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Immigration Fee Changes

Provided by Humera Subhani Email Provided by Humera Subhani
September 2020
Immigration Fee Changes

On July 31, DHS announced a final rule that adjusts fees for certain immigration and
naturalization benefit requests effective October 2, 2020. The weighted average increase is 20 percent. Some of the more common forms used are listed below with their fee changes.

The rule removes certain fee exemptions, includes new nominal fees for asylum applicants, and reduces fee waivers. This final rule also encourages online filing by providing a $10 reduction in the fee for applicants who submit forms online that are electronically available from USCIS. USCIS last updated its fee structure in December 2016 by a weighted average increase of 21 percent.

 

 

 

IMMIGRATION BENEFIT REQUEST

CURRENT FEE

FINAL FEE

I-129 H1

$460

$555

I-129 L

$460

$805

I-129 F: PETITION FOR ALIEN FIANCÉ(E)

$535

$510

I-130: PETITION FOR ALIEN RELATIVE
(ONLINE FILING)

$535

$550

I-130: PETITION FOR ALIEN RELATIVE
(PAPER FILING)

$535

$560

 I-140: IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR
ALIEN WORKER
 $700  $555
I-485: REGISTER PERMANENT
RESIDENCE
 $1,140  $1,130
 I-485: REGISTER PERMANENT
RESIDENCE (UNDER 14 YEARS OLD)
 $750  $1,130
 I-539: EXTEND/CHANGE NONIMMIGRANT
STATUS (ONLINE FILING)
 $370  $390
 I-539: EXTEND/CHANGE NONIMMIGRANT
STATUS (PAPER FILING)
 $370  $400
 N-400: NATURALIZATION
(ONLINE FILING)
 $640  $1,160
 N-400: NATURALIZATION
(PAPER FILING)
 $640  $1,170

 

 

APPLICATION FINAL ACTION DATES—​SEPTEMBER 2020

 

FAMILY

India

Pakistan/Bangladesh

1st

​15Sep14

​15Sep14

2A

Current

Current

2B

08Jul15

08Jul15

3rd

​15Jun08

15Jun08

4th

​​08Mar05

​22Sep06

 

 

EMPLOYMENT

India

Pakistan/Bangladesh

1st

01Mar18

Current

2nd

​0​8Jul09

Current

3rd

​01Oct09

01Apr19

Other

​01Oct09

01Apr19

4th

Current

Current

5th

Current

Current

 


 

DATES FOR FILING VISA APPLICATIONS—​SEPTEMBER  2020

 

FAMILY

India

Pakistan/Bangladesh

1st

​​22Jul15

​​22Jul15

2A

01Aug20

01Aug20

2B

​​01May16

01May16

3rd

​​01Jun09

​​01Jun09

4th

22Nov05

​15Sep07

 

 

EMPLOYMENT

India

Pakistan/Bangladesh

1st

01Jul18

Current

2nd

15Aug09

Current

3rd

01Feb10

01Apr​20

Other

01Feb10

​01Apr20

4th

Current

Current

5th

Current

CurrentB

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/20​20/visa-bulletin-for-​​september-2020.html


​15Aug14

​01Jun08

​01Jun08

01Apr​20


FAMILY

India

Pakistan/Bangladesh

1st

​15Aug14

​15Aug14

2A

Current

Current

2B

08Jun15

08Jun15

3rd

​01Jun08

01Jun08

4th

​22Feb05

​08Sep06

 

 


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