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Fee Sheet

Selected Government Filing Fees (as of November 2008)

U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services Fees

I-765 (OPT and J-2 employment authorization document application) $340.00
I-539 (Change of status and reinstatement application) $300.00

I-129 (H-1B temporary work sponsorship — payable only by hiring department): Base Filing Fee

Plus fee for new or initial petitions
Plus premium Processing: Guaranteed response within 2 weeks
     (Only if you require a faster response time)
     (Not necessarily an approval)

$320.00


$500.00
$1,000.00

I-102 (Application to replace a lost I-94 card) $320.00

Please refer to the USCIS website where all applications and forms are located.

SEVIS Fees

Initial F-1 student applying for F-1 visa or change of status of F-1 $200.00
Initial J-1 student or scholar applying for J visa or change of status to J-1 $180.00

Please see the SEVP Fee website for more information.

U.S. Department of State Visa Fees

Visa application fee                                                        
$131.00

Citizens of some countries may also be charged "reciprocity fees" if their governments charge similar fees to U.S. citizens. See the Fees and Reciprocity Tables for more information.

Last Updated: 10/26/09