Earlier this year in May the USCISpublished a proposedrule to increase fees. On October24, 2016, the final rule was publishedadjusting the fees for most immigration applications and petitions. The new fees will go into effect on December23, 2016.
The new fees are:
|
Form
|
Current Fee
|
New Fee
|
Change
|
|
I-129
|
$325
|
$460
|
$135
|
|
I-130
|
$420
|
$535
|
$115
|
|
I-140
|
$580
|
$700
|
$120
|
|
I-485
|
$1,070
|
$1,225
|
$155
|
|
I-539
|
$290
|
$370
|
$80
|
|
I-765
|
$385
|
$410
|
$25
|
A full list of all of the new feescan be found on the USCISwebsite.
The USCIS is almost entirely fundedby the fees paid by applicants and petitioners for immigration benefits. The fee increase is the first in the last sixyears and. The fees will go up anaverage of 21 percent and will recover the costs associated with frauddetection and prevention and national security.