The I-485 fee for each person in the family
Add the applicants by age and choose the optional work permit and travel document to see what the adjustment filing costs.
Checked by Radif Partners · Editorial policy · Method and past error
Family green card, inside the U.S. (I-130 + I-485)
$3,005
Edition 10/07/26 of the USCIS fee schedule
| I-130 · Petition for alien relative | $675 |
|---|---|
| I-485 · Adjustment of status, age 14 or older | $1,440 |
| I-765 · Work permit with a pending I-485 | $260 |
| I-131 · Advance parole with a pending I-485 | $630 |
| I-864 · Affidavit of support (no USCIS fee) | $0 |
| I-693 · Medical exam form (no USCIS fee; the doctor bills separately) | $0 |
| Paid to USCIS | $3,005 |
| Total government fees | $3,005 |
How this was calculated
- Amounts from USCIS Form G-1055, edition 10/07/26, and the State Department fee page, read on October 13, 2026.
- Not counted because no agency sets them: the civil surgeon’s medical exam, translations, photos and any lawyer.
Estimate from public data, not legal advice. Your case may differ (cross-chargeability, CSPA, waivers). For advice, see a licensed immigration attorney or a DOJ-accredited representative. Not affiliated with USCIS or the Department of State. Method and past error
Form I-485, the application to adjust status to permanent resident from inside the United States, costs $1,440 on paper and $1,390 online for anyone aged 14 or older, under the USCIS fee schedule G-1055 dated 10/07/26. A child under 14 who files together with a parent’s I-485 pays $950 on paper or $900 online, $490 less. The fee is the same in family and employment cases. The work permit and travel document are no longer included: a Form I-765 filed with a pending I-485 costs $260 and advance parole on Form I-131 $630 on paper, which brings one adult to $2,330. Applicants whose I-485 was filed with its fee before April 1, 2024 pay $0 for those renewals. The medical exam on Form I-693 has no USCIS fee; the civil surgeon charges separately.
Priced by age, not by category
The I-485 is the most expensive single form in a green card case filed inside the country, and it is priced per person. Whether the case comes from a marriage, a parent, an employer or the diversity lottery, the G-1055 charges $1,440 on paper to every applicant aged 14 or older and $950 to a younger child who files with a parent. A child who turns 14 before the family files is billed as an adult, a difference of $490.
The two optional forms that follow
Since April 1, 2024 the I-485 no longer carries the work permit and travel document inside its price. They are separate lines: the I-765 at $260 and the I-131 advance parole at $630 on paper. One adult filing all three spends $2,330; a child under 14 filing all three, $1,840. Applicants whose fee-paid I-485 dates from before that change keep filing both at no cost while the case stays pending.
Paper against online
The online price is $50 lower for adults and the same amount lower for a child. Check on the USCIS I-485 page whether your situation can be filed online; the calculator above lets you switch both ways.
What the I-485 fee does not buy
It does not buy a decision date. The wait depends on the field office and on the visa bulletin in preference cases; see the family I-485 times and the employment I-485 times. It also leaves out the medical exam, which a civil surgeon prices freely, and any petition fee that comes first.
The 2026 fee schedule for green card and citizenship forms
| Form | Paper | Online |
|---|---|---|
| I-130 | $675 | $625 |
| I-485 | $1,440 | $1,390 |
| I-485, under 14 with a parent | $950 | $900 |
| I-765 (general) | $520 | $470 |
| I-765 with an I-485 filed since April 1, 2024 | $260 | $260 |
| I-131 advance parole | $630 | $580 |
| I-140 | $715 | $665 |
| Asylum Program Fee (I-140) | $600 | $600 |
| I-751 | $750 | $700 |
| I-90 | $465 | $415 |
| I-129F | $675 | – |
| N-400 | $760 | $710 |
| N-400 reduced fee | $380 | – |
| USCIS Immigrant Fee | $235 | $235 |
| I-526E | $3,675 | – |
| State Department: family immigrant visa | $325 | – |
| State Department: employment immigrant visa | $345 | – |
| State Department: affidavit of support review | $120 | – |
| State Department: K visa | $265 | – |