The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) has posted for public inspection an advanced copy of a final rule that will significantly alter many fees the USCIS charges for services, including adding new fees, establishing multiple fees for nonimmigrant worker petitions, and limiting the number of beneficiaries for certain forms. Across all services, fees will increase by an average of 20 percent.
The rule also removes certain fee exemptions, changes fee waiver requirements, alters premium processing time limits, and modifies certain intercountry adoption processing. The USCIS advises the rule has been published in the Federal Register on August 3, 2020, and will be effective 60 days from the date of publication (October 2, 2020).
The fee revisions affect almost all immigration benefits including family-based immigrant and naturalization petitions and employment-based petitions.
Examples of the changes include the following:
Form I-129F Petition for Fiancé(e) from US$535 to US$510 Form I-129F Petition for Fiancé(e) from US$460 to US$805 Form I-130 Petition for Alien Relative from US$535 to US$560 Form I-140 Petition for Alien Worker from US$700 to US$555 Form I-526 Immigrant Petition by Alien Investor from US$3,675 to US$4,010 Form I-829 Petition by Investor to Remove Conditions from US$3,750 to US$3,900 Form N-400 Application for Naturalization from US$640 to US$1,170
The full list of fee adjustments:
| Immigration Benefit Request | Current Fee | Final Fee | Change ($) | Percent Change |
| I-90 Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card (online filing) | $455 | $405 | -$50 | -11 percent |
| I-90 Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card (paper filing) | $455 | $415 | -$40 | -9 percent |
| I-102 Application for Replacement/Initial Nonimmigrant Arrival-Departure Document | $445 | $485 | $40 | 9 percent |
| I-129 Petition for a Nonimmigrant worker | $460 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| I-129CW, I-129E&TN, and I-129MISC | $460 | $695 | $235 | 51 percent |
| I-129H1 | $460 | $555 | $95 | 21 percent |
| I-129H2A – Named Beneficiaries | $460 | $850 | $390 | 85 percent |
| I-129H2B – Named Beneficiaries | $460 | $715 | $255 | 55 percent |
| I-129L | $460 | $805 | $345 | 75 percent |
| I-129O | $460 | $705 | $245 | 53 percent |
| I-129H2A – Unnamed Beneficiaries | $460 | $415 | -$45 | -10 percent |
| I-129H2B – Unnamed Beneficiaries | $460 | $385 | -$75 | -16 percent |
| I-129F Petition for Alien Fiancé(e) | $535 | $510 | -$25 | -5 percent |
| I-130 Petition for Alien Relative (online filing) | $535 | $550 | $15 | 3 percent |
| I-130 Petition for Alien Relative (paper filing) | $535 | $560 | $25 | 5 percent |
| I-131 Application for Travel Document | $575 | $590 | $15 | 3 percent |
| I-131 Refugee Travel Document for an individual age 16 or older | $135 | $145 | $10 | 7 percent |
| I-131 Refugee Travel Document for a child under the age of 16 | $105 | $115 | $10 | 10 percent |
| I-131A Application for Travel Document (Carrier Documentation) | $575 | $1,010 | $435 | 76 percent |
| I-140 Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker | $700 | $555 | -$145 | -21 percent |
| I-191 Application for Relief Under Former Section 212(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) | $930 | $790 | -$140 | -15 percent |
| I-192 Application for Advance Permission to Enter as Nonimmigrant (CBP) | $585 | $1,400 | $815 | 139 percent |
| I-192 Application for Advance Permission to Enter as Nonimmigrant (USCIS) | $930 | $1,400 | $470 | 51 percent |
| I-193 Application for Waiver of Passport and/or Visa | $585 | $2,790 | $2,205 | 377 percent |
| I-212 Application for Permission to Reapply for Admission into the U.S. After Deportation or Removal | $930 | $1,050 | $120 | 13 percent |
| I-290B Notice of Appeal or Motion | $675 | $700 | $25 | 4 percent |
| I-360 Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant | $435 | $450 | $15 | 3 percent |
| I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence | $1,140 | $1,130 | -$10 | -1 percent |
| I-485 Application to Adjust Status | $750 | $1,130 | $380 | 51 percent |
| I-526 Immigrant Petition by Alien Investor | $3,675 | $4,010 | $335 | 9 percent |
| I-539 Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status (online filing) | $370 | $390 | $20 | 5 percent |
| I-539 Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status (paper filing) | $370 | $400 | $30 | 8 percent |
