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 $530 83%
USCIS is also adding new fees, separating fees by categories (such as Form I-129 nonimmigrant worker), differentiating costs from online and paper filing, and removing some fees exemptions. The new fees will be effective on 10/02/2020. Thus any case postmarked on or after this date will need to include the fees established by the final rule. (85 FE 46788, 8/3/20)
Below are examples of some of the changes. For a complete list of the fee changes please click final rule (PDF)
Immigration Benefit Request Current Fee Final Fee Change ($) 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%
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