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Press Release: IMMIGRATION FEE INCREASE
Polish American Congress, Washington D.C., May 30, 2007 --
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) just announced its new
fee schedule for immigration applications and benefits. The schedule, to
take effect on July 30, 2007, increases fees across the board, by more
than 200% in some cases. For more information, please go to
www.uscis.gov.
The information below features the majority of the fee
increases denoting the type of application, the fee as of now and the fee
as of July.
| Document |
Fee Now |
Fee
7/30/07 |
$ Increase |
% Increase |
| Replacement/Renewal Green Card |
$260 |
$390 |
$130 |
50% |
| Fiancée visa (I-129F) |
$170 |
$455 |
$285 |
168% |
| Relative Petition (I-130) |
$190 |
$355 |
$165 |
87% |
| Orphan Petitions |
$545 |
$670 |
$125 |
23% |
| Nonimmigrant Worker (I-129) |
$190 |
$320(1) |
$130(1) |
68% + |
| Immigrant Worker (I-40) |
$195 |
$475 |
$280 |
144% |
| Employment Authorization Documents |
$180 |
$340 |
$160 |
89% |
| Grounds of excludability
waived (I-601) |
$265 |
$545 |
$280 |
106% |
Waiver of Foreign Residency
Requirement (I-612) |
$265 |
$5545 |
$280 |
106% |
| Remove Conditions on Permanent Residence Status
(I-751) |
$275(2) |
$545(3) |
$270 |
98% |
| Remove Conditions on Permanent Residence Status
for Investors (I-829) |
$475 |
$2,930(3) |
$2,455 |
517% |
| Reapply for Admission to the US after Deportation
or removal (I-212) |
$265 |
$545 |
$280 |
106% |
| Appeal, move to re-open or reconsider |
$385 |
$585 |
$200 |
52% |
| Status Adjustment, Permanent Residence Status
(I-465), under 79 years old |
$325 |
$1,010 |
$685 |
211% |
| I-465, 70 or older, or under 15 and not
filing with parent |
$325 |
$930 |
$605 |
186% |
| I-465, Under 15, filing with one parent |
$325 |
$600 |
$275 |
85% |
| Extend non-immigrant stay, Change nonimmigrant
status (I-539) |
$200 |
$300 |
$100 |
50% |
| Declaration of Intent to Apply for US Citizenship |
$120 |
$235 |
$115 |
96% |
| Request a hearing on a decision on naturalization
application N-336) |
$265 |
$605 |
$340 |
128% |
| Naturalization (N-400) |
$330 |
$595 |
$265 |
80% |
(1) Plus unspecified supplemental and fraud
prevention fees
(2) Current fee includes $70 Biometric Service Fee
(3) New fee include $80 Biometric Service Fee |