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) |
$325 |
$460 |
Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker (I-129) |
$325 |
$460 |
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 |
$85 |
$85 |