USCIS Will Increase Filing Fees on July 30, 2007
The United
States Citizenship and Immigration Services ("USCIS") published a final rule in the Federal Register today that will significantly
increase government filing fees for petitions, applications, and biometrics
services.
The new fees will apply to all petitions and applications filed on
or after July 30, 2007. The USCIS expects that the revenue from the increased fees will reduce
processing times for I-90s, I-140s, I-485s and N-400s, and will lead to a 20 percent reduction
in average processing times for all petitions and applications.
Fee increases for some
of the most common immigration forms will be as follows:
| Form | Description | New
Fee | Current
Fee |
| I-129 | Petition for a Nonimmigrant
Worker | $320* | $190 |
| I-131 | Application for
Travel Document | $305 | $170 |
| I-140 | Immigrant
Petition for Alien Worker | $475 | $195 |
| I-485 | Application to
Register Permanent Residence or to Adjust Status** |
$930 (includes fee for
applications for work authorization and advance parole)
| $325 |
| I-765 | Application for
Employment Authorization | $340 | $180 |
| I-131 | Application for
Advance Parole | $305 | $170 |
| N-400 | Application for
Naturalization** | $595 | $330 |
| N/A | **Biometric Fee (required in addition to filing fee for indicated
application) | $80 | $70 |
*Please note: Petitions for H-1B, H-2B and L-1 workers must also include applicable U.S. worker training and anti-fraud fees in addition to the $320 filing fee.
How This
Affects You
The USCIS fee increases will take effect on July 30,
2007. Petitions and applications received
after July 30, 2007, with incorrect fees attached will be rejected. Note that the I-485 filing fee includes application fees for EAD cards and
advance parole travel documents.
To view the complete USCIS fee schedule, please visit www.uscis.gov.
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