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Two ways of dealing with the Proposed Fee increases
USCIS has published a Proposed Rule to inform the public that it intends to raise almost all of its government filing fees at the end of December.
Any comments on this proposed rule must be received from the public no later than Dec 16, 2019!
Despite the fact that all of our visa applications are experiencing unprecedented delays in processing times (although there has been an overall drop of 5% in applications) and there have been continued claims of mismanagement within the agency, USCIS feels it is necessary to significantly increase the filing fees across almost all benefits.
Two of the fee increases that will be most significant include increasing the Naturalization fee from $640 to $1,170 (an 83% increase!) and Adjustment of Status (the final step in the green card process) will increase from $1,225 to $2,195 (a 79% increase!)
One of the most troubling reasons given by USCIS for the increase (which last occurred only two years ago) is their explanation of what they will do with the extra money. USCIS is largely funded by its Immigration Examinations Fee Account, or IEFA. The IEFA is meant to be used for “expenses in providing immigration adjudication and naturalization services.” INA § 286(n). However, USCIS plans to transfer $207.6 million from IEFA to ICE for use in enforcement, despite not only IEFA’s clear purpose, but also the staggering backlog of its own cases.
We ask all of our clients and friends to be aware of the proposed changes and consider doing two things:
Submit a comment on the Proposed Rule to the government and express your amazement and objection to such a major increase, especially when such a large portion of these fees will not remain with USCIS but be transferred to ICE for enforcement. Remember that at this time these are proposed fees only and the final fees may be different. It depends on the input of the public.
The non-profit Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc (CLINIC) is one of several organizations with helpful links that make filing a comment with the government on this subject very easy to do and is re-produced here for your convenience https://cliniclegal.org/fee-schedule-changes
Also, if you, or someone you know, has been considering applying for US citizenship or filing for Adjustment of Status, I suggest that you move forward as quickly as you can to avoid these new fees, no matter what the final amount may be.
Two ways of dealing with the Proposed Fee increases
USCIS has published a Proposed Rule to inform the public that it intends to raise almost all of its government filing fees at the end of December.
Any comments on this proposed rule must be received from the public no later than Dec 16, 2019!
Despite the fact that all of our visa applications are experiencing unprecedented delays in processing times (although there has been an overall drop of 5% in applications) and there have been continued claims of mismanagement within the agency, USCIS feels it is necessary to significantly increase the filing fees across almost all benefits.
Two of the fee increases that will be most significant include increasing the Naturalization fee from $640 to $1,170 (an 83% increase!) and Adjustment of Status (the final step in the green card process) will increase from $1,225 to $2,195 (a 79% increase!)
One of the most troubling reasons given by USCIS for the increase (which last occurred only two years ago) is their explanation of what they will do with the extra money. USCIS is largely funded by its Immigration Examinations Fee Account, or IEFA. The IEFA is meant to be used for “expenses in providing immigration adjudication and naturalization services.” INA § 286(n). However, USCIS plans to transfer $207.6 million from IEFA to ICE for use in enforcement, despite not only IEFA’s clear purpose, but also the staggering backlog of its own cases.
We ask all of our clients and friends to be aware of the proposed changes and consider doing two things:
Submit a comment on the Proposed Rule to the government and express your amazement and objection to such a major increase, especially when such a large portion of these fees will not remain with USCIS but be transferred to ICE for enforcement. Remember that at this time these are proposed fees only and the final fees may be different. It depends on the input of the public.
The non-profit Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc (CLINIC) is one of several organizations with helpful links that make filing a comment with the government on this subject very easy to do and is re-produced here for your convenience https://cliniclegal.org/fee-schedule-changes
Also, if you, or someone you know, has been considering applying for US citizenship or filing for Adjustment of Status, I suggest that you move forward as quickly as you can to avoid these new fees, no matter what the final amount may be.
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