Does anybody know answer to this or have some opinion? Appreciate all your help.
Thanks
Old fees - till August 17, 2007.
Please refer to the USCIS website - old fees are what you have pay, either way.
Where do you see that.
When I try to efile it is asking me to pay new fees.
From what I am reading on various links, new filers don't have to pay any fees, it is free with 485. Then what is this old vs new fees?
Actually I am confused. On one hand they are saying there is no fees needed for new filers alongwith 485, and on the other hand they say initial EAD based on new 485 can be filed with old fees till Aug 17.
the new filers who pay the new fees do not have to pay fees for ead / ap in the future. However, new filers who pay with old fees need to pay for renewal fees for ead / ap for the rest of their lives or till they get GC - whichever comes first.
So basically if you filed 485 between July 30 and Aug 17 - you can file with old or new fees - your decision, and depending on that, you don't or do get free EAD / AP renewals
did not post correctly
for those filing 485 between July 30 - Aug 17 - they have choice of paying new fee structure for 485 OR old fee structure for 485
if 485 filing fees are new increased fees
then no ead / ap fees ever
if 485 filing fees are old lower fees
then they pay EAD / AP fees each renewal
Hope this clarifies