Data / Federal rules / 2026-12542
Naturalization Application Fee Adjustments
The Homeland Security Department published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on June 23, 2026. Comments closed on August 24, 2026.
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What the agency says
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to adjust the fees that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) charges for Form N-400, and Form N-336, to end both the reduced fee option for Form N-400, and the availability of fee waivers for both forms. Current and former armed forces service members would remain exempt from paying the fees when filing for naturalization under statutes for members of the armed forces. The proposed rule is intended to align these fees with the relative costs to adjudicate these forms.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-12542
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Action
- Notice of proposed rulemaking
- Agency
- Homeland Security Department
- Published
- June 23, 2026
- Comments due
- August 24, 2026
- Dates
- Submission of Public Comments: Written comments must be submitted on or before August 24, 2026. The electronic Federal Docket Management System will accept comments prior to midnight ET at the end of that day.
- Docket
- CIS No. 2834-25; DHS Docket No. USCIS-2026-0265
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 1615-AD08
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 8 CFR 106
- Topics
- Citizenship and naturalization; Fees; Immigration
- Pages
- 48
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