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Filing Fees

Filing Fees

USCIS FILING FEES

For the most up-to-date information make sure to check the comprehensive list of fees by viewing, Fee Schedule, Form G-1055.

USCIS Frequently Asked Questions About Filing Fees Webpage

Form G-1055, Fee Schedule

07/31/2024 04:27 PM EDT

Edition Date: 07/31/24. You can find the edition date at the bottom of the page of Form G-1055, Fee Schedule.

USCIS FEE SCHEDULE - Form G-1055

updated July 31, 2024

g-1055.pdf

HOW TO WRITE CHECK

How to Write Your Check

Personal checks must be preprinted with your name and your bank’s name. Your address and phone number must be preprinted, typed, or written in ink.

  1. Write the date you are completing the check. Use the U.S. style of month/day/year. (Example: Jan. 4, 2017, or 1/4/17, but not 4/1/17 or 4 JAN 2017.)
  2. On the “Pay to the Order of” line, write “U.S. Department of Homeland Security” (not “USDHS” or “DHS”).
  3. Use numerals to show the exact dollar amount of the fee for the service you are requesting. In the example, the amount is “$760.00.”
  4. Spell out the exact dollar amount of the fee and write the “cents” portion of the amount as a fraction over 100. In this example, the amount is “Seven hundred sixty and 00/100.”
  5. Write a brief description of the purpose of your payment. In this example, it is “N-400 application.” Include the applicant’s name on the memo line if it is not on the check itself (for example, if you are paying the fee for your child).
  6. Sign the check in ink using your legal name.
  7. If your check is not dated within the previous 365 days, we will reject the filing.

PAYING BY CREDIT CARD

Pay with a Credit or Debit Card

If paying by credit or debit card, you must pay each filing fee separately for each application, petition, or request you submit.

You may pay filing and any other applicable fees with a credit or debit card issued by a U.S. bank if you are filing:

There is no additional cost if you pay by credit or debit card. We cannot accept a credit or debit card issued by a foreign bank.

Acceptable Credit or Debit Cards

You may use Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, and prepaid cards from the same card networks. Make sure the card’s credit limit can cover the fee. We will reject your application, petition, or request if the card is declined, and we will not attempt to process your credit card payment a second time.

We do not support payment by gift cards.

How to Pay with a Card When Filing by Mail

To pay with a card, follow these two steps:

  1. Complete and sign Form G-1450, Authorization for Credit Card Transactions (PDF, 261.57 KB).
  2. Place the form on top of your application, petition, or request when you file it.

When filing Form G-1450 with a Lockbox or Service Center, you may split the payment for one form across multiple credit, debit, or prepaid cards that add up the correct total. Complete one Form G-1450 for each card. However, you may use only one Form G-1450 when requesting emergency advance parole from a USCIS field Office. In all cases, the credit, debit, or prepaid card must be from a financial institution located in the United States.

If we accept your filing, we will charge your card for the proper amount and destroy your Form G-1450 to protect your card information. (We will destroy it even if we reject your filing and do not process your payment.)

You will see a charge from USCIS on your credit card statement.

There is a daily transaction limit for credit cards of $24,999.99 per credit card per day set by the Department of the Treasury. We allow an exemption to this limit of up to $99,999.99 for H-1B registrations and petitions submitted online using one credit card.

Security

We use the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Pay.gov Trusted Collections Service to process your credit card payment. Trusted Collections Service is a web-based application that allows government agencies to process debit or credit card payments. You cannot pay the fee directly to Pay.gov.

The Department of the Treasury ensures that Pay.gov is Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard compliant. This security standard is a set of requirements designed to ensure all companies processing, storing, or transmitting credit card information maintain a secure environment.

For your security, we will destroy your Form G-1450 after processing it, regardless of whether we accept or reject your application, petition, or request.

Third-Party Payments

Anyone authorized to use a credit card may pay for your application, petition, or request. The cardholder must complete Form G-1450, sign it, and give it to you to submit with your filing.

Declined Credit Cards

If a credit card is declined, we will not attempt to process the credit card payment again. We will reject your application, petition, or request for lack of payment.

