USCIS Filing Fees Increase Effective April 1

USCIS filing fees for most petitions and applications are increasing effective April 1, 2024. In a final rule just issued, USCIS advises that any benefit request postmarked on or after April 1 must be accompanied with the new fees. This is the first increase in fees since December 2016. The following are some of the most common forms with the new fees:

I-129 for H Nonimmigrants	$ 780*	+$320**
I-129 for L Nonimmigrants	$1,385*	+$925**
I-129 for O Nonimmigrants	$1,055*	+$595**
I-129 for E, P, TN Nonimmigrants	$1,015*	+$555**
I-130 Petition for Alien Relative	$ 675***	+$140
I-140 Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers	$ 715	+$15**
I-290B Notice of Appeal or Motion	$ 800	+$125
I-360 Petition for Special Immigrant	$ 515	+$80
I-485 Application for Adjustment of Status	$1,440	+$215
I-539 Application to Extend/Change Status	$ 470***	+$15
I-601A Provisional Waiver	$ 795	+$80
I-612 Application for 212e Waiver	$1,100	+$170
I-751 Petition to Remove Conditions	$ 750	+$70
N-400 Application for Naturalization	$ 760***	+$35

A premium is added to I-129 and I-140 filings of up to $600 to defray other agency costs. For a full list of all forms impacted, see here.

For example, family-based green card cases (I-130/I-485) will increase $355. Significantly, too, work and travel permits will no longer be included in the I-485 fee but will now cost $260 and $630, respectively.

Many I-140 employment-based cases will increase $615 due to the $600 premium added to most cases, and most nonimmigrant visa cases (H, O, E, L) will increase $1,000 or more.

Clients are encouraged to file their cases prior to April 1 in order to avoid these increases.

*Fee for small employers (25 or fewer full-time employees) and nonprofits are less.
**Premium is added to defray other agency costs.
***Fee for filing online is $50 less.