The U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) announced recently that new filing fees will apply to most immigration benefit applications and petitions postmarked or received on or after July 30, 2007. Most filing fees will skyrocket by an average of 60 percent or more than double the current fees.
USCIS notes that “the new fee schedule will ensure that there’s sufficient funding to recover the cost of doing business, meet national security and public safety
concerns, prevent and detect fraud, and invest in comprehensive transformation efforts – all leading to a more efficient and effective immigration system.” The USCIS expects the new fees to lead to a 20 percent reduction in processing times by the end of fiscal year 2009, and to cut processing times by end of fiscal year 2008 on four common applications: the I-90 (Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card), I-140 (Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker), I-485 (Adjustment of Status Application), and the N-400 (Naturalization Application).
Regardless of whether the new fee schedule is a genuine solution to the USCIS’ backlog problems and national security issues, it will take immediate effect on July 30. Individuals and companies should try to file their petitions and applications prior to that date, if possible.
The USCIS Filing Fee Schedule listed below applies if you file on or after July 30. The fees include both the filing fee and any required biometric fees
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USCIS notes that “the new fee schedule will ensure that there’s sufficient funding to recover the cost of doing business, meet national security and public safety
concerns, prevent and detect fraud, and invest in comprehensive transformation efforts – all leading to a more efficient and effective immigration system.” The USCIS expects the new fees to lead to a 20 percent reduction in processing times by the end of fiscal year 2009, and to cut processing times by end of fiscal year 2008 on four common applications: the I-90 (Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card), I-140 (Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker), I-485 (Adjustment of Status Application), and the N-400 (Naturalization Application).
Regardless of whether the new fee schedule is a genuine solution to the USCIS’ backlog problems and national security issues, it will take immediate effect on July 30. Individuals and companies should try to file their petitions and applications prior to that date, if possible.
The USCIS Filing Fee Schedule listed below applies if you file on or after July 30. The fees include both the filing fee and any required biometric fees
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Form #
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Purpose
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Fee
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I 90
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Renew or replace your Permanent Resident Card (green card)
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If filing to renew your card within 30 days of turning 14
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No fee
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All others where a fee is required: filing + biometric=
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$ 370
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I 102
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Replace or receive an I-94 Nonimmigrant Arrival-Departure Record
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$ 320
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I 129
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Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker
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$ 320
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Note: Petitions for H-1B, H2B and L-1 workers must also include the supplemental fees and fraud prevention fees described on the form. Those fee amounts are unchanged.
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I 129F
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Fianceé Petition
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General fiancée petition:
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$ 455
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For K-3 status based on an immigrant petition filed by the same U.S. citizen husband or wife:
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No fee
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I 130
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Relative Petition
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$ 355
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I 131
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Reentry permit, refugee travel document or advance parole
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Reentry permit or refugee travel document
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$ 305
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Advance Parole
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$ 305
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I 140
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Petition for an Immigrant Worker
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$ 475
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I 191
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Permission to return to an unrelinquished domicile
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$ 545
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I 192
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Advance permission to enter as a Nonimmigrant
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$ 545
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I 193
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Waive passport and/or visa requirement to enter the U.S.
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$ 545
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I 212
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Permission to reapply for Admission to the U.S. after deportation or removal
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$ 545
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I 290B
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Appeal; Motion to Reopen or Reconsider
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$ 585
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I 360
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Petition for AmerAsian, Widow(er) of U.S.C. or Special Immigrant
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For AmerAsian
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No fee
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Self-petitioning battered or abused spouse, parent or child of a U.S. citizen or Permanent Resident
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No fee
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Special Immigrant Juvenile
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No fee
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All others
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$ 375
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I 485
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Adjust status and become a permanent resident while in the U.S.
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Applying based on your having been admitted to the U.S. as a refugee
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No fee
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All other eligibility-
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If under 14 and –
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filing with the I-485 application of at least one parent:
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$ 600
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not filing with the I-485 application of at least one parent:
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$ 930
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If 79 or older
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$ 930
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All others: filing + biometric=
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$ 1,010
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Note: The penalty fee, where it applies, is in addition to the above fees, and is unchanged.
The new I-485 application fee is a package fee that includes associated I-765 (Employment Authorization Document) and I-131 (Advance Parole) applications. Applicants who file an I-485 application after July 30 will not have to pay the additional fees for the EAD and Advance Parole as these costs have been included in the new I-485 fee.
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I 526
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Investor Petition
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$ 1,435
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I 539
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Extend stay as Nonimmigrant or change Nonimmigrant status
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$ 300
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I 589
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Asylum
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No fee
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I 600A
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Advance processing for Orphan Petition –
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$750 (filing + biometric) for you + $ 80 biometric fee for each person 18 or older living with you
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Note: If you already have an approved I-600A that is about to expire, and have not yet filed your I-600 petition, you can receive one free extension of your I-600A by filing a new I-600A without fee before the first expires.
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I 600
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Orphan Petition
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If based on an approved I-600A
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No fee
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Otherwise
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$750 (filing + biometric) for you + $ 80 biometric fee for each person 18 or older living with you
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I 601
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Waive grounds of excludability
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$ 545
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I 612
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Waive foreign residence requirement
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$ 545
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I-730
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Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition
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No fee
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I 751
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Remove conditions on your Permanent Resident status
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$ 545 (filing + biometric) for you + $80 biometric fee for each dependent you include in your application
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I 765
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Employment Authorization /Employment Authorization Document (EAD)
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$ 340
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I 821
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Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Program
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First time applicant
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If under 14 and not applying for an EAD
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$ 50
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Otherwise: filing + biometric=
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$ 130
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Renewal or re-registration: biometric=
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$ 80
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I 824
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Follow-up action on an approved application or petition
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$ 340
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USCIS Fee Schedule Effective: July 30, 2007
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Form #
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Purpose
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Fee
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I 829
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Remove conditions on Permanent Resident status (investor)
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$ 2,930 (filing + biometric) for you + $80 biometric fee for each dependent you include in your application
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I 881
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NACARA – suspension of deportation or special rule
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Filed with USCIS – A base filing fee of $ 285 per person, with a base fee family cap of $ 570 for applications filed together by a husband, wife and unmarried children. Each applicant must also pay an $ 80 biometric fee.
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Filed with the Immigration Court
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$ 165
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I 905
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Authorization for organization to issue certification to health care workers
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$ 230
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I 907
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Premium processing fee
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Igbanugo Partners Int'l Law Firm is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It focuses on (1) U.S. immigration law and (2) international trade law in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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