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USCIS Filing Fee Increases Effective April 1, 2024

USCIS announced today that the final rule increasing USCIS fees for many immigration applications will be published tomorrow and the increases are scheduled to go into effect on April 1, 2024. Please see this link for the final rule.

Fees for lawful permanent residence (green card) will increase from $1,760 to $3,170 (for the complete package: petition, green card, work permit and travel authorization applications). Naturalization (citizenship) application filing fees will increase from $725 to $760.

If you are planning to file an immigration benefit application, please contact me ASAP to discuss options for filing before the increased fees are required. (206) 354-4791 or lauren@ransfordlaw.com.

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USCIS Fee Increase Expected Soon

The new USCIS Final Fee Rule could be published as a final rule within the next few weeks. The White House’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) received the final rule containing the new fees on Monday, January 8, 2024 and completed its review of this final rule on Friday, January 19. The next step is for the rule to be published in the Federal Register. Based on past fee rules, the final rule will likely take effect at least 60 days after publication.

Below is a chart summarizing some of the expected fee increases*:

USCIS FORMPURPOSECURRENT FEEPROPOSED FEEINCREASE
I-130Relative Petition$535$820$285
I-485AOS$1,225 (incl. $85 biometrics)$1,540$315
I-765Work Permit$0 (if filed with AOS)$650$650
I-131Travel Authorization$0 (if filed with AOS)$630$630
N-400Naturalization$725 (incl. $85 biometrics)$760$35
*Chart based on proposed final rule at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eoDetails?rrid=363861

If you have questions about the proposed fee increases or want to file an application before the increase goes into effect, please reach out to me as soon as possible.

lauren@ransfordlaw.com
(206) 354-4791
http://www.ransfordlaw.com