Immigration Fee Increases Begin (USCIS) U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the Immigration Fee Increases published in the Federal Register. The adjusted fees required for most immigration applications and petitions will take effect on Dec. 23. USCIS is funded almost entirely by fees paid by applicants and petitioners for immigration benefits. The law requires USCIS to conduct fee reviews every two years to determine the funding levels needed to administer the nation’s immigration laws, process claims for benefits, and provide the infrastructure needed to support these activities. The rate increases are the first in six years. The increase is necessary to recover the full costs of services provided by USCIS. This includes costs related to fraud detection and national security; customer service and case processing; and provide free of charge to refugee and asylum seekers and other eligible clients to fee waivers. Applications and petitions received by mail or filed on or after December 23 must include the new fees or else USCIS will not be able to accept them. To prevent your application from being rejected and returned, ensure that it is sent with enough time to arrive before December 23, 2016.
The new rates are:
| Immigration Benefit Application | New rate ($) | Old rate ($) |
| G–1041 Genealogical Index Search Request | $65 | $20 |
| G–1041A Application for Genealogical Records (Copy of microfilming) | 65 | 20 |
| G–1041A Request for Genealogical Records (Copy of the Text of the Records) | 65 | 35 |
| I–90 Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card | 455 | 365 |
| I–102 Replacement Application /Initial Non-Immigrant Entry-Exit Document | 445 | 330 |
| I–129 Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker | 460 | 325 |
| I–129F Foreign Fiancé Petition | 535 | 340 |
| I–130 Petition for Alien Relative | 535 | 420 |
| I–131/I–131A Travel Document Application | 575 | 360 |
| I–140 Alien Immigrant Worker Petition | 700 | 580 |
| I-191 Application for Relief under Former Section 212(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) | 930 | 585 |
| I-192 Application for Advance Permission to Enter as a Nonimmigrant | 585/930 | 585 |
| I-193 Application for Passport and/or Visa Waiver | 585 | 585 |
| I-212 Application for Permission to Reapply for Admission to the United States After Deportation or Removal | 930 | 585 |
| I–290B Notice of Appeal or Motion | 675 | 630 |
| I–360 Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er) or Special Immigrant | 435 | 405 |
| I–485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status | 1,140 | 985 |
| I–526 Immigrant Petition by Foreign Entrepreneur | 3,675 | 1,500 |
| I–539 Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status | 370 | 290 |
| I–600/600A Petition to Classify an Orphan as an Immediate Family Member / Expedited Petition For Orphans | 775 | 720 |
| I-601 Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility | 930 | 585 |
| I–601A Request for Provisional Exemption for Unlawful Presence | 630 | 585 |
| I-612 Application for Exemption from Foreign Residence Requirement (under Section 212(e) of INA, as amended) | 930 | 585 |
| I–687 Application for Temporary Resident Status under Section 245A of the Immigration and Nationality Act | 1,130 | 1,130 |
| I–690 Application for Exemption from Grounds of Inadmissibility | 715 | 200 |
| I–694 Notice of Appeal of a Decision | 890 | 755 |
| I–698 Application to Adjust Temporary Resident Status to Permanent Resident Status (Under INA Section 245A) | 1,670 | 1,020 |
| I–751 Petition to Remove Conditions of Residence | 595 | 505 |
| I–765 Application for Employment Authorization | 410 | 380 |
| I-800/800A Petition to Classify an Adoptee as Immediate Family Member under the Hague Convention / Application to Determine Suitability to Adopt a Child from a Hague Convention Country | 775 | 720 |
| I–800A Sup. 3 Petition for Action on an Approved Form I-800A | 385 | 360 |
| I–817 Application for Family Unit Benefits | 600 | 435 |
| I–824 Request for Action on an Approved Application or Petition | 465 | 405 |
| I–829 Employer’s Petition to Remove Conditions | 3,750 | 3,750 |
| I–910 Application for Designation as a Licensed Physician | 785 | 615 |
| I–924 Application for Regional Center Designation under the Immigrant Investor Program | 17,795 | 6,230 |
| I–924A Annual Regional Center Certification | 3,035 | 0 |
| I–929 Petition for a Qualified Family Member of a U-1 Nonimmigrant | 230 | 215 |
| N–300 Application to File a Statement of Intent | 270 | 250 |
| N–336 Request for Hearing on Decision in Naturalization Proceedings | 700 | 650 |
| N–400 Application for Naturalization2 | 640 | 595 |
| N–470 Application to Retain Residence for Naturalization Purposes | 355 | 330 |
| N–565 Application for Replacement of Naturalization/Citizenship Document | 555 | 345 |
| N–600/N–600K Application for Certificate of Citizenship | 1,170 | 600/5503 |
| USCIS Immigrant Fee | 220 | 165 |
| Biometric Services | 85 | 85 |
