United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that they will increase fees for most US Immigration services. Only the Citizenship fee will remain unaffected. The increase is an attempt to close the $200 million deficit for fiscal year 2010-11.
The change is fee will be effective from 23 November, 2010 onwards. Most fees are expected to increase by an average of about 10 percent. The fees will actually drop and fee waivers will be expanded to a number of new categories. Fees on an application and petition will be for approximately 90 percent of its $2.4 billion yearly budget. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) budget depends heavily on income derived from fees for the services that the organization provides.
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) stated that they are "dismayed" with the fee increase and feel that United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is overreaching themselves in their attempt to rectify their budgetary woes. The fee increase is already facing disapproval.
USCIS received a large influx of applications and petitions leading up to the previous 66 percent fee increase, which resulted in enormous backlogs -- forcing USCIS to seek help from outside contractors to help deal with the workload. Fees for citizenship increased by 70 percent in 2007, which immigrant-rights groups complained put citizenship out of reach of poorer immigrants.
Find enclosed a table detailing the fee changes:
|
Form No. |
Description |
Existing Fees (effective through 22 Nov, 2010) |
Adjusted Fees (effective beginning 23 Nov, 2010) |
|
I-90 |
Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card |
$290 |
$365 |
|
I-102 |
Application for Replacement/Initial Non-immigrant Arrival-Departure Document |
$320 |
$330 |
|
I-129/129CW |
Petition for a NonimmigrantWorker |
$320 |
$325 |
|
I-129F |
Petition for Alien Fiancé(e) |
$455 |
$340 |
|
I-130 |
Petition for Alien Relative |
$355 |
$420 |
|
I-131 |
Application for Travel Document |
$305 |
$360 |
|
I-140 |
Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker |
$475 |
$580 |
|
I-191 |
Application for Advance Permission to Return to Unrelinquished Domicile |
$545 |
$585 |
|
I-192 |
Application for Advance Permission to Enter as Nonimmigrant |
$545 |
$585 |
|
I-193 |
Application for Waiver of Passport and/or Visa |
$545 |
$585 |
|
I-212 |
Application for Permission to Reapply for Admission into the U.S. after Deportation orRemoval |
$545 |
$585 |
|
I-290B |
Notice of Appeal or Motion |
$585 |
$630 |
|
I-360 |
Petition for American, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant |
$375 |
$405 |
|
I-485 |
Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status |
$930 |
$985 |
|
I-526 |
Immigrant Petition by Alien Entrepreneur |
$1,435 |
$1,500 |
|
I-539 |
Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status |
$300 |
$290 |
|
I-600/600A I-800/800A |
Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative/Application for Advance Processing of Orphan Petition |
$670 |
$720 |
|
I-601 |
Application for Waiver of Ground of Excludability |
$545 |
$585 |
|
I-612 |
Application for Waiver of the Foreign Residence Requirement |
$545 |
$585 |
|
I-687 |
Application for Status as a Temporary Resident under Sections 245A or 210 of the Immigration and Nationality Act |
$710 |
$1,130 |
|
I-690 |
Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility |
$185 |
$200 |
|
I-694 |
Notice of Appeal of Decision under Sections 245Aor 210 of the Immigration and Nationality Act |
$545 |
$755 |
|
I-698 |
Application to Adjust Status from Temporary to Permanent Resident (Under Section 245A of Public Law99-603) |
$1,370 |
$1,020 |
|
I-751 |
Petition to Remove the Conditions of Residence |
$465 |
$505 |
|
I-765 |
Application for Employment Authorization |
$340 |
$380 |
|
I-817 |
Application for Family Unity Benefits |
$440 |
$435 |
|
I-824 |
Application for Action on an Approved Application or Petition |
$340 |
$405 |
|
I-829 |
Petition by Entrepreneur to Remove Conditions |
$2,850 |
$3,750 |
|
I-881 |
Application for Suspension of Deportation or Special Rule Cancellation of Removal (Pursuant to Section