By Michael H. Markovitch, Esq. on November, 10, 2016
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration (USCIS) published new fee schedule for immigration and naturalization benefit requests. The fee schedule was last adjusted on November 23, 2010. The rule is in effect for applications or petitions mailed, postmarked, or otherwise filed on or after December 23, 2016. The fee increase is an average of 21 percent. The table below details the fee increase for commonly filed forms.
| Application Type | Current Fee | New Fee |
|
Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker (I-129) H-1B Visa |
$325 (plus $1,500 Training fee and $500 Fraud Prevention & Detection fee) |
$460 (plus $1,500 Training fee and $500 Fraud Prevention & Detection fee) |
|
Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker (I-129) L Visa |
$325 (plus $500 Fraud Prevention & Detection fee) |
$460 (plus $500 Fraud Prevention & Detection fee) |
| Relative Petition (I-130) | $420 | $535 |
| Petition for Immigrant Worker (I-140) | $580 | $700 |
| Application to Adjust Status to Permanent Resident for applicants over age 14 (I-485) | $985 | $1,140 |
| Application for Employment Authorization Document (EAD) (I-765) | $380 | $410 |
| Application for Travel Document (I-131) | $360 | $575 |
| Application for Naturalization (N-400) | $595 | $640 |
|
Biometrics (required for various applications) |
$85 | $85 |
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