Rejection Notices

If we reject your filing, we will send you a notice explaining why we rejected it.

If you file a corrected application, petition, or request, and wish to pay again by credit card, you will need to include a new Form G-1450.

IF YOU FILE ONLINE

If you file your form online, the system will guide you through the process of paying your fees with a credit, debit, or prepaid card. Bank account withdrawals are also available when paying online. Once you are ready to submit your form, the system will automatically direct you to the secure Department of the Treasury site, pay.gov, to pay your fees online.

We only use pay.gov to process fees. Always check the website address before you pay. Beware of scam websites and scammers who may pretend to be a USCIS website.

IF YOU FILE BY MAIL

If you mail your form to a USCIS Lockbox facility, you may pay your fees with a debit, credit, or prepaid card. To do so, follow these steps:

  1. Complete and sign Form G-1450, Authorization for Credit Card Transactions.
  2. Place the form on top of your application, petition, or request.
  3. Mail the entire package to the appropriate USCIS Lockbox.

If we accept your filing, we will:

You will see a charge from USCIS on your card statement.

For general filing information, see the Form Filing Tips webpage

UNFUNDED OR DISHONORED PAYMENTS

If we approve your petition, application, or request and the payment has not been properly funded or you subsequently dispute payment of the fee, we may revoke, rescind, or cancel the approval with notice (for example, by issuing a Notice of Intent to Revoke). We will not separately bill you for the unpaid fee. If you receive a Notice of Intent to Revoke, you may respond with payment of the correct fee amount.

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REFUND

When you send a payment, you agree to pay for a government service. Filing and biometric service fees are final and nonrefundable, regardless of any action we take on your application, petition, or request, or if you withdraw your request. Please refer to the form you filed for additional information, or you may call the USCIS Contact Center at 800-375-5283 (for people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability: TTY 800-767-1833).

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N-400 Filing Fee

FOR INFORMATION ABOUT N-400 FILING FEE WAIVERS Checkout the Filing Fee Waiver Page or the USCIS page for it (https://www.uscis.gov/i-912). A Form I-912 Application for a Filing Fee Waiver is separate and distinct from the reductions discussed here. Form I-912 information is not included here. 💸N-400 REDUCED FEE

SUMMARY OF N-400 FILING FEE

Full Filing Fee ($710-760)

Reduced Fee ($380)

< 400% of the HHS Poverty Guidelines [table here]

Must clearly show that your documented annual household income is less than 400% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines (https://aspe.hhs.gov/topics/poverty-economic-mobility/poverty-guidelines)

Eligibility

You can request a reduced fee if:

  1. You are filing a paper Form N-400, Application for Naturalization;AND
  2. You provide documentation showing you qualify because your documented household income is less than 400% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines at the time you file. Check the current eligible income levels based on the Federal Poverty Guidelines for this year.

NEW N-400 FILING FEE (2024)

The new fee rule is consistent with this longstanding practice, as indicated in the table below. Previously, the total cost included both an application fee ($640) and a separate biometric services fee ($85), for a total of $725 for most applicants. Under the new fee rule, there is no longer a separate biometric services fee, and the total fee is $710 for online filers or $760 for paper filers.

The new fee rule also provides a reduced naturalization fee ($380) for applicants with a household income at or below 400% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines (FPG), expanding eligibility for this reduced fee. Under the previous fee schedule, this reduced fee was only available to applicants with a household income between 150% and 200% of the FPG.

N-400, Application for Naturalization, including biometric servicesPrevious fee(s)Final rule fee(s)$ change% change

Household income greater than 400% of the 

Federal Poverty Guidelines

 (FPG) (paper filing)

$725

$760

$35

5%

Household income greater than 400% of the FPG (online filing)

$725

$710

-$15

-2%

Household income between 150-200% of the FPG

$405

$380

-$25

-6%

Household income between 200-400% of the FPG

$725

$380

-$345

-48%

N-400 REDUCED FEE

The reduced fee for Form N-400 will be $380 as of April 1, 2024.

