USCIS Fee Changes April 2024

Wednesday, January 31 2024

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a final rule to adjust certain immigration and naturalization benefit request fees for the first time since 2016. Ironically the new fees will be required starting on April Fool's Day 4/1/2024.

It looks at first glance for Family Based Cases and Naturalization Cases that the new fees very similar to the old fees, without much increase. The largest difference will be for K-1 Visa clients who will expect to pay about $355 more than before from end to end with government fees including the Adjustment of Status proces at the end.

The smallest change is to Naturalization, which is only up by $35, but is actually less than before as it appears the new fee incorporates the biometrics fees that previously were charged separately.

At a Glance:

I-130 will move from $535 to be $675

I-129(f) will move from $535 to be $675

I-485 will move from $1,225 to be $1,440

N-400 will move from $725 to be $760

In Detail, the "FINAL FEE(s)" is the new amount that will be used as of April 1, 2024.

Type of Filing	Current Fee(s)	NPRM Fee(s)	Final Fee(s)	Current vs. Final Fees
I-90 Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card (online filing)	$455	$455	$415	-$40	-9%
I-90 Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card (online filing) (with biometric services)	$540	$455	$415	-$125	-23%
I-90 Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card (paper filing)	$455	$465	$465	$10	2%
I-90 Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card (paper filing) (with biometric services)	$540	$465	$465	-$75	-14%
I-102 Application for Replacement/Initial Nonimmigrant Arrival-Departure Document	$445	$680	$560	$115	26%
I-129 H-1B	$460	$780	$780	$320	70%
I-129 H-1B (small employers and nonprofits)	$460	$780	$460	$0	0%
I-129 H-2A - Named Beneficiaries	$460	$1,090	$1,090	$630	137%
I-129 H-2A - Named Beneficiaries (small employers and nonprofits)	$460	$1,090	$545	$85	18%
I-129 H-2A - Unnamed Beneficiaries	$460	$530	$530	$70	15%
I-129 H-2A - Unnamed Beneficiaries (small employers and nonprofits)	$460	$530	$460	$0	0%
I-129 H-2B - Named Beneficiaries	$460	$1,080	$1,080	$620	135%
I-129 H-2B - Named Beneficiaries (small employers and nonprofits)	$460	$1,080	$540	$80	17%
I-129 H-2B - Unnamed Beneficiaries	$460	$580	$580	$120	26%
I-129 H-2B - Unnamed Beneficiaries (small employers and nonprofits)	$460	$580	$460	$0	0%
I-129 Petition for L Nonimmigrant workers	$460	$1,385	$1,385	$925	201%
I-129 Petition for L Nonimmigrant workers (small employers and nonprofits)	$460	$1,385	$695	$235	51%
I-129 Petition for O Nonimmigrant workers	$460	$1,055	$1,055	$595	129%
I-129 Petition for O Nonimmigrant workers (small employers and nonprofits)	$460	$1,055	$530	$70	15%
I-129CW CNMI-Only Nonimmigrant Transitional Worker and I-129 Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker: E, H-3, P, Q, R, or TN Classifications	$460	$1,015	$1,015	$555	121%
I-129CW CNMI-Only Nonimmigrant Transitional Worker and I-129 Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker: E, H-3, P, Q, R, or TN Classifications (with biometric services)	$545	$1,015	$1,015	$470	85%
I-129CW Petition for a CNMI-Only Nonimmigrant Transitional Worker and I-129 Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker: E, H-3, P, Q, R, or TN Classifications (small employers and nonprofits)	$460	$1,015	$510	$50	11%
I-129CW Petition for a CNMI-Only Nonimmigrant Transitional Worker and I-129 Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker: E, H-3, P, Q, R, or TN Classifications (small employers and nonprofits) (with biometric services)	$545	$1,015	$510	-$35	-6%
I-129F Petition for Alien Fiancé(e)	$535	$720	$675	$140	26%
I-130 Petition for Alien Relative (online filing)	$535	$710	$625	$90	17%
I-130 Petition for Alien Relative (paper filing)	$535	$820	$675	$140	26%
I-131 Application for Travel Document	$575	$630	$630	$55	10%
I-131 Application for Travel Document (with biometric services)	$660	$630	$630	-$30	-5%
I-131 Refugee Travel Document for an individual age 16 or older	$135	$165	$165	$30	22%
I-131 Refugee Travel Document for an individual age 16 or older (with biometric services)	$220	$165	$165	-$55	-25%
I-131 Refugee Travel Document for a child under the age of 16	$105	$135	$135	$30	29%
