USCIS fees to increase on 4/1/2024

Law Office of Leila Freijy PLLC

Immigration & Compliance Law

The USCIS Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) that was published on January 3, 2023 will take effect on 4/1/2024. The final fees are either the same or lower than those outlined in the NPRM.

The following chart summarizing some of the key fee changes in the final rule.

Immigration Benefit	Current Fee	Final Fee	Change ($)	% Change
I-129 (E or TN) (in-country)	$460	$1,015	$555	121%
I-129 (H-1B)	$460	$780	$320	70%
H-1B training fee	$750/$1500	No change	No change	n/a
H & L Anti-Fraud fee	$500	No change	No change	n/a
I-129 (L-1)	$460	$1,385	$925	201%
I-129 (O-1)	$460	$1,055	$595	129%
I-130 Petition for Alien Relative	$535	$675	$140	26%
I-131 Travel Document	$575	$630	$55	10%
I-140 Immigrant Petition	$700	$715	$15	2%
I-485 (Green Card) (Aged 14+)	$1,225	$1,440	$215	18%
I-485 (Green Card) (under 14)	$750	$950	$200	27%
I-539 Extend/Change Status (w/ biometrics)	$455	$470	$15	3%
I-539 Extend/Change Status (no biometrics)	$370	$470	$100	27%
I-751 Remove Cond. Residence (no biometrics)	$595	$750	$155	26%
I-751 Remove Cond. Residence (w/ biometrics)	$680	$750	$70	10%
I-765 Employment Authorization (no biometrics)	$410	$520	$110	27%
I-765 Employment Authorization (w/ biometrics)	$495	$520	$25	5%
I-907 (Premium Proc. for I-29 & I-140 petitions) (Start 2/26/24)	$2,500	$2805	$305	12%
N-400 Naturalization	$725	$760	$35	5%

Key Takeaways

H-1B Petitions. Increases the I-129 filing fee for H-1B petitions from $460 to $780. This will increase the first time H-1B filing fees for employers with over 25 employees from $2,460 to $2,780. The filing fee for employers with 25 or fewer employees and for nonprofit entities will not change.

Employment Based Immigration. Creates separate fees and forms for each visa classification filed on Form I-129, with fees increasing as much as 201% for individual L-1 petitions.

Adjustment of Status. Increases the filing fees for I-485 adjustment of status applications and significantly increases the filing fees for adjustment applications that also include applications for employment (I-765) and/or travel authorization (I-131) as there will now be separate filing fees associated with those applications, even if filed concurrently with the I-485. The I-765 fee will be $520 and the I-131 fee will be $630.

Premium Processing. USCIS has implemented a separate increase to premium processing fees will go into effect on 2/26/2024.

Biometrics. Removes the separate $85 biometrics and instead incorporates it into the primary filing fee for that application type.

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Sincerely,

Leila Freijy

Law Office of Leila Freijy PLLC

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