Filing Fees for Permanent Residency

Fees for Permanent Residency

Missouri State University uses immigration attorneys for our immigration purposes, which handles H-1B and Permanent Residency petitions.  Individual attorney fees can vary greatly depending on:

  1. The attorney being utilized
  2. The type of case being filed
  3. Classification of employee

Items involved in permanent filing cases

Step 1

Labor Certification Process Fees*
$1,750-3,000 Laber Certification legal fees for attorney (required)
$500-750 Labor Certification audit, if needed
$50-100 Miscellaneous university administrative processing fees (mailing, etc.)
*To be paid by the university department.

Step 2

Permanent Residency Petition Filing Process Fees
$700 I-140 petition filing fee
$1,225 I-485 petition filing fee
$2,000-3,500 Permanent residency petition legal fees for attorney, plus expenses like copying, phone conversations, etc.
$1,225 Any additional I-485 petition(s), if needed*
*For dependent family members (spouse and/or non-U.S. citizen children)-employee pays any additional petitions for dependent family members (spouse and/or non-U.S. citizen children)

Fees are subject to change.

Current as of March 2017

For additional information about fees, please see the Permanent Residency Policy and/or contact International Services.