On July 31, 2020, USCIS posted for public inspection an advanced copy of a final rule that significantly alters the USCIS fee schedule by adjusting fees by a weighted average increase of 20 percent, adding new fees, establishing multiple fees for nonimmigrant worker petitions, and limiting the number of beneficiaries for certain forms.
The rule also removes certain fee exemptions, changes fee waiver requirements, alters premium processing time limits, and modifies certain intercountry adoption processing. The rule will be published in the Federal Register on August 3, 2020, and will be effective 60 days from the date of publication (October 2, 2020).
Significant changes include a $50 filing fee for asylum applications. There was no previous fee.
I601A Waiver Applications would now cost $960 (previous fee: $630) excluding biometrics fees.
N400 or citizenship applications would cost $1,170 (previous fee: $640) excluding biometrics fees. This is an increase of 83%.
This is the second time that USCIS has increased or changed their fees under the Trump administration.