Immigration Form Fee Calculator accuracy and testing

Formula source

• Government subtotal = principal applicants x principal fee + derivative applicants x derivative fee + biometric applicants x biometric fee + premium fee. Supporting costs = medical + photos + translations + mailing + other costs. Estimated form cost = max(0, government subtotal + supporting costs - confirmed waiver or credit).

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Known limitations

• This calculator does not look up official fees, determine eligibility, apply fee-waiver rules, validate form editions, or provide legal advice.

Assumptions

• Every fee amount is user-entered and can be updated to match the current form instructions.
• Biometric fees are modeled as a per-person cost for the count you enter.
• This planning estimate runs locally in your browser from the values you enter. It is not legal advice, not an official government fee or timeline, and not a document or photo acceptance determination.

Unit handling

• Principal Applicants accepts numeric values.
• Principal Form Fee accepts values in $.
• Derivative Applicants accepts numeric values.
• Derivative Form Fee accepts values in $.
• Applicants with Biometrics accepts numeric values.
• Biometric Fee per Applicant accepts values in $.
• Premium / Expedite Fee accepts values in $.
• Medical Exam Costs accepts values in $.
• Photo Costs accepts values in $.
• Translation Costs accepts values in $.
• Mailing / Courier Fee accepts values in $.
• Other Costs accepts values in $.
• Confirmed Waiver / Credit accepts values in $.
• Estimated Form Cost is displayed as currency.
• Government Fee Subtotal is displayed as currency.
• Supporting Cost Subtotal is displayed as currency.

Rounding rules

• Number displays use up to 2 decimal places in the calculator UI.
• Currency outputs are displayed with standard US dollar formatting.
• Input precision follows configured step values where provided.

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