Higher USCIS Filing Fees Take Effect December 23, 2016

New filing fees for petitions and applications filed with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will take effect December 23, 2016. Petitions filed or postmarked on or after December 23 must include the new fees or will be rejected and returned. USCIS fees will increase by a weighted average of 21 percent overall.

Some of the new fees for employment-related petitions and applications are listed below:

Type of Benefit (Form Number) Current Fee New Fee Increase
Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker (I-140) $580 $700 21%
Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status (I-485) $985 $1,140 16%
Application for Employment Authorization (I-765) $380 $410 8%
Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status (I-539) $290 $370 28%
Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card (I-90) $365 $455 25%
Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker (I-129) $325 $460 41%
Petition for Alien Relative (I-130) $420 $535 27%
Application for Travel Document (I-131) $360 $575 60%
Notice of Appeal of Decision $755 $890 18%
Application for Naturalization $595 $640 8%
USCIS Immigrant Visa Consular Processing Fee $165 $220 33%

 

Employers and affected foreign nationals should budget for the new fees and make sure that filings postmarked or submitted on and after December 23 include the appropriate filing fees.