Fees
How Our Flat Fees Work
Immigration cases involve two kinds of cost, and they are easy to confuse: our legal fee and the government’s filing fee. This page explains the difference so you can plan.
Our legal fees
We work on flat fees for the affirmative matters we handle. A flat fee means you are not billed by the hour for the work the fee covers.
Government filing fees are separate
USCIS charges its own filing fee for each application or petition, and you pay it to USCIS. The official schedule is Form G-1055 (opens in a new tab), and an application sent with the wrong fee is rejected. Some inflation-adjusted fees change on October 16, 2026, so check the schedule on the date you file rather than relying on any older figure, including the ones below.
Common USCIS filing fees
As of the G-1055 edition dated 10/07/26. Fees can be lower or waived in some cases.
- I-130, Petition for Alien Relative: $675 paper / $625 online
- I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status (applicant over 14): $1,440 paper / $1,390 online
- I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, if your I-485 was filed with a fee on or after April 1, 2024 and is still pending: $260 paper or online
- I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence: $750 paper / $700 online
- N-400, Application for Naturalization: $760 paper / $710 online. A reduced fee ($380, paper filing only) is available for household income at or below 400 percent of the Federal Poverty Guidelines, and fee waivers exist in some cases. DHS proposed changing the N-400 fee and ending the reduced fee and fee waivers in June 2026 (91 FR 37500); as of October 8, 2026, no final rule has been published.
- I-589, asylum application: there is no base filing fee, but federal law requires a $100 asylum fee from the principal applicant, plus an annual asylum fee for each year the application is pending ($102, rising to $105 on October 16, 2026). Neither can be waived.
Fee waivers and reduced fees
USCIS offers fee waivers on Form I-912 for certain forms only, and a reduced fee for the N-400 in some cases. Eligibility is set by USCIS and the form instructions, and the rules can change, so we confirm current eligibility before you file.
Fee questions we get asked
Is the government fee included in your flat fee?
No. USCIS filing fees are separate and are paid to USCIS.
Can you guarantee the outcome if I pay the fee?
No. No attorney can guarantee an outcome, and paying a fee does not change that.
What happens if I send the wrong fee?
USCIS rejects a filing that arrives with an incorrect fee, which can cost you time. Check the current Form G-1055 on the day you file.
Do you offer a free consultation?
A free intake call comes first, so you know whether we are the right fit before you spend anything. A full consultation with the attorney is a flat $125, credited toward your retainer if you hire us.
This page is general information about fees. It is not legal advice about your case, and reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship. We handle affirmative immigration matters only and do not handle removal defense.