USCIS ANNOUNCES FEE CHANGE- April 2024

Last Updated: February 13, 2024

On January 30, 2024, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced an approved fee increase that will go into effect on April 1, 2024. This fee change includes increased pricing for many applications and petitions. The reason for these fee changes is that application fees fund the majority of USCIS’s financial needs for operation and to more fully recover its operating costs, reestablish and maintain timely case processing, and prevent the accumulation of future case backlogs.” The previous fee increase was completed by USCIS in 2016. 

2024 Fee Updates: 

The announced fee changes impact almost all immigration application types. In this article, we will review primarily the application types that SimpleCitizen offers.

Biometrics Fee

Note: While previously charged separately on various applications, the biometrics fee has been removed and is now part of the set application fee for a form.

Previous Fee Updated Fee Percentage Increase
Biometrics Fee $85 $0 -100%

Form I-130

Previous Fee Updated Fee Percentage Increase
Form I-130 (Online Filing) $535 $625 17%
Form I-130 (Paper Filing) $535 $675 26%

Adjustment of Status (Form I-485 and connected forms)

Previous Fee Updated Fee Percentage Increase
Form I-485 $1,225 $1440 18%
Form I-485 for children under 14 in certain circumstances $750 $950 27%
Forms I-485 with connected Form I-765 $1,225 $1,700 39%
Forms I-485 with connected Form I-131 $1,225 $2,070 69%
Forms I-485 with connected Form I-765 and Form I-131 $1,225 $2,330 90%

I-131 (When filed with Form I-485)

Previous Fee Updated Fee Percentage Increase
Form I-131 $0 when filed with Form I-485 $630 630%

I-765 (When filed with Form I-485)

*This fee will also be required for renewal of the EAD if required.

Previous Fee Updated Fee Percentage Increase
Form I-765 $0 when filed with Form I-485 $260 when filed with Form I-485 260%

Removal of Conditions

Previous Fee Updated Fee Percentage Increase
Form I-751 $680 (with biometrics) $750 10%

Fiance Visa

Previous Fee Updated Fee Percentage Increase
Form I-129F $535 $675 26%

Naturalization

Previous Fee Updated Fee Percentage Increase
Form N-400 (Online Filing) $725 (with biometrics) $710 -2%
Form N-400 (Paper Filing) $725 (with biometrics) $760 19%

Renewal

Previous Fee Updated Fee Percentage Increase
Form I-90 (Online Filing)
$540 (with biometrics)
$540 (with biometrics) $415 -23%
Form I-90 (Paper Filing)
$540 (with biometrics)
$540 (with biometrics) $465 -14%

Important things to note:

The new fee changes will go into effect on applications received by USCIS starting on April 1, 2024. This means your application must be postmarked prior to April 1 in order for the previous fee amounts to be accepted. Beginning April 1, 2024, all applications will be subject to the updated fee schedule.

Please note that this rule intends to preserve the existing fee waiver eligibility for low-income and vulnerable populations. It also includes the addition of new fee exemptions for certain humanitarian programs.

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