| I-589 Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal | $0 | $50 | $50 | N/A |
| I-600/600A Adoption Petitions and Applications | $775 | $805 | $30 | 4 percent |
| I-600A Supplement 3 Request for Action on Approved Form I-600A | N/A | $400 | N/A | N/A |
| I-601 Application for Waiver of Ground of Excludability | $930 | $1,010 | $80 | 9 percent |
| I-601A Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver | $630 | $960 | $330 | 52 percent |
| I-612 Application for Waiver of the Foreign Residence Requirement (Under Section 212(e) of the INA, as Amended) | $930 | $515 | -$415 | -45 percent |
| I-687 Application for Status as a Temporary Resident | $1,130 | $1,130 | $0 | 0 percent |
| I-690 Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility | $715 | $765 | $50 | 7 percent |
| I-694 Notice of Appeal of Decision | $890 | $715 | -$175 | -20 percent |
| I-698 Application to Adjust Status from Temporary to Permanent Resident (Under Section 245A of the INA) | $1,670 | $1,615 | -$55 | -3 percent |
| I-751 Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence | $595 | $760 | $165 | 28 percent |
| I-765 Application for Employment Authorization (Non-DACA) | $410 | $550 | $140 | 34 percent |
| I-765 Application for Employment Authorization (DACA only) | $410 | $410 | $0 | 0 percent |
| I-800/800A Adoption Petitions and Applications | $775 | $805 | $30 | 4 percent |
| I-800A Supplement 3 Request for Action on Approved Form I-800A | $385 | $400 | $15 | 4 percent |
| I-817 Application for Family Unity Benefits | $600 | $590 | -$10 | -2 percent |
| I-824 Application for Action on an Approved Application or Petition | $465 | $495 | $30 | 6 percent |
| I-829 Petition by Investor to Remove Conditions | $3,750 | $3,900 | $150 | 4 percent |
| I-881 Application for Suspension of Deportation | $285 | $1,810 | $1,525 | 535 percent |
| I-881 Application for Special Rule Cancellation of Removal | $570 | $1,810 | $1,240 | 218 percent |
| I-910 Application for Civil Surgeon Designation | $785 | $635 | -$150 | -19 percent |
| I-924 Application For Regional Center Designation Under the Immigrant Investor Program | $17,795 | $17,795 | $0 | 0 percent |
| I-924A Annual Certification of Regional Center | $3,035 | $4,465 | $1,430 | 47 percent |
| I-929 Petition for Qualifying Family Member of a U-1 Nonimmigran | $230 | $1,485 | $1,255 | 546 percent |
| N-300 Application to File Declaration of Intention | $270 | $1,305 | $1,035 | 383 percent |
| N-336 Request for Hearing on a Decision in Naturalization Proceedings (online filing) | $700 | $1,725 | $1,025 | 146 percent |
| N-336 Request for Hearing on a Decision in Naturalization Proceedings (paper filing) | $700 | $1,735 | $1,035 | 148 percent |
| N-400 Application for Naturalization (online filing) | $640 | $1,160 | $520 | 81 percent |
| N-400 Application for Naturalization (paper filing) | $640 | $1,170 | $530 | 83 percent |
| N-400 Application for Naturalization (paper filing) | $320 | $1,170 | $850 | 266 percent |
| N-470 Application to Preserve Residence for Naturalization Purposes | $355 | $1,585 | $1,230 | 346 percent |
| N-565 Application for Replacement Naturalization/Citizenship Document (online filing) | $555 | $535 | -$20 | -4 percent |
| N-565 Application for Replacement Naturalization/Citizenship Document (paper filing) | $555 | $545 | -$10 | -2 percent |
| N-600 Application for Certificate of Citizenship (online filing) | $1,170 | $990 | -$180 | -15 percent |
| N-600 Application for Certificate of Citizenship (paper filing) | $1,170 | $1,000 | -$170 | -15 percent |
| N-600K Application for Citizenship and Issuance of Certificate (online filing) | $1,170 | $935 | -$235 | -20 percent |
| N-600K Application for Citizenship and Issuance of Certificate (paper filing) | $1,170 | $945 | -$225 | -19 percent |
| USCIS Immigrant Fee | $220 | $190 | -$30 | -14 percent |
| Biometric Services (Non-DACA) | $85 | $30 | -$55 | -65 percent |
| Biometric Services (DACA only) | $85 | $85 | $0 | 0 percent |
| G-1041 Genealogy Index Search Request (online filing) | $65 | $160 | $95 | 146 percent |
| G-1041 Genealogy Index Search Request (paper filing) | $65 | $170 | $105 | 162 percent |
| G-1041A Genealogy Records Request (online filing) | $65 | $255 | $190 | 292 percent |
| G-1041A Genealogy Records Request (paper filing) | $65 | $265 | $200 | 308 percent |
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