How much does it cost to apply for citizenship?
Find your Form N-400 fee in a minute, see if you may pay less, and see every other fee you might run into, from a hearing request to your first U.S. passport.
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Your situation
Are you applying based on service in the U.S. armed forces?
This means applying under the military naturalization rules (INA 328 or 329).
Do you, your spouse, or your child receive a means-tested benefit?
For example Medicaid, SNAP, TANF, or SSI. These are benefits where income decides whether you get them.
Your household and income
Optional. Skip it to see the standard fee.
Before taxes, for everyone in your household.
How will you file?
Your Form N-400 fee
$710
The standard fee
This is the fee most applicants pay.
Online filing costs $50 less than paper.
Biometrics are included. There's no separate biometrics fee.
Your household's limits
- Fee waiver (150%)
- $23,940
- Reduced fee (400%)
- $63,840
USCIS figures, effective January 13, 2026.
If the proposed fee rule became final
A proposed rule would raise the fee to $1,280 online or $1,330 on paper, and end fee waivers and the reduced fee. Military applicants would stay exempt. It is not in effect.
See where it standsUSCIS decides whether you qualify. If your situation is complicated, such as self-employment or a household that changed this year, see the fees guide.
This is an educational tool, not legal advice. Citizenshiply isn't affiliated with USCIS or any government agency. USCIS decides which fee applies.
Other fees you might pay
Most people only pay the N-400 fee. These come up in specific situations. Amounts are USCIS's online and paper fees.
Form N-648
Medical exception to the English and civics tests
No fee
Form N-336
Asking for a hearing after a denied N-400
$780 online$830 paper
Form N-470
Keeping your residence while working abroad for certain employers
$420
Form I-90
Replacing a lost or stolen green card while your case is pending
$415 online$465 paper
Form N-565
Replacing a lost naturalization certificate
$505 online$555 paper
Form N-600
A certificate of citizenship for a child who became a citizen through you
$1,335 online$1,385 paper
- A fee waiver may be available for N-336, N-470, I-90, N-565, and N-600.
- No fee for military applicants under INA 328 or 329 (N-336), or current and former service members filing for themselves (N-600).
After you become a citizen: your U.S. passport
A passport isn't required, but many new citizens apply. As a first-time applicant, you pay two separate fees: one to the State Department and one to the acceptance facility.
- Passport book
- $130
- Passport card
- $30
- Book and card
- $160
+ $35 acceptance fee for each, paid to the facility
- Faster processing (optional)
- $60
- 1 to 3 day delivery of the book (optional)
- $26.87
A passport card works for land and sea travel to Canada, Mexico, Bermuda, and the Caribbean, not for international flights.
How to pay USCIS
- USCIS no longer accepts personal checks or money orders, except with an approved Form G-1651 exemption.
- Online, you pay through Pay.gov when you file.
- On paper, pay by card with Form G-1450, or from a U.S. bank account with Form G-1650.