Immigration and Naturalization Filing Fee Increases Proposed

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently proposed to increase the fee charged for each immigration and naturalization benefit request.  For examples: Proposed increase for H-1B base fee (I-129) is $460.00; for naturalization (N-400), $640.00; for family immigration (I-130), $535.00. The agency's last fee increase was November 23, 2010.  The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is primarily a fee-based agency. In order words, its operations and staff are funded by immigration and naturalization benefit request fees charged to applicants and petitioners.  Without the fee increases, USCIS anticipates an average annual shortfall of $560 million in coming years.  

Comments on the proposal can be submitted to DHS by July 5, 2016, via email. (Email USCIS at uscisfrcomment@dhs.gov. Include DHS Docket No.USCIS–2016–0001 in the subject line of the message.).  

 Proposed new fees for selected immigration benefit request:

	Immigration benefit request	Current fee ($)	Proposed fee ($)
I-90	Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card	365	455
I-102	Application for Replacement/initial Non-immigrant Arrival-Departure Document	330	445
I-129	Petition for a Non-immigrant worker	325	460
I-129F	Petition for Alien Fiance(e)	340	535
I-130	Petition for Alien Relative	420	535
I-131/131A	Application for Travel Document	360	575
I-140	Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker	580	700
I-290B	Notice of Appeal or Motion	630	675
I-360	Petition for Amerasian Widow(er) or Special Immigrant	405	435
I-485	Application to Adjust Status	985	1140
I-526	Immigrant Petition by Alien Entrepreneur	1500	3675
I-539	Application to Extend/Change Non-immigrant Status	290	370
I-601A	Application for Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver	585	630
I-751	Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence	505	595
I-765	Application for Employment Authorization	380	410
I-824	Application for Action on an Approved Application or Petition	405	465
I-829	Petition by Entrepreneur to Remove Conditions	3750	3750
I-910	Application for Civil Surgeon Designation	615	785
N-400	Application for Naturalization	595	640
N-600/600K	Application for Certificate of Citizenship	600	1170
USCIS Immigration Fee	USCIS Immigrant Fee	165	220
Biometric Services	Biometric Services	85	85