USCIS Proposes Filing Fee Hike

USCIS published a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register inviting public comment, for 60 days, on the proposed U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Fee Schedule: (http://federalregister.gov/a/2016-10297).

This is the first time since 2012 that USCIS is considering a comprehensive fee hike across many types of immigrant petitions and forms.

Fee changes affecting EB-5 forms (see Table 9 on page 87):
Form I-924A (to be titled “Annual Certification of Regional Center”): new $3,035 fee
Form I-924 application for regional center designation or amendment: increase from $6,230 to $17,795
Form I-526 immigrant petition: increase from $1,500 to $3,675
Form I-829 petition to remove conditions: no change (still $3,750)

It is expected that new filing fees will be adopted in Q4 of 2016.