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.




















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