USCIS Announces New Fees ,Effective Dec 2016 (merged)

[KayDeeCee 4,891]

the first time i read this,

i will apply for citizenship soon , how much the fee? is the fee amount is not the same for everybody? do i have to calculate how much i make to pay the fee, or what?

i appreciate your help

If you make below 150% of the poverty guidelines, then you can file for a fee waiver(I-912). You can look up that form on the USCIS site. With these new fee updates, they are also adding a new reduced fee for anyone that makes 150-200% of the poverty level. That reduced fee form is not yet available, but I imagine it will be when the new fee rates are implemented in Dec. If you qualify for the fee waiver or reduced fee, then look into that, otherwise, you will pay the normal fee.

https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=USCIS-2016-0001-0107

http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewIC?ref_nbr=201604-1615-003&icID=220993

[lilsweetie 30]

The N600 is almost doubling from $600 to approx $1200. That one seems like a money grab to me. That one blows my mind since it should be one of the easiest ones to obtain - kids who qualify for derivative citizenship should just get their certificates at the same time as the parent's N400 is approved since technically the permanent resident child becomes a citizen when the parent does.

[jurkul 1]

Didn't know where to post this.

Filing fees for USCIS will increase after December 23, 2016

https://www.uscis.gov/forms/our-fees#.WBNpHsn6FSE.facebook

[usmsbow 796]

Already a thread on the topic:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/614357-uscis-announces-new-fees-effective-dec-2016/

[JenniferNangel 137]

Already a thread on the topic:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/614357-uscis-announces-new-fees-effective-dec-2016/

I've seen about 5 different post for this subject maybe more. Yes fees are increasing everyone here knows it no need to share every other day

[twin810s 23]

Not sure how valid this is or if anyone else has posted this...

http://asianjournal.com/immigration/uscis-to-increase-fees-by-december/

EFFECTIVE December 23, 2016, USCIS will increase its filing fees for applications and petitions for immigration and naturalization benefits under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). Thus, applications and petitions filed and/or mailed on or after December 23, 2016 must have the corresponding adjusted fees, or they will be rejected. USCIS says it was necessary to increase the fees – by an average of 21% – because the current fees do not recover the full costs of services they provide in adjudicating and deciding the applications and petitions. Fees for producing the green cards for new immigrants (Immigrant fees) and for biometrics (fingerprinting) remain the same.

The following are the new fees for the following Immigration Benefit Requests (old fees are in parenthesis):

G-1041 Genealogy Index Search Request — $65 ($20)

G-1041A Genealogy Records Request (Copy from Microfilm) — $65 ($20)

G-1041A Genealogy Records Request (Copy from Textual Record) — $65 ($20)

I-90 Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card — $455 ($365)

I-102 Application for Replacement/Initial Nonimmigrant Arrival-Departure Document — $445 ($330)

I-129/129CW Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker — $460 ($325)

I-129F Petition for Alien Fiancé(e) — $535 ($340)

I-130 Petition for Alien Relative — $535 ($420)

I-131/I-131A Application for Travel Document — $575 ($360)

I-140 Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker — $700 ($580)

I-191 Application for Relief Under Former Section 212© of the INA — $930 ($585)

I-192 Application for Advance permission to Enter as Nonimmigrant — $585/930 ($585)

I-193 Application for Waiver of Passport and/or Visa — $585 ($585)

I-212 Application for Permission to Reapply for Admission into the U.S. 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-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status (certan applicants under the age of 14 years) — $750 ($635)

I-526 Immigrant Petition by Alien Entrepreneur — $3,675 ($1,500)

I-539 Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status — $370 ($290)

I-600/600A Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative/Application for Advance Petition Processing of Orphan Petition — $775 ($720)

I-601 Application for Waiver of Ground of Excludability — $930 ($585)

I-601A Application for Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver — $630 ($585)

I-612 Application for Waiver of the Foreign Residence Requirement (Under Section 212(e) of the INA, as Amended) — $930 ($585)

I-687 Application for Status as a Temporary Resident under Section 245A of the Immigration and Nationality Act — $1,130 ($1,130)

I-690 Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility — $715 ($200)

I-694 Notice of Appeal of Decision — $890 ($755)