Note the new fee rule edition of Form N-400 incorporates in Part 10 a request for a reduced fee based on household income, eliminating the need to submit Form I-942, Request for Reduced Fee, which is being discontinued.

You cannot file online if you are requesting a reduced fee; you must file a paper Form N-400.

If you are applying for a reduced fee, select “Yes” in Part 10, Item Number 1, then complete Part 10, and submit $380 and documentation to support the reduced fee.

FILING N-400 WITH REQUEST FOR REDUCED FEE

An applicant submitting a request for a fee waiver should submit Form N-400 along with Form I-912 (or a written request) and without a fee.

You cannot file online if you are requesting a fee waiver; you must file a paper Form N-400.

If you are applying for a fee waiver, you are not required to completed Part 10 of the Form N-400. Do not send a fee. Submit a properly completed Form I-912, or a written request for a fee waiver, and documentation to support the fee waiver request.

An applicant requesting a reduced fee with Form N-400 on or after April 1, 2024, should submit the new Form N-400 with Part 10 complete and pay the amount of the reduced fee ($380).

If an applicant were to submit the correct reduced fee with their N-400 and also filed the Form I-912 fee waiver request, we would accept the fee and not adjudicate the fee waiver request.

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How to show that your household income is greater than 400% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines

HHS POVERTY GUIDELINES 2024

WHO COUNTS AS PART OF YOUR HOUSEHOLD?

HOUSEHOLD CALCULATION

You count someone as part of your household size if that person is:

My relative or roommate lives with me, does their income count toward my household income?

I receive child support, but not the full amount as listed in the court order. Do I include the full amount of the child support as additional income or financial support or only what I actually receive?

How marital separation affects eligibility

Common reasons why USCIS will reject reduced fee requests

2025 Poverty Guidelines

How to Calculate Household Size

Fee Waivers

USCIS FEE WAIVERS

Three Basis for Fee Waiver

USCIS evaluates whether the requestor is unable to pay the filing fee based on the following criteria:

  1. The requestor or qualifying member of the requestor’s household is receiving a means-tested benefit;
  2. The requestor’s household income level is at or below 150 percent of the Federal Poverty Guidelines (FPG ); or
  3. The requestor is experiencing extreme financial hardship due to extraordinary expenses or other circumstances that render the individual unable to pay the fee.

An officer must evaluate whether the requestor establishes an inability to pay under any of these three criteria.

LAW & STANDARD

See 8 CFR 106.3 .

See Section D, Basis for Inability to Pay [1 USCIS-PM B.4(D) ]. See  Matter of Chawathe (PDF) , 25 I &N Dec. 369 (AAO 2010) (identifying preponderance of the evidence as the standard for immigration benefits generally, and in that case specifically naturalization).

*See  Matter of Chawathe (PDF)* , 25 I &N Dec. 369, 376 (AAO 2010) (preponderance of the evidence means more likely than not). See U.S. v. Cardozo-Fonseca , 480 U.S. 421 (1987) (defining “more likely than not” as a greater than 50 percent probability of something occurring).

What Fees Are Eligible for a Fee Waiver?

The following table provides a list of forms for which USCIS may waive the fees based on a requestor’s inability to pay.

Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card (Form I-90)

Application for Relief Under Former Section 212(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) (Form I-191)

Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence (Form I-751)

Application for Family Unity Benefits (Form I-817)

Application for Temporary Protected Status (Form I-821)

Application for Suspension of Deportation or Special Rule Cancellation of Removal (Form I-881)

Application to File Declaration of Intention (Form N-300)

Request for a Hearing on a Decision in Naturalization Proceedings (Form N-336)

Application for Naturalization (Form N-400)

Application to Preserve Residence for Naturalization Purposes (Form N-470)

Application for Replacement of Naturalization/Citizenship Document (Form N-565)

Application for Certificate of Citizenship (Form N-600)

Application for Citizenship and Issuance of Certificate under Section 322 (Form N-600K)

Conditional Fee Waivers

Certain fee waivers depend on specific conditions. The following table provides a list of forms for which USCIS may waive fees based on the requestor’s inability to pay and if they meet the specified conditions.

