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.
Replacement/ Renewal Green Card (I-90)
Fee Today: $260.00
New Fee (as of 7/30/07): $390.00
Amount of Increase: $130.00
Fiancée visa (I-129F)
Fee Today: $170.00
New Fee (as of 7/30/07): $455.00
Amount of Increase: $285.00
Relative Petition (I-130)
Fee Today: $190.00
New Fee (as of 7/30/07): $355.00
Amount of Increase: $165.00
Orphan petitions
Fee Today: $545.00
New Fee (as of 7/30/07): $670.00
Amount of Increase: $125.00
Nonimmigrant worker (I-129)
Fee Today: $190.00
New Fee (as of 7/30/07): $320.00 + supplemental and fraud
prevention fees
Amount of Increase: $130.00 + supplemental and fraud prevention
fees
Immigrant Worker (I-140)
Fee Today: $195.00
New Fee (as of 7/30/07): $475.00
Amount of Increase: $280.00
Employment authorization documents
Fee Today: $180.00
New Fee (as of 7/30/07): $340.00
Amount of Increase: $160.00
Grounds of excludability waived (I-601)
Fee Today: $265.00
New Fee (as of 7/30/07): $545.00
Amount of Increase: $280.00
Waiving Foreign Residency Requirement (I-612)
Fee Today: $265.00
New Fee (as of 7/30/07): $545.00
Amount of Increase: $280.00
Remove conditions on Immigrant’s Permanent Residence status
(I-751)
Fee Today: $205.00 +$70 Biometric Services Fees
New Fee (as of 7/30/07): $465.00 +$80.00 Biometric Services Fees
Amount of Increase: $370.00
To remove conditions on an immigrant’s Permanent Residence
status for
investors (I-829)
Fee Today: $475.00
New Fee (as of 7/30/07): $2,850.00 +$80.00 Biometric Services
Fees
Amount of Increase: $2,455.00
Reapply for admission to the US after deportation or removal
(I-212)
Fee Today: $265.00
New Fee (as of 7/30/07): $545.00
Amount of Increase: $280.00
Appeal, move to re-open or reconsider
Fee Today: $385.00
New Fee (as of 7/30/07): $585.00
Amount of Increase: $200.00
Status adjustment, permanent residence status (I-485)
Fee Today: $325.00
New Fee (as of 7/30/07): $1,010.00 (unless 79 years or older,
then $930.00,
or 14 years or less, then $600.00 if filing with one parent,
$930.00 if
not).
Amount of Increase: $275.00, $605.00, or $685.00
Extending non-immigrant stay, change nonimmigrant status (I-539)
Fee Today: $200.00
New Fee (as of 7/30/07): $300.00
Amount of Increase: $100.00
Declaration of Intent to apply for US citizenship (N-300)
Fee Today: $120.00
New Fee (as of 7/30/07): $235.00
Amount of Increase: $115.00
Request a hearing on a decision on a petitioner’s naturalization
application
(N-336)
Fee Today: $265.00
New Fee (as of 7/30/07): $605.00
Amount of Increase: $340.00
Naturalization (N-400)
Fee Today: $330.00
New Fee (as of 7/30/07): $595.00
Amount of Increase: $265.00