I-131 Refugee Travel Document for a child under the age of 16 (with biometric services)	$190	$135	$135	-$55	-29%
I-131A Application for Travel Document (Carrier Documentation)	$575	$575	$575	$0	0%
I-140 Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers	$700	$715	$715	$15	2%
I-191 Application for Relief Under Former Section 212(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)	$930	$930	$930	$0	0%
I-192 Application for Advance Permission to Enter as Nonimmigrant (CBP)	$585	$1,100	$1,100	$515	88%
I-192 Application for Advance Permission to Enter as Nonimmigrant (USCIS)	$930	$1,100	$1,100	$170	18%
I-193 Application for Waiver of Passport and/or Visa	$585	$695	$695	$110	19%
I-212 Application for Permission to Reapply for Admission into the U.S. After Deportation or Removal	$930	$1,395	$1,175	$245	26%
I-290B Notice of Appeal or Motion	$675	$800	$800	$125	19%
I-360 Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant	$435	$515	$515	$80	18%
I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status	$1,140	$1,540	$1,440	$300	26%
I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status (with biometric services)	$1,225	$1,540	$1,440	$215	18%
I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status (under the age of 14 in certain conditions)	$750	$1,540	$950	$200	27%
I-526/526E Immigrant Petition by Standalone/Regional Center	$3,675	$11,160	$11,160	$7,485	204%
I-539 Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status (online filing)	$370	$525	$420	$50	14%
I-539 Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status (online filing) (with biometric services)	$455	$525	$420	-$35	-8%
I-539 Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status (paper filing)	$370	$620	$470	$100	27%
I-539 Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status (paper filing) (with biometric services)	$455	$620	$470	$15	3%
I-600 Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative and I-600A Application for Advance Processing of an Orphan Petition	$775	$920	$920	$145	19%
I-600 Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative and I-600A Application for Advance Processing of an Orphan Petition (with biometric services for one adult)	$860	$920	$920	$60	7%
I-600A/I-600 Supplement 3 Request for Action on Approved Form I-600A/I-600	N/A	$455	$455	$455	N/A
I-601 Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility	$930	$1,050	$1,050	$120	13%
I-601A Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver	$630	$1,105	$795	$165	26%
I-601A Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver (with biometric services)	$715	$1,105	$795	$80	11%
I-612 Application for Waiver of the Foreign Residence Requirement (Under Section 212(e) of the INA, as Amended)	$930	$1,100	$1,100	$170	18%
I-687 Application for Status as a Temporary Resident	$1,130	$1,240	$1,240	$110	10%
I-687 Application for Status as a Temporary Resident (with biometric services)	$1,215	$1,240	$1,240	$25	2%
I-690 Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility Under Sections 245A or 210 of the Immigration and Nationality Act	$715	$985	$905	$190	27%
I-694 Notice of Appeal of Decision	$890	$1,155	$1,125	$235	26%
I-698 Application to Adjust Status from Temporary to Permanent Resident (Under Section 245A of the INA)	$1,670	$1,670	$1,670	$0	0%
I-698 Application to Adjust Status from Temporary to Permanent Resident (Under Section 245A of the INA) (with biometric services)	$1,755	$1,670	$1,670	-$85	-5%
I-751 Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence	$595	$1,195	$750	$155	26%
I-751 Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence (with biometric services)	$680	$1,195	$750	$70	10%
I-765 Application for Employment Authorization (online filing)	$410	$555	$470	$60	15%
I-765 Application for Employment Authorization (online filing) (with biometric services)	$495	$555	$470	-$25	-5%
I-765 Application for Employment Authorization (paper filing)	$410	$650	$520	$110	27%
I-765 Application for Employment Authorization (paper filing) (with biometric services)	$495	$650	$520	$25	5%
I-800 Petition to Classify Convention Adoptee as an Immediate Relative and Form I-800A, Application for Determination of Suitability to Adopt a Child from a Convention Country	$775	$925	$920	$145	19%