Petition for a CNMI-Only Nonimmigrant Transitional Worker (Form I–129CW) petitioning for an E–2 CNMI investor

Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status (Form I–539), only in the case of a noncitizen applying for CW–2 nonimmigrant status

Application for Travel Document (Form I-131) for those applying for humanitarian parole

Application for Advance Permission to Enter as Nonimmigrant (Form I-192) for an applicant who is exempt from the public charge grounds of inadmissibility

Application for Waiver of Passport and/or Visa (Form I-193) for an applicant who is exempt from the public charge grounds of inadmissibility

Notice of Appeal or Motion (Form I-290B) if the underlying benefit request was fee exempt, the fee was waived, or it was eligible for a fee waiver

Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status (Form I-485) for an applicant who is exempt from the public charge grounds of inadmissibility

Petition for a CNMI-Only Nonimmigrant Transitional Worker, or an Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status (Form I-539) for an applicant applying for CW-2 nonimmigrant status

Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility (Form I-601) for an applicant who is exempt from the public charge grounds of inadmissibility

Notice of Appeal of Decision Under Sections 210 or 245A of the Immigration and Nationality Act (

Form I-694) if the underlying application or petition was fee exempt, the filing fee was waived, or was eligible for a fee waiver

Application for Employment Authorization (Form I-765), except persons filing under category (c)(33), Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)

For the following forms if the applicant is exempt from public charge ground of inadmissibility under INA 212(a)(4):

Humanitarian Fee Waivers

USCIS provides fee exemptions for many forms filed by certain humanitarian categories of requestors. If not otherwise exempt from paying the fee, an individual may request a fee waiver for any application or petition that is related to any of the following humanitarian categories:

Fee Exemption vs. Fee Waiver

A fee exemption means that we do not require a fee for a form or do not require a certain category of requestors to pay the prescribed fee for a form. You can find all current fee exemptions on our Fee Schedule page. If a fee exemption applies to you and the form you are submitting, you do not need to request a fee waiver or pay the filing fee.

A fee waiver means that we require a fee for a form but waive this requirement for an individual requestor because of their inability to pay the fee. If you request a fee waiver and show us that you are eligible, then you will not need to pay the filing fee for the associated form. However, if you request a fee waiver and we find that you are not eligible, then we may reject your fee waiver request and underlying application or petition.

Eligibility for a Fee Waiver

You can request a fee waiver if:

See the USCIS Fee Waiver Policy.

Requesting a Fee Waiver

Complete the most current version of Form I-912, Request for Fee Waiver, or write a letter asking for a fee waiver and provide all the necessary information and supporting evidence to establish your eligibility under one of the three criteria listed above.

Please follow all instructions, complete all necessary sections of the forms, and submit proper documentation to avoid common rejection reasons.

Receipt of means-tested benefit

A means-tested benefit is a public benefit for which the agency granting the benefit considers your income and resources.

Some public benefits that, for fee waiver purposes, we consider means-tested benefits include:

For a more extensive list of eligible benefits, see USCIS Policy Manual Vol 1, Part B, Chapter 4, Fee Waivers and Fee Exemptions

If you are receiving a means-tested benefit that is not well known outside of your area, please provide as much information as you can about the benefit. This may include a brochure, contact information, or the website address of the agency granting the benefit.

Some benefits that, for fee waiver purposes, we do not consider means-tested benefits include:

Using a family member’s means-tested benefits to qualify

Documentation showing you are receiving a means-tested benefit

You must provide evidence that you (or your qualifying family member) are currently receiving a means-tested benefit. This evidence should be in the form of a letter, notice, or other official document that contains the required information, including:

What if I am currently receiving a means-tested benefit, but my documentation does not show an expiration date?

Does my benefit card count as evidence that I am receiving a means-tested benefit?

Household income is at or below 150% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines

See how to calculate household size

Overseas Spouse

Lack of Stable Address

Determining who counts toward your household size and income

My relative or roommate lives with me, Does their income count toward my household income?
I receive child support, but not the full amount as listed in the court order. Do I include the full amount of the child support as additional income or financial support or only what I actually receive?
How does my marital separation affect my eligibility for a fee waiver?

Extreme Financial Hardship

Some examples of extreme financial hardship include:

How to show that you are experiencing extreme financial hardship

What if I do not have access to documentation that shows my extreme financial hardship?

How requesting a fee waiver affects your current immigration status

You can find detailed guidance on these issues in Volume 8, Part G of the USCIS Policy Manual.  Additional information is also available on our Public Charge Resources page.

COMMON REASONS WHY USCIS WILL REJECT A FEE WAIVER REQUEST

Financial Assistance Considered Income In Fee Waiver Request

To establish the total income, a request must include any additional financial assistance (not otherwise included in a tax return or W-2) including any Social Security income (as reflected on the SSA-1099) to the adjusted gross income in the tax return.

The table below includes some types of additional financial assistance that USCIS considers household income for a fee waiver request. The requestor must provide documentation of each type of additional financial assistance that applies.

Additional Financial Assistance

DOCUMENTING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP

AssetsLiabilities

Real estate

Medical expenses

Cash

Child care and elder care

Checking and savings accounts and

Monthly utility bills

Stocks, bonds, and annuities (except for pension plans, Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs), and other retirement funds)

Rent or

Mortgage


Taxes


Property maintenance


Monthly payments of lawful debts


Tuition costs


Commuting costs


In general, if a requestor provides proof of inability to pay the fee based on financial hardship, the request for fee waiver may be approved on this basis and no further information is required.

Provide documentary evidence of any claimed expense mentioned in your request. Show how your documented income is spent on your documented expenses and leaves no remaining money that could be used to pay the filing fee.

WHAT IF THE REQUESTOR HAS NO INCOME?

If the requestor has no income due to unemployment, homelessness, or other factors, the requestor may provide, as applicable:

An officer may grant a request for fee waiver in the absence of some of this documentation, as long as the available documentation supports that the requestor is more likely than not unable to pay the fee.

VAWA, T, and U-Based Requestors

USCIS considers whether a requestor is unable to obtain proof of income due to alleged victimization such as trafficking or abuse. If not otherwise eligible for a fee exemption, the requestor should describe the situation in the Form I-912 or written request to substantiate the inability to pay as well as the inability to obtain the required documentation.

The requestor should provide any available documentation, such as affidavits from religious institutions, non-profits, or other community-based organizations verifying that the requestor is currently receiving some benefit or support from that entity and attesting to the financial situation.

VAWA, T, and U-Based Requestors

Requestors seeking a fee waiver for any immigration benefit associated with or based on a pending or approved petition or application for VAWA benefits [28] or T or U nonimmigrant status that are not otherwise fee exempted do not need to list as household members or provide income information for the following people:

In addition, such requestors do not need to list their spouse as a household member or include their spouse’s income in the fee waiver request.

If a VAWA self-petitioner or recipient [29] (or their derivative(s)) or applicant, petitioner, or recipient of T or U nonimmigrant status does not have any income or cannot provide proof of income, the requestor may:

Special Immigrant Juveniles

A petitioner or recipient of Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) classification who files a fee waiver request for a filing not otherwise fee exempted does not need to provide proof of income. USCIS considers requestors in this category as part of their own household, without including any foster or group home household members.

Instead of proof of income, the fee waiver request must include documentation showing that the requestor has an approved petition for SIJ classification (for example, a copy of Notice of Action (Form I-797) for Form I-360).

Emergent Circumstance

Natural catastrophes and other extreme situations [link] beyond a person’s control may affect the ability to pay USCIS fees. Based on the USCIS Director’s authority to waive a required fee, [link] USCIS may designate certain time periods or events in which a person may file a fee waiver request when not otherwise eligible. [link]

In such cases, the requestor must still file a fee waiver request and establish eligibility under one of the criteria (generally, financial hardship). USCIS may accept the request based on the requestor’s statement even if there is no documentation of the emergencies and unforeseen circumstances.

Unless otherwise eligible, requestors may only seek a fee waiver under those emergent circumstances described in the Immigration Relief in Emergencies or Unforeseen Circumstances webpage.

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