The USCIS has finally announced when it will raise its fees – the new fee structure will commence for applications postmarked or otherwise filed on or after July 30, 2007. On average, these fees will jump 66% across the board.
So what does this mean for the “average” case? It depends on what your case is:
> If you are applying for a “one-stop” green card based on marriage to a US citizen, you can expect fees amounting to $1365.00 (for an I-130 Petition for Alien Relative, I-485 Application To Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, I-765 Application for Employment Authorization, and I-131 Application for Travel Document; this is up from $935.00.
> Pretend you are a US citizen and you want to sponsor your mom or dad from overseas; you can expect the fee per application to rise from $190.00 to $355.00.
> If you apply for United States citizenship, you can expect fees amounting to $675.00 (for an N-400 Application for Naturalization); this is up from $400.00.
> Finally, save for any changes to fees for such applications in the pending Comprehensive Immigration Reform bill in the US Senate (see below), H-1B petition base fees will rise from $190.00 to $320.00.
While some of these fees do not seem too bad, the fee jump is supposed to decrease USCIS processing times significantly. If this means that “FBI namechecks” can be completed quicker (and lord don’t we all wish the process were as easy as the government makes it sound), I think all applicants will be all for the increases.
Alas, that will likely not be the case. My fingers hurt from being crossed so long.
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