Table of Changes

Fee Rule I-290B TOC

OMB RIN: 1615-0095

Current Instructions

Proposed Revision

Page 2, What Is the Filing Fee? The filing fee for Form I-290B is $585. NOTE: The fee will be the same when an appeal or motion is taken from the denial of a petition with one or multiple beneficiaries, provided that they are all covered by the same petition, and therefore, the same decision. The fee will not be refunded, regardless of the action taken in your case.

Page 2, What Is the Filing Fee? The filing fee for Form I-290B is $630. NOTE: The fee will be the same when an appeal or motion is taken from the denial of a petition with one or multiple beneficiaries, provided that they are all covered by the same petition, and therefore, the same decision. The fee for Form I-290B may be waived if the applicant can show an inability to pay and the appeal or motion is from denial of an immigration benefit request where the applicant or petitioner was not required to pay a fee, or the fee for the underlying application or petition could have been waived. No fee is required when Form I-290B is filed to appeal a denial of a petition for a special immigrant visa by a Special Immigrant Iraqi or Afghan national who worked for or on behalf of the U.S. Government in Iraq or Afghanistan. The fee will not be refunded, regardless of the action taken in your case.