Office of International Affairs

Effective July 30, 2007 the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will increase application processing fees for most nonimmigrant and immigrant visa applications. The fee increases are significant, in most cases about three times the previous fee.

The Office of Diversity and International Affairs will make every effort to file petitions with USCIS before the July 30, 2007 deadline provided they are received in this office, complete with all required documents, by Friday, June 29, 2007. Visa petition requests received after that date must be accompanied by money orders reflecting the new fee amounts.

Below is a table reflecting common types of visa petitions filed by this office showing the current processing fee and the new fee effective July 30, 2007.

Petition Type	Form Number	Current Fee	New Fee effective 7/30/2007
Premium Processing Request	I-907	$1000	$1000
H-1B Visa	I-129	$190	$320
TN Visa Extension	I-129	$190	$320
O-1 Visa	I-129	$190	$320
H-4/O-3/TD Dependent Extension or Change of Status	I-539	$200	$300
Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker	I-140	$195	$475
Adjustment of Status to Permanent Resident	I-485 (age 15-79)	$395	$1010
	(under age 14)	$215	$600
	(over age 79)		$930
Employment Authorization Document (EAD)	I-765	$180	$340
Advanced Parole Document	I-131	$170	$305
Application for Naturalization (Citizenship)	N-400	$330	$675

To read more about the impending fee increases visit the USCIS “Press Room” at: http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis

Office of Diversity and International Affairs
Rebecca Sealy Hospital, Suite 1.120
301 University Blvd., Route 0106
Galveston, Texas 77555

Last Modified: June 17, 2008

This web page is designed to assist UTMB staff. It is not intended to provide comprehensive immigration information to the general public. For detailed immigration information, please visit the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) web site.