Where USCIS Actually Publishes Filing Fees

USCIS’s Filing Fees page directs readers to its Fee Schedule for a complete list of USCIS fees (uscis.gov/forms/filing-fees). The cited schedule is Form G-1055, Fee Schedule, whose page displays an edition date (uscis.gov/g-1055). The Forms Updates page lists two G-1055 entries dated 05/06/26 and 05/29/26.

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Key points

• The USCIS Filing Fees page is a gateway, not the fee list itself (uscis.gov/forms/filing-fees).
• The fee list lives in a numbered, edition-dated document, Form G-1055, Fee Schedule (uscis.gov/g-1055).
• The edition date is printed at the bottom of the G-1055 page itself, distinct from any “last updated” banner (uscis.gov/g-1055).
• G-1055 also carries a separate “Last Reviewed/Updated” stamp, distinct from the printed edition date (uscis.gov/g-1055).
• The schedule has been re-edited twice in about a month, per the Forms Updates log (uscis.gov/forms/forms-updates).

Where the fee schedule lives

USCIS does not maintain its fee amounts as an ordinary, undated web page. Its own Filing Fees page tells readers directly where the authoritative list is: “For a complete list of all USCIS fees, see our Fee Schedule.” (uscis.gov/forms/filing-fees) That reference routes to Form G-1055, Fee Schedule — a numbered USCIS form with its own printed edition date, not a standalone web page.

Where the edition date appears

Because the fee schedule is a form, USCIS marks it the way it marks any form: with an edition date on the page. As of this article’s most recent check, the G-1055 page stated: “Edition Date: 05/29/26. You can find the edition date at the bottom of the page of Form G-1055, Fee Schedule.” (uscis.gov/g-1055) Given how often this document changes — twice in the month before this check alone — that specific date should be treated as a snapshot, not a permanent figure; the instruction that matters going forward is where to look, not the exact date printed today. The edition date is printed at the bottom of the form itself, the same place a reader would check on any other USCIS form, rather than inferred from a “last updated” banner at the top of a webpage.

The same page separately shows a “Last Reviewed/Updated: 07/28/2026” stamp (uscis.gov/g-1055). That reviewed/updated stamp reflects when the webpage around the form was last touched, and it is a different marker from the form’s own printed edition date — a reader checking currency should look for both, and should not assume the two dates mean the same thing.

How often the schedule changes

The Forms Updates page is where USCIS logs changes to the fee schedule as they happen, and it records two separate updates to the same form in quick succession: “Update to Form G-1055, Fee Schedule. New Edition Dated 05/06/26.” and, roughly three weeks later, “Update to Form G-1055, Fee Schedule. New Edition Dated 05/29/26.” (both from uscis.gov/forms/forms-updates)

Two editions of the same fee schedule within about a month is direct evidence that the document is actively revised, not a fixed reference a reader can bookmark and treat as permanent.

Verifying a current fee amount

Put together, the record shows a chain rather than a single lookup: the Filing Fees page points to Form G-1055; the form carries its own printed edition date at the bottom of the page; and the Forms Updates page shows that edition date has changed twice in about a month. A reader who wants to know whether a fee figure is current should check the edition date printed on the G-1055 page itself against the most recent entry on the Forms Updates page, rather than relying on a screenshot, a search-result snippet, or a third-party summary that may reflect an earlier edition.

That checking method is what this record can settle. It is worth being equally clear about what it cannot: this record does not say what any specific filing costs, whether a fee waiver applies, or whether a fee applies to any particular request at all — those depend on the specific form, the specific edition of the fee schedule in effect, and an applicant’s individual circumstances, none of which this article addresses. What the record does establish is where the authoritative number lives, how to recognize its edition date, and why checking that date matters given how often the document has changed.

Source links

https://www.uscis.gov/g-1055 https://www.uscis.gov/forms/filing-fees https://www.uscis.gov/forms/forms-updates