Originally Published in the Miami Herald
Daniel Shoer Roth - August 8, 2020
Come Oct. 2, immigrants and foreign nationals in the United States will have to pay substantially more in fees to apply for many immigration and naturalization benefit requests.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published this week a final rule in the Federal Register that details the new cost for dozens of immigration and naturalization applications, including an unprecedented $50 fee for asylum-seekers.
In addition to increasing the fees by a weighted average of 20 percent, the new regulation, “also removes certain fee exemptions, changes fee waiver requirements, alters premium processing time limits, and modifies intercountry adoption processing,” the Department of Homeland Security agency said.
LIST OF IMMIGRATION BENEFIT REQUEST FEES FOR USCIS FORMS
According to USCIS’ final rule, these are the new immigration and naturalization forms that will be subjected to fee increases:
▪ I-130, Petition for Alien Relative
Current fee: $535. Final Fee: $560 ($550 for online filing). Percentage change: 5% (3%).
▪ I-131, Application for Travel Document
For an individual age 16 or older:
Current fee: $135. Final Fee: $145. Percentage change: 7%.
For a child under the age of 16:
Current fee: $105. Final Fee: $115. Percentage change: 10%
▪ I-131A, Application for Travel Document (Carrier Documentation)
Current fee: $575. Final Fee: $1,010. Percentage change: 76%.
▪ I-192, Application for Advance Permission to Enter as Nonimmigrant
Current fee: $585. Final Fee: $1,400. Percentage change: 139%.
▪ I-193, Application for Waiver of Passport and/or Visa
Current fee: $585. Final Fee: $2,790. Percentage change: 377%.
Current fee: $930. Final Fee: $1,050. Percentage change: 13%.
▪ I-290B, Notice of Appeal or Motion
Current fee: $675. Final Fee: $700. Percentage change: 4%.
▪ I-360, Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant
Current fee: $435. Final Fee: $450. Percentage change: 3%.
▪ I-526, Immigrant Petition by Alien Investor
Current fee: $3,675. Final Fee: $4,010. Percentage change: 9%.
▪ I-539, Application To Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status
Current fee: $370. Final Fee: $400 ($390 for online filing). Percentage change: 8% (5%).
▪ I-589, Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal
Current fee: $0. Final Fee: $50. Percentage change: N/A.
▪ I-600, Petition to Classify Orphan as Immediate Relative
Current fee: $775. Final Fee: $805. Percentage change: 4%.
▪ I-601, Application for Waiver of Ground of Inadmissibility
Current fee: $930. Final Fee: $1,010. Percentage change: 9%.
▪ I-601A, Application for Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver
Current fee: $630. Final Fee: $960. Percentage change: 52%.
▪ I-690, Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility
Current fee: $715. Final Fee: $765. Percentage change: 7%.
▪ I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence
Current fee: $595. Final Fee: $760. Percentage change: 28%.
▪ I-765, Application for Employment Authorization
Current fee: $410. Final Fee: $550. Percentage change: 34%.
▪ I-824, Application for Action on an Approved Application or Petition
Current fee: $465. Final Fee: $495. Percentage change: 6%.
▪ I-881, Application for Suspension of Deportation or Special Rule Cancellation of Removal
Current fee: $285. Final Fee: $1,810. Percentage change: 535%.
▪ I-924A, Annual Certification of Regional Center
Current fee: $3,035. Final Fee: $4,465. Percentage change: 47%.
▪ I-929, Petition for Qualifying Family Member of a U-1 Nonimmigrant (Victims of Criminal Activity)
Current fee: $230. Final Fee: $1,485. Percentage change: 546%.
▪ N-300, Application to File Declaration of Intention
Current fee: $270. Final Fee: $1,305. Percentage change: 383%.
▪ N-336, Request for a Hearing on a Decision in Naturalization Proceedings
Current fee: $700. Final Fee: $1,735 ($1,725 for online filing). Percentage change: 148% (146%).
▪ N-400, Application for Naturalization
Current fee: $640. Final Fee: $1,170 ($1,160 if filed online). Percentage change: 83% (81%).
▪ N-470, Application to Preserve Residence for Naturalization Purposes
Current fee: $355. Final Fee: $1,585. Percentage change: 346%.
▪ G-1041, Genealogy Index Search Request
Current fee: $65. Final Fee: $170 ($160 for online filing). Percentage change: 162% (146%).
▪ G-1041A, Genealogy Records Request
Current fee: $65. Final Fee: $265 ($255 for online filing). Percentage change: 308% (292%).
Daniel Shoer Roth is a journalist covering immigration law who does not offer legal advice or individual assistance to applicants. Follow him on Twitter @DanielShoerRoth or Instagram. The contents of this story do not constitute legal advice.
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