I-912 / reduced N-400 fee
USCIS Fee Waiver (I-912) and Reduced Naturalization Fee
In short
Waives filing fee for N-400, I-90, I-765 (some), etc.; N-400 reduced fee (half) option. Fee waiver: receiving means-tested benefit, household income ≤150% FPG, or financial hardship.
- What you get
- Waives filing fee for N-400, I-90, I-765 (some), etc.; N-400 reduced fee (half) option.
- Who qualifies
- Fee waiver: receiving means-tested benefit, household income ≤150% FPG, or financial hardship. Reduced N-400 fee: income 150–400% FPG.
- Income limit (2026)
- 2026: ≤150% FPG for waiver; 150–400% FPG for reduced fee (current rule). Current N-400 fee US$760 paper / US$710 online.
- Papers to gather
- Benefit award letter, tax transcript/W-2, or hardship evidence.
- Renewal
- One-time per filing.
- 2026 update
- changed/at risk: DHS proposed rule (June 23, 2026) would raise N-400 to US$1,330 paper/US$1,280 online and ELIMINATE fee waivers and reduced fee for N-400/N-336; comments closed Aug 24, 2026; not final as of Oct 2026 — file eligible clients NOW. 2025 OBBBA law also added new mandatory fees for asylum, TPS, parole EADs that cannot be waived.
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