New USCIS Filing Fee Schedule – Effective 7/30/2007
May 30, 2007

The USCIS released today the new USCIS filing fee schedule. The new filing fees become effective on July 30, 2007.

Here is a breakdown of some of the most affected applications/ petitions:

Form	Form Name	Old Fee	New Fee
I-90	Application to Replace Permanent Residence Card*	$260	$370
I-102	Application for Replacement/Initial Nonimmigrant Arrival-Departure Document	$160	$320
I-129	Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker	$195	$320
I-129F	Petition for Alien Fiance(e)	$170	$455
I-130	Petition for Alien Relative	$190	$355
I-131	Application for Travel Document	$170	$305
I-140	Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker	$195	$475
I-290B	Notice of Appeal, Motion to Reopen or Reconsider	$385	$585
I-485	Application To Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status*	$400	$1,010
I-539	Application To Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status	$200	$300
I-601	Application for Waiver of Ground of Excludability	$265	$545
I-751	Petition to Remove the Conditions of Residence*	$340	$545
I-765	Application for Employment Authorization	$180	$340
I-907	Premium Processing Fee	$1,000	$1,000
N-400	Application for Naturalization*	$410	$675
N-470	Application to Preserve Residence for Naturalization Purposes	$155	$305
N-565	Application for Replacement Naturalization/Citizenship Document	$220	$380

*The biometrics fee has been already included in the above amounts.

These are all substantial increases. The filing fees for certain applications are even higher than what the USCIS originally proposed. The most affected cases are those for employment based nonimmigrant visas (H-1Bs and L-1s especially), family and employment based green cards as well as U.S. citizenship cases. For a complete listing of cases and applications affected, please see the USCIS Fee Schedule

Again, the effective date for filing fees change is July 30, 2007. We, therefore, advise that you file your petitions and/or applications as soon as possible to avoid paying double or almost triple the filing fees.

For more information, please contact the Guttikonda Law Firm.