Card (online filing)
I-90 Application to Replace                                 $455                $415              -$40                    -9%
Permanent Resident Card (paper filing)
I-129 H-1                                                             $460               $555                $95                    21%
I-129 L                                                                $460                $805                $345                  75%
I-129 O                                                               $460                $705               $245                    53%          
I-130 Petition for Alien Relative (online filing)    $535                $550               $15                      3%    
I-130 Petition for Alien Relative(paper filing)      $535                $560               $25                      5%       
I-131 Travel document                                        $575                $590               $15                      3%      
I-140 Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker           $700               $555              -$145                  -21%
I-485  Adjustment of Status                                $1140              $1130             -$10                    -1%
N-400 Application for Naturalization                   $640               $1170              $530                    83%