Most Immigration Filing fees To Increase on April 1st

 

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has finalized fee changes for almost all immigration applications and petitions, and a majority of them are increases. The most substantial increases are the filing fees for I-129 petition for non-immigrant workers, H-1B cap registration fee (effective in FY 2026), and EB-5 related applications. A new asylum fee is added to the existing I-129 filing fees.

The filing fee for I-130 family-based visa petition will increase 26% to $675.  For I-485 adjustment application with biometric services, the filing fee will increase to $1,440.  The filing fee for I-751 Petition to Remove Conditions will increase 26% to $750; for N-400 (with biometrics) to $760.  

The fees adjustments vary for paper filings and online filings. Small employers and nonprofits also enjoy some discount in fees. USCIS actually offers about $50 discount for some applications filed online. The following table represents the fee changes for some of the most common applications, if filed in paper.  

Selected Paper Filing Fee Changes

  

Form	Immigration benefit	Current fee ($)	New fee ($)
N-400	Naturalization with biometrics	725	760
N-600	Application for Certificate of Citizenship	1,170	1,385
N-600K	Application for Citizenship and Issuance of Certificate Under Section 322	1,170	1,385
I-90	Replace Permanent Residence Card with biometrics	540	465
I-102	Replacement/Initial Nonimmigrant Arrival-Departure Document	445	560
I-212	Permission to Reapply for Admission into the U.S. After Deportation or Removal	930	1,175
I-290B	Notice of Appeal or Motion	675	800
I-131	Travel Document with biometrics	660	630
I-765	Employment Authorization	410	520
I-485, I-765, & I-131	Application to Register Permanent Residency or Adjust Status, Employment Authorization, & Travel Document	1,225	2,195
I-539	Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status with biometrics	455	470
I-751	Remove Conditions on Residence	680	750
I-129 for L	L applications by large/small employers	460	1385/695
I-129 for O	O applications by large/small employers	460	1055/530
I-129 for H	I-129 H-2A - Unnamed Beneficiaries	460	425
I-129 for H1B	Employers with 25 or few employees (fraud fee and ACWIA fee additional)	460	460 + 300 asylum fee
I-129 for H1B	Employers with 26 or more employees (fraud fee and ACWIA fee additional)	460	780 + 600 asylum fee
I-130	Petition for Family Immigration	535	675
I-129F	Petition for Alien Fiancé(e)	535	675
I-140	Immigrant Petition for foreign Worker (asylum fee: small employers $300; other employers - $600)	700	715 + 300/600 asylum fee
I-601	Waver of Ground of Excludability	930	1050
I-601A	Application for Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver	630	795

* Note: Asylum fees are waived for non-profit petitioners.

(Immigration laws and policies change regularly.  If you have any questions regarding this article, please visit www.1visa1.com to schedule a legal consultation.)