The recent changes to U.S. immigration and naturalization fees mark the first adjustment in over seven years. Effective April 1, 2024, these fee modifications impact various immigration processes, such as employment-based visas, work authorizations, permanent residency applications, and naturalization requests.<\/p>\n
According to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services<\/a> (USCIS), the fee adjustments aim to better align with agency needs and enhance service efficiency. USCIS Director Ur M. Jaddou highlighted that these changes enable the agency to deliver more timely decisions to applicants.<\/p>\n While some fees have increased, such as those related to employment-based visas and naturalization, others, like the replacement of permanent resident cards, have slightly decreased. Additionally, USCIS emphasized its commitment to utilizing the increased revenues to improve the overall customer experience and address backlog challenges.<\/p>\n The decision to update fees followed a comprehensive review process that incorporated feedback from various stakeholders, including over 5,400 public comments. USCIS stated that the finalized fee structure remains consistent with or lower than what was initially proposed in a rule change published in January 2023.<\/p>\n Furthermore, USCIS introduced certain incentives to encourage online applications, such as a standard $50 discount for online submissions and reduced fees for Employment Authorization Document applications under specific circumstances, such as adjusting status or applicants under the age of 14.<\/p>\n It’s worth noting that while this fee adjustment represents the first comprehensive change since December 2016, USCIS had previously announced increases for certain processing fees, such as Form I-907 for Premium Processing, to accommodate inflation. These adjustments came into effect in February, impacting various premium processing fees across different categories.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The recent changes to U.S. immigration and naturalization fees mark the first adjustment in over seven years. Effective April 1, 2024, these fee modifications impact various immigration processes, such as employment-based visas, work authorizations, permanent residency applications, and naturalization requests. According to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the fee adjustments aim to better […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":16803,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16797","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorised"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.rebeccablacklaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/mother-and-daughter-hopeful-about-immigration.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rebeccablacklaw.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16797","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rebeccablacklaw.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rebeccablacklaw.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rebeccablacklaw.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rebeccablacklaw.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16797"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rebeccablacklaw.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16797\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rebeccablacklaw.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16803"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rebeccablacklaw.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16797"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rebeccablacklaw.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16797"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rebeccablacklaw.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16797"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}New Fees of the Most Popular Immigration Forms<\/h2>\n
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\n Immigration Benefit Request<\/strong><\/td>\n Current Fee<\/strong><\/td>\n Final Fee<\/strong><\/td>\n Current to Final Difference<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n I-90\u00a0<\/strong>Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card (online filing)<\/td>\n $455<\/td>\n $415<\/td>\n -$40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n I-90\u00a0<\/strong>Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card (online filing, with biometric services)<\/td>\n $540<\/td>\n $415<\/td>\n -$125<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n I-102<\/strong>\u00a0Application for Replacement\/Initial Nonimmigrant Arrival-Departure Document<\/td>\n $445<\/td>\n $560<\/td>\n $115<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n I-129 H1<\/strong>\u00a0Petition for a Nonimmigrant worker – Classifications<\/td>\n $460<\/td>\n $460<\/td>\n $0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n I-129 H2A<\/strong>\u00a0Petition for a Nonimmigrant worker – Named Beneficiaries<\/td>\n $460<\/td>\n $1,090<\/td>\n $630<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n I-129 H2A<\/strong>\u00a0Petition for a Nonimmigrant worker – Unnamed Beneficiaries<\/td>\n $460<\/td>\n $530<\/td>\n $70<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n I-129<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Petition for L Nonimmigrant worker<\/td>\n $460<\/td>\n $1,385<\/td>\n $925<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n I-129\u00a0<\/strong>Petition for O Nonimmigrant worker<\/td>\n $460<\/td>\n $1,055<\/td>\n $595<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n I-129CW\u00a0<\/strong>CNMI-Only Nonimmigrant Transitional Worker and I-129 Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker: E, H-3, P, Q, R, or TN Classifications (with biometric services)<\/td>\n $545<\/td>\n $1,015<\/td>\n $470<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n I-129CW\u00a0<\/strong>CNMI-Only Nonimmigrant Transitional Worker and I-129 Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker: E, H-3, P, Q, R, or TN Classifications<\/td>\n $460<\/td>\n $1,015<\/td>\n $555<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n I-129F<\/a> <\/strong>Petition for Alien Fianc\u00e9(e)<\/td>\n $535<\/td>\n $675<\/td>\n $140<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n I-130\u00a0<\/strong>Petition for Alien Fianc\u00e9(e) (online filing)<\/td>\n $535<\/td>\n $625<\/td>\n $90<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n I-130\u00a0<\/strong>Petition for Alien Fianc\u00e9(e) (paper filing)<\/td>\n $535<\/td>\n $675<\/td>\n $140<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n I-131\u00a0<\/strong>Application for Travel Document<\/td>\n $575<\/td>\n $630<\/td>\n $55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n I-131\u00a0<\/strong>Application for Travel Document (with biometric services)<\/td>\n $660<\/td>\n $630<\/td>\n -$30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n I-140\u00a0<\/strong>petici\u00f3n para trabajadores extranjeros<\/td>\n $700<\/td>\n $715<\/td>\n $15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n I-290B<\/a> Notice of Appeal or Motion<\/td>\n $675<\/td>\n $800<\/td>\n $125<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n I-485<\/strong>\u00a0Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status (with biometric services)<\/td>\n $1,225<\/td>\n $1,440<\/td>\n $215<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n I-539<\/strong>\u00a0Application to Extend\/Change Nonimmigrant Status (online filing, with biometric services)<\/td>\n $455<\/td>\n $420<\/td>\n -$35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n I-765<\/strong>\u00a0Application for Employment Authorization (online filing, with biometric services)<\/td>\n $495<\/td>\n $470<\/td>\n -$25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n N-400<\/strong>\u00a0Application for Naturalization (online filing)<\/td>\n $640<\/td>\n $710<\/td>\n $70<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n N-400<\/strong>\u00a0Application for Naturalization (online filing, with biometric services)<\/td>\n $725<\/td>\n $710<\/td>\n -$15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n N-600<\/strong>\u00a0Application for Certificate of Citizenship (online filing)<\/td>\n $1,170<\/td>\n $1,335<\/td>\n $165<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n H1B<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Registration Process Fee<\/td>\n $220<\/td>\n $235<\/td>\n $15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Biometric Services<\/td>\n $85<\/td>\n $30<\/td>\n -$55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"