Seyfarth Synopsis: Effective April 1, USCIS will implement significant filing fee increases, in particular for petition and applications related to employment-based benefits. U.S. Citizenship and ...

Immigrants applying for asylum, TPS or work permits now face new fees under HR-1. We break down exactly how much more they'll ...

USCIS Employment-Based Fee Increases The I-526 and I-526E filing fee is being raised from $3,675 to $11,160, and the I-829 filing fee is increasing from $3,835 to $9,525.

USCIS created a new fee to support the US asylum system and enhance efficiency. Employers must now pay a one-time Asylum Program Fee of US$600 for each Form I-129 and I-140 they file.

Naturalization fees are going from $640 to $1,170 – an 83% increase. The n ew asylum application fee will be $50.

USCIS has learned from the failed fee increase attempt in 2020. In the 2023 proposed rule, USCIS appears to have spent a great deal of time and effort creating the 210-page document, describing in ...

The proposed fee increases include: H-1B Cap Registration Fee – $215 (currently, $10) H-1B Filing Fee – $780 (currently, $460) L-1 Filing Fee – $1,385 (currently, $460) ...

On January 4, 2023, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), proposing significant filing fee increases for employment-based, family ...

The fee increase, if implemented, may forestall USCIS employee furloughs that had been proposed in Spring 2020, alleviating this important concern for nearly thousands of employees.

USCIS Filing Fee Increases Starting December 23, 2016. Elaine Kumpula, Sari Long. ... these latest increases follow a 66 percent fee increase in 2007 and a 10 percent increase in 2010.

In addition to fee increases, USCIS will require employers with a high proportion of H-1B and L-1 employees to pay additional border security fees.