I-800 Petition to Classify Convention Adoptee as an Immediate Relative and Form I-800A, Application for Determination of Suitability to Adopt a Child from a Convention Country (with biometric services)	$860	$925	$920	$60	7%
I-800A Supplement 3, Request for Action on Approved Form I-800A	$385	$455	$455	$70	18%
I-800A Supplement 3, Request for Action on Approved Form I-800A (with biometric services)	$470	$455	$455	-$15	-3%
I-817 Application for Family Unity Benefits	$600	$875	$760	$160	27%
I-817 Application for Family Unity Benefits (with biometric services)	$685	$875	$760	$75	11%
I-824 Application for Action on an Approved Application or Petition	$465	$675	$590	$125	27%
I-829 Petition by Investor to Remove Conditions	$3,750	$9,525	$9,525	$5,775	154%
I-829 Petition by Investor to Remove Conditions (with biometric services)	$3,835	$9,525	$9,525	$5,690	148%
I-881 Application for Suspension of Deportation or Special Rule Cancellation of Removal (for an individual adjudicated by DHS)	$285	$340	$340	$55	19%
I-881 Application for Suspension of Deportation or Special Rule Cancellation of Removal (for an individual adjudicated by DHS) (with biometric services)	$370	$340	$340	-$30	-8%
I-881 Application for Suspension of Deportation or Special Rule Cancellation of Removal (for a family adjudicated by DHS)	$570	$340	$340	-$230	-40%
I-881 Application for Suspension of Deportation or Special Rule Cancellation of Removal (for a family adjudicated by DHS) (with biometric services for two people)	$740	$340	$340	-$315	-48%
I-910 Application for Civil Surgeon Designation	$785	$1,230	$990	$205	26%
I-929 Petition for Qualifying Family Member of a U-1 Nonimmigrant	$230	$275	$0	-$230	-100%
I-941 Application for Entrepreneur Parole	$1,200	$1,200	$1,200	$0	0%
I-941 Application for Entrepreneur Parole (with biometric services)	$1,285	$1,200	$1,200	-$85	-7%
I-956 Application for Regional Center Designation	$17,795	$47,695	$47,695	$29,900	168%
I-956F Application for Approval of an Investment in a Commercial Enterprise	$17,795	$47,695	$47,695	$29,900	168%
I-956G Regional Center Annual Statement	$3,035	$4,470	$4,470	$1,435	47%
N-300 Application to File Declaration of Intention	$270	$320	$320	$50	19%
N-336 Request for Hearing on a Decision in Naturalization Proceedings Under Section 336 (online filing)	$700	$830	$780	$80	11%
N-336 Request for Hearing on a Decision in Naturalization Proceedings Under Section 336 (paper filing)	$700	$830	$830	$130	19%
N-400 Application for Naturalization (online filing)	$640	$760	$710	$70	11%
N-400 Application for Naturalization (online filing) (with biometric services)	$725	$760	$710	-$15	-2%
N-400 Application for Naturalization (paper filing)	$640	$760	$760	$120	19%
N-400 Application for Naturalization (paper filing) (with biometric services)	$725	$760	$760	$35	5%
N-400 Application for Naturalization (applicants with household income between 150 and 400% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines (FPG))	$320	$380	$380	$60	19%
N-400 Application for Naturalization (applicants with household income between 150 and 400% of the FPG) (with biometric services)	$405	$380	$380	-$25	-6%
N-470 Application to Preserve Residence for Naturalization Purposes	$355	$420	$420	$65	18%
N-565 Application for Replacement Naturalization/Citizenship Document (online filing)	$555	$555	$505	-$50	-9%
N-565 Application for Replacement Naturalization/Citizenship Document (paper filing)	$555	$555	$555	$0	0%
N-600 Application for Certificate of Citizenship (online filing)	$1,170	$1,385	$1,335	$165	14%
N-600 Application for Certificate of Citizenship (paper filing)	$1,170	$1,385	$1,385	$215	18%
N-600K Application for Citizenship and Issuance of Certificate (online filing)	$1,170	$1,385	$1,335	$165	14%
N-600K Application for Citizenship and Issuance of Certificate (paper filing)	$1,170	$1,385	$1,385	$215	18%
USCIS Immigrant Fee	$220	$235	$235	$15	7%
H-1B Registration Process Fee	$10	$215	$215	$205	2,050%
Biometric Services (limited circumstances)	$85	$30	$30	-$55	-65%
G-1041 Genealogy Index Search Request (online filing)	$65	$100	$30	-$35	-54%
G-1041 Genealogy Index Search Request (paper filing)	$65	$120	$80	$15	23%
G-1041A Genealogy Records Request (online filing)	$65	$240	$30	-$35	-54%
G-1041A Genealogy Records Request (paper filing)	$65	$260	$80	$15	23%
G-1566 Request for Certificate of Non-Existence	$0	$330	$330	$330	N/A

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