EB-5 Program Filing Fees Updated by USCIS

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Effective October 2, 2020, USCIS will adjust most of its immigration request fees. Here’s how that affects EB-5 Program filing fees.

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In a news statement released by USCIS, this adjustment comes after a biennial fee review that determined that there was a need to increase fees to recover costs for services and operations. USCIS is 97% funded by these immigration fees and they state that without this adjustment that they would be underfunded by roughly $1 billion yearly.  

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According to USCIS, the following EB-5 related fees will be adjusted:

Immigration Benefit Request                                                     Current Fee           Final Fee             Change ($)             Percentage Change

I-526 Immigrant Petition by Alien Investor                                   $3,675                 $4,010                   $335                              9%

I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence                   $1,140                  $1,130                     ($10)                            -1%

Biometrics Services                                                                           $85                      $30                      ($55)                         -65%

I-829 Petition by Investor To Remove Conditions                       $3,750                 $3,900                     $150                             4%

I-924 Application for Regional center Designation                     $17,795                $17,795                        $0                              0%

Under the Immigrant Investor Program

I-924A Annual Certification of Regional Center                          $3,035                 $4,465                   $1,430                            47%

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For prospective EB-5 investors, the I-526 Petition fees are set to increase by 9% and the I-829 fees by 4%. For regional centers, the I-924 application fee (the most expensive fee at USCIS) will remain the same, but the I-924A fee is set to increase by a significant 47%.

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