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Applying for a Visa is Getting More Expensive – USCIS Visa Fees will Increase in December

By November 1, 2016April 6th, 2021Immigration

Are you thinking about applying for a visa?  If so, you might want to consider filing your application quickly to save some money as USCIS is going to raise filing fees.  In some cases, the increase in fees is almost 200% and on average filing fees will increase by 21%.  We have summarized some of the increases that will take place on December 23rd 2016.

Immigration Petition Old Fee New Fee Percentage Increase
I-129 (Petition for Non-Immigrant Workers – e.g. H-1B, E-2, L-1) $325 $460 42%
I-485 (Green Card Adjustment of Status Application) $985 $1,140 16%
I-765 (Employment Authorization) $380 $410 8%
I-526 (EB-5 Petition) $1,500 $3,675 145%
I-924 (Application for a Regional Center) $6,230 $17,795 186%
N-400 (Citizenship Application) $595 $640 8%
I-130 (Green Card Petition for Relative) $420 $535 27%
I-140 (Green Card Petition for Employment) $580 $700 21%

You can find the fill list of fee increases by clicking here.


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