Services and Fees | Card Submissions (2024)

FAQs

Can I get a fee waiver for green card renewal? ›

To qualify for the fee waiver, your adjusted gross household income must be at or below 150 percent of the Federal Poverty Guidelines, at the time of filing, based on your household size. The Federal Poverty Guidelines are established by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services annually.

Forms Eligible for Fee Waiver

Form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card; Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, if you are applying for an extension of E-2 CNMI investor nonimmigrant status under 8 CFR 214.2(e)(23);

The inflationary adjustment increases premium processing fees from $1,500 to $1,685, $1,750 to $1,965, and $2,500 to $2,805. The 2024 Final Fee Rule revised the premium processing timeframe from calendar days to business days.

The filing fee for Form I-765 is $520. For green card applicants with a pending Form I-485, it costs $260 to file Form I-765.

While it's not likely to have a problem, as long as you follow instructions and the law, there are situations when the U.S. government might deny a green card renewal application — for example, if you committed a crime, didn't pay your taxes, lied on your application, or submitted the wrong form.

Green card renewal applicants.

On April 1, 2024, the I-90 green card renewal fee will decrease, from $540 (with biometrics) to $415 if filed online or $465 if paper filed.

At the start of this fiscal year, approximately 34.7 million applications were pending—up from about 10 million in 1996. Legal immigration caps plus uncapped categories permit only about 1.1 million green cards for FY 2024, meaning that 97 percent of green card applicants will not receive one this year.

Skip to Part 11. Submit $760 if filing by paper, or $710 if filing online.

To allow applicants to have a legal avenue to work and earn a living while waiting for their green cards, the USCIS can issue them an EAD, which serves as temporary authorization to work. An EAD issued for this purpose will automatically expire the moment the applicant receives their green card.

Is i-765 free with i-485? ›

However, if you file Form I-485 after April 1, 2024, you must pay additional fees to file Form I-765 or Form I-131, as listed on our Fee Schedule page. In either case, you may submit these forms together.

We will mail your SSN card to the address you listed on your I-765 application. You should receive your SSN card no later than 7 business days after you receive your EAD from USCIS. Please call or visit an SSA office if you do not receive your SSN card within 7 business days after receiving your EAD.

If you can't afford to pay your green card fees or naturalization application fees, then U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) may grant you a fee waiver or a fee reduction. You shouldn't have to spend a fortune to get the immigration support you need.

Typically, you can use Form I-601 to file for a waiver if: You are an applicant for an immigrant visa or the K or V visas, and you are outside the United States, have had a visa interview with a consular officer, and during the interview, you were found to be inadmissible.

Call the admissions office yourself or ask your high school counselor to help advocate in your favor. In your request, explain that paying the application fee would create a financial hardship for you or your family.

How Much Does It Cost to Renew a Green Card in CA? As of March 2024, the filing fee to renew a green card in California is $540. This fee includes both the application fee and the biometrics fee.