I-698 Application to Adjust Status from Temporary to Permanent Resident (under Section 245A of the INA) — $1,670 ($1,020)

I-751 Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence — $595 ($505)

I-765 Application for Employment Authorization — $410 ($380)

I-800/800A Petition to Classify Convention Adoptee as an Immediate Relative/Application for Determination of Suitability to Adopt a Child from a Convention Country — $775 ($720)

I-800A Supp. 3 Request for Action on Approved Form I-800A — $385 ($360)

I-817 Application for Family Unity Benefits — $600 ($435)

I-824 Application for Action on an Approved Application or Petition — $465 ($405)

I-829 Petition by Entrepreneur to Remove Conditions — $3,750 ($3,750)

I-910 Application for Civil Surgeon Designation — $785 ($615)

I-924 Application for Regional Center Designation Under the Immigrant Investor Program — $17,795 ($6,230)

I-924A Annual Certification of Regional Center — $3,035 ($0)

I-929 Petition for Qualifying Family Member of a U-1 Immigrant — $230 ($215)

N-300 Application to File Declaration of Intention — $270 ($250)

N-336 Request for Hearing on a Decision in Naturalization Proceedings — $700 ($650)

N-400 Application for Naturalization — $640 ($595)

N-470 Application to Preserve Residence for Naturalization Purposes — $355 ($330)

N-565 Application for Replacement Naturalization/Citizenship Document — $555 ($345)

N-600/N-600K application for Certificate of Citizenship — $1,170 ($600/550)

USCIS Immigrant Fee — $220 ($165)

Biometric Services Fee — $85 ($85)

[A'n'L 735]

Yup, it's been posted and debated quite a few times already. It's top news in the USCIS website, so de definetively valid.

Edited November 3, 2016 by A'n'L

[Rc123rc 528]

Valid

[kellyh 27]

Info also available on USCIS website: https://www.uscis.gov/forms/our-fees

[NikLR 13,220]

~~moved to immigration news from what visa do i need~~

[TBoneTX 43,060]

Another thread merged into master thread on the topic.

[NikLR 13,220]

The N600 is almost doubling from $600 to approx $1200. That one seems like a money grab to me. That one blows my mind since it should be one of the easiest ones to obtain - kids who qualify for derivative citizenship should just get their certificates at the same time as the parent's N400 is approved since technically the permanent resident child becomes a citizen when the parent does.

they do and dont need a certificate, they can just get a passport.

[lilsweetie 30]

they do and dont need a certificate, they can just get a passport.

Yes I am aware of this, but for those who DO want the Certificate, the cost is doubling and that is absurd.

I was in this situation and I chose to get the Certificate of Citizenship AND passport. Even though it is not mandatory, I would definitely apply for the N-600 as a permanent record of their USC. A passport has an expiry date, certificate does not. I want to save my son the potential hassle down the line if he wants to petition a future wife to the US and has to prove his citizenship or needs it for circumstances. I just remember times when my husband was asked for BOTH Passport and Birth Certificate and he was born in the US. I would rather my child have both documents - especially with how many changes there have been to the rules on derived citizenship. Before a certain date the rules were X, after a certain date they changed to Y, who knows what they will change in the future. I just wanted to be done with USCIS forever and in my mind, the N600 was that last piece for full closure on our immigration. Now he has his own certificate that is not dependant on my certificate, for the rest of his life.

I also wonder if the USCIS maintains a database for those that were naturalized and have passports. My faith in USCIS and DoS to not screw up is somewhat weak after all I have seen and gone through. Passports is through DoS and I wonder how much they really communicate with USCIS when they issue a passport and keep the green card. Does the case ever get closed at USCIS or would they possibly think that person still has a green card that needs to be renewed in 10 yrs? I just wanted to avoid future messy situations where stuff like this might come back to haunt you because the rules have changed or the agencies haven't communicated between each other.

[NikLR 13,220]

So you make a choice. Pay the fee for someone to look up old records or rely on your passport. Seems fair. Life is full of choices, some you pay for.

[TBoneTX 43,060]

A specific question has been split from this thread, moved to the Removing Conditions forum for visibility, and given the topic title "Must I Pay New Fee? [split topic]."