Many of you may remember one of our previous blog posts on USCIS proposed fee increase last year- well, it is time to pay attention again. USCIS is likely to raise fees as soon as this month. Below is a list of the proposed fee chart. If you are sitting on an application that needs to be filed, now would be a good time to file it. Copied from the federal register.
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Table 19—Proposed Fees by Immigration Benefit
| Immigration benefit request | Current fee | Proposed fee | Delta ($) | Percent change |
| I-90 Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card | $455 | $415 | −$40 | −9% |
| I-102 Application for Replacement/Initial Nonimmigrant Arrival-Departure Document | 445 | 490 | 45 | 10 |
| I-129 Petition for a Nonimmigrant worker | 460 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| I-129H1 I-129 H-1B—Named Beneficiaries | 460 | 560 | 100 | 22 |
| I-129H2A I-129 H-2A—Named Beneficiaries | 460 | 860 | 400 | 87 |
| I-129H2B I-129 H-2B—Named Beneficiaries | 460 | 725 | 265 | 58 |
| I-129L Petition for L Nonimmigrant Worker | 460 | 815 | 355 | 77 |
| I-129O Petition for O Nonimmigrant Worker | 460 | 715 | 255 | 55 |
| I-129CW, I-129E&TN, and I-129MISCV Petition for a CNMI-Only Nonimmigrant Transitional Worker; Application for Nonimmigrant Worker: E and TN Classification; and Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker: H-3, P, Q, or R Classification. | 460 | 705 | 245 | 53 |
| I-129H2A I-129 H-2A—Unnamed Beneficiaries | 460 | 425 | −35 | −8 |
| I-129H2B I-129 H-2B—Unnamed Beneficiaries | 460 | 395 | −65 | −14 |
| I-129F Petition for Alien Fiancé(e) | 535 | 520 | −15 | −3 |
| I-130 Petition for Alien Relative | 535 | 555 | 20 | 4 |
| I-131 Application for Travel Document | 575 | 585 | 10 | 2 |
| I-131 Travel Document for an individual age 16 or older | 135 | 145 | 10 | 7 |
| I-131 I-131 Refugee Travel Document for a child under the age of 16 | 105 | 115 | 10 | 10 |
| I-131A Application for Carrier Documentation | 575 | 1,010 | 435 | 76 |
| I-140 Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker | 700 | 545 | −155 | −22 |
| I-191 Application for Relief Under Former Section 212(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) | 930 | 800 | −130 | −14 |
| I-192 Application for Advance Permission to Enter as Nonimmigrant | 183 585/930 | 1,415 | 830/485 | 142/52 |
| I-193 Application for Waiver of Passport and/or Visa | 585 | 2,790 | 2,205 | 377 |
| I-212 Application for Permission to Reapply for Admission into the U.S. After Deportation or Removal | 930 | 1,040 | 110 | 12 |
| I-290B Notice of Appeal or Motion | 675 | 705 | 30 | 4 |
| I-360 Petition for Amerasian Widow(er) or Special Immigrant | 435 | 455 | 20 | 5 |
| I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status | 184 1,140/750 | 1,120 | −20/370 | −2/49 |
| I-526 Immigrant Petition by Alien Entrepreneur | 3,675 | 4,015 | 340 | 9 |
| I-539 Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status | 370 | 400 | 30 | 8 |
| I-589 Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal | 0 | 50 | 50 | N/A |
| I-600/600A Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative/Application for Advance Processing of an Orphan Petition | 775 | 810 | 35 | 5 |
| I-600A/I-600 Supp. 3 Request for Action on Approved Form I-600A/I-600 | N/A | 405 | N/A | N/A |
| I-601 Application for Waiver of Ground of Excludability | 930 | 985 | 55 | 6 |
| I-601A Application for Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver | 630 | 960 | 330 | 52 |
| I-612 Application for Waiver of the Foreign Residence Requirement (Under Section 212(e) of the INA, as Amended) | 930 | 525 | −405 | −44 |
| I-687 Application for Status as a Temporary Resident under Section 245A of the Immigration and Nationality Act | 1,130 | 1,130 | 0 | 0 |
| I-690 Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility | 715 | 770 | 55 | 8 |
| I-694 Notice of Appeal of Decision | 890 | 725 | −165 | −19 |
| I-698 Application to Adjust Status From Temporary to Permanent Resident (Under Section 245A of the INA) | 1,670 | 1,615 | −55 | −3 |
| I-751 Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence | 595 | 760 | 165 | 28 |
| I-765 Application for Employment Authorization | 410 | 490 | 80 | 20 |
| I-800/800A Petition to Classify Convention Adoptee as an Immediate Relative/Application for Determination of Suitability to Adopt a Child from a Convention Country | 775 | 810 | 35 | 5 |
| I-800A Supp. 3 Request for Action on Approved Form I-800A | 385 | 405 | 20 | 5 |
| I-817 Application for Family Unity Benefits | 600 | 590 | −10 | −2 |
| I-821D Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (Renewal) | 0 | 275 | 275 | N/A |
| I-824 Application for Action on an Approved Application or Petition | 465 | 500 | 35 | 8 |
| I-829 Petition by Entrepreneur to Remove Conditions on Permanent Resident Status | 3,750 | 3,900 | 150 | 4 |
| I-881 Application for Suspension of Deportation or Special Rule Cancellation of Removal | 185 285/570 | 1,800 | 1,515/1,230 | 532/216 |
| I-910 Application for Civil Surgeon Designation | 785 | 650 | −135 | −17 |
| I-924 Application for Regional Center Designation Under the Immigrant Investor Program | 17,795 | 17,795 | 0 | 0 |
| I-924A Annual Certification of Regional Center | 3,035 | 4,470 | 1,435 | 47 |
| I-929 Petition for Qualifying Family Member of a U-1 Nonimmigrant | 230 | 1,515 | 1,285 | 559 |
| I-941 Application for Entrepreneur Parole | 1,200 | 1,200 | 0 | 0 |
| N-300 Application to File Declaration of Intention | 270 | 1,320 | 1,050 | 389 |
| N-336 Request for a Hearing on a Decision in Naturalization Proceedings | 700 | 1,755 | 1,055 | 151 |
| N-400 Application for Naturalization | 640/320 | 1,170 | 530 | 83 |
| N-470 Application to Preserve Residence for Naturalization Purposes | 355 | 1,600 | 1,245 | 266 |
| N-565 Application for Replacement Naturalization/Citizenship Document | 555 | 545 | −10 | −2 |
| N-600 Application for Certificate of Citizenship | 1,170 | 1,015 | −155 | −13 |
| N-600K Application for Citizenship and Issuance of Certificate Under Section 322 | 1,170 | 960 | −210 | −18 |
| USCIS Immigrant Fee | 220 | 200 | −20 | −9 |
| G-1041 Genealogy Index Search Request | 65 | 240 | 175 | 269 |
| G-1041A Genealogy Records Request | 65 | 385 | 320 | 492 |
| Biometric Services | 85 | 30 | −55 | −65 |
| Table 19—Proposed Fees by Immigration Benefit | ||||