Updated USCIS Filing Fees

The new USCIS filing fees went into effect on April 1, 2024. Besides, applicants must use the new April 1, 2024 editions of certain forms.

As for the fee chart below, small employers are defined as employers having 25 or fewer full-time equivalent employees. Filing fees for online filing get $50 filing fee discount. The biometrics fees will be included in most filing fees; if biometrics have to be billed separately they will be charged at $30.  

H-1B Registration Fee

·       The H-1B registration fee increases from $10 to $215.

·       The new registration fee will not take effect until March 2025.  

EB-5 Application Fees – Huge Increases

·       Form I-526 and Form I-526E increase from $3,675 to $11,160.

·       Form I-829 increases from $3,750 to $9,525.

Form	Current Fee	New Fee	Increase ($)	Increase (%)
I-90 Green Card Replacement	$455	$465	$10	2%
I-129 Nonimmigrant Worker (H-1) (small employers and nonprofits)	$460	$460	$0	0%
I-129 Nonimmigrant Worker (H-1)	$460	$780	$320	70%
I-129 Nonimmigrant Worker (L-1) (small employers and nonprofits)	$460	$695	$235	51%
I-129 Nonimmigrant Worker (L-1)	$460	$1,385	$925	201%
I-130 Immigrant Petition/Family	$535	$675	$140	26%
I-131 Travel Document (advance parole, reentry permit)	$575	$630	$55	10%
I-485 Adjustment of Status	$1,140	$1,440	$300	26%
I-485 Adjustment of Status (certain minors)	$750	$950	$200	27%
I-539 Change or Extend Status	$370	$470	$100	27%
I-751 Removal of Condition	$595	$750	$155	26%
I-765 EAD	$410	$520	$110	27%
N-400 US Citizenship	$640	$760	$120	19%
H-1B Registration Process Fee	$10	$215	$205	2,050%