4월1일부터 이민국 접수비 (Filing Fee) 인상/조정 시행

 

발표일시: 2024.1.30

 

이민국 (USCIS)은 1월 30일 접수비 (Filing Fee) 조정안 (Adjust Fee)을 최종 확정했다. 이민국 신청서 접수비 조정안은 지난해 1월 3일 의견수렴을 위해 입법예고한 이후 일년만에 결정된 것. 이같이 조정된 이민국 접수비는 오는 4월 1일부터 발효된다.

 

이번에 시행되는 이민국 접수비 조정은 2016년 이후 발효된 것으로 이민국 (USCIS) 운영비 부족을 해소함으로써 신규 접수 케이스에 대한 심사를 제 시간에 완료하기 위함이라고 밝혔다.

 

이번 접수비 조정에 따라 몇몇 신청서는 개정된 버전 (Revised Edition)을 사용해 접수해야 이민국에서 받아준다. 구 버전을 접수하는 경우 이민국은 전체 패키지를 반려 (Reject)한다고 주의사항을 당부했다. (아래 이민국 공지 참고)

 

몇몇 신청서는 소액 인하된 것도 있지만 대부분은 인상됐다.

또한 취업이민과 비이민 취업비자 카테고리에 망명 프로그램 수수료 (Asylum Program Fee)가 신설돼 스폰서 회사 (Employer)의 부담이 늘어나게 됐다.

 

이와 같은 이민국 (USCIS) 접수비 인상/인하 조정 시행령에 관한 자세한 사항은 이민국 사이트 FAQ에서 확인할 수 있다.

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조정된 이민국 접수비 (Filing Fee) * 한국인들이 많이 신청하는 케이스만 정리했습니다.

 

신청서 (Form)	현재 ($)	조정안 ($)	차액 ($)
I-90 (영주권 갱신/재발급)-Online	$455	$415	-$40
I-90 (영주권 갱신/재발급)-Paper	$455	$465	$10
I-129 (비이민 취업) H-1B	$460	$780	$320
I-129 (비이민 취업) H-1B (소기업, 비영리)	$460	$460	$0
I-129 (비이민 주재원) L	$460	$1,385	$925
I-129 (비이민 주재원) L (소기업, 비영리)	$460	$695	$235
I-129 (비이민 취업) E, R	$460	$1,015	$555
I-129 (비이민 취업) E, R (소기업, 비영리)	$460	$510	$50
I-129F (약혼자 비자 청원)	$535	$675	$140
I-130 (가족이민 청원서)-Online	$535	$625	$90
I-130 (가족이민 청원서)-Paper	$535	$675	$140
I-131 (여행허가, 재입국허가)	$575	$630	$55
I-140 (취업이민 청원서)	$700	$715	$15
I-290B (항소)	$675	$800	$125
I-360 (종교이민 청원서)	$435	$515	$80
I-485 (영주권)	$1,140	$1,440	$300
I-485 (영주권)-부모중 한명과 함께 신청하는 14미만 자녀	$750	$950	$200
I-539 (비이민, 동반가족)-Online	$370	$420	$50
I-539 (비이민, 동반가족)-Paper	$370	$470	$100
I-601 (입국불허사유 면제)	$930	$1,050	$120
I-601A (잠정적 불법체류 면제)	$630	$795	$165
I-751 (조건부해제)	$595	$750	$155
I-765 (워크퍼밋 EAD)-Online	$410	$470	$60
I-765 (워크퍼밋 EAD)-Paper	$410	$520	$110
I-824 (승인서 재발급)	$465	$590	$125
N-400 시민권-online	$640	$710	$70
N-400 시민권-paper	$640	$760	$120
USCIS Immigrant Fee (입국수속)	$220	$235	$15
H-1B Registration Process Fee (취업비자 등록)	$10	$215	$205
Biometric Services (해당 케이스)	$85	$30	-$55

 ** 소기업 (Small Employer): 풀타임 직원 25명 이하 사업체

 ** 망명 프로그램 수수료 (Asylum Program Fee): I-129 Nonimmigrant Worker Petition, I-140 Immigrant Worker Petition

$600 (26명 이상 영리 Profit 사업체), $300 (25명 이하 Profit 사업체), 비영리단체 $0 (면제)

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USCIS Issues Final Rule to Adjust Certain Immigration and Naturalization Fees

Release Date 01/30/2024

 

 

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a final rule to adjust certain immigration and naturalization benefit request fees for the first time since 2016. The final rule will allow USCIS to recover a greater share of its operating costs and support more timely processing of new applications.

 

The final rule is the result of a comprehensive fee review, as required by law, and follows the January 2023 publication of a notice of proposed rulemaking. The review concluded that the current fee schedule falls far short in recovering the full cost of agency operations, including the necessary expansion of humanitarian programs, federally mandated pay raises, additional staffing requirements, and other essential investments.

 

“For the first time in over seven years, USCIS is updating our fees to better meet the needs of our agency, enabling us to provide more timely decisions to those we serve,” said USCIS Director Ur M. Jaddou. “Despite years of inadequate funding, the USCIS workforce has made great strides in customer service, backlog reduction, implementing new processes and programs, and upholding fairness, integrity, and respect for all we serve.”

 

USCIS received over 5,400 unique public comments in response to its January 2023 notice of proposed rulemaking. USCIS took into consideration comments and feedback received during the proposed rulemaking process. Acknowledging this feedback from stakeholders, the final fee rule includes several important updates since the initial rulemaking. The final rule:

• Lowers the agency’s required annual cost recovery by $727 million, in part by considering the budget effects of improved efficiency measures;
• Expands fee exemptions for Special Immigrant Juveniles and victims of human trafficking, crime, and domestic violence; U.S. military service members and our Afghan allies; and families pursuing international adoption;
• Provides special fee discounts for nonprofit organizations and small business employers;
• Allows for half-price Employment Authorization Document applications for applicants for adjustment of status and a reduced fee for adjustment of status applicants under the age of 14 in certain situations;
• Expands eligibility for a 50% fee reduction for naturalization applications, available to individuals who can demonstrate household income between 150% and 400% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines; and
• Implements a standard $50 discount for online filers.

Every fee in the final rule is the same or lower than in the proposed rule. For most individual filers, the final rule limits how much newly established fees may increase. Under the final rule, the new fees will not increase by more than 26%, which is equivalent to the increase in the Consumer Price Index since the last fee rule was issued in 2016.

 

With the new revenues the rule will generate, USCIS will continue using innovative solutions to improve customer experience and stem backlog growth. Although the fee increases announced today will allow USCIS to better offset overall costs, congressional funding continues to be necessary to sustainably and fully address the increased volume of caseloads associated with recent border crossers, including by hiring additional USCIS personnel to help right-size a system that was not built to manage the numbers of cases USCIS receives.

 

The new fees under the final rule will go into effect on April 1, 2024.

 

USCIS encourages stakeholders to visit the 'Frequently Asked Questions' page on its website to view a full list of the revised forms that will go into effect on April 1, 2024, along with the new fees. USCIS will accept prior editions of most forms during a grace period from April 1, 2024, through June 3, 2024. During this grace period, USCIS will accept both previous and new editions of certain forms, filed with the correct fee.

 

There will be no grace period for the following new forms, however, because they must be revised with a new fee calculation. Filers should click the links below to access a preview version of each new form edition before the April 1, 2024, effective date:

• Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker;
• Form I-129 CW, Petition for a CNMI-Only Nonimmigrant Transitional Worker;
• Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers;
• Form I-600A, Application for Advance Processing of an Orphan Petition (and supplement 1, 2 and 3); and
• Form I-600, Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative.

 

USCIS will use the postmark date of a filing to determine which form version and fees are correct but will use the receipt date for purposes of any regulatory or statutory filing deadlines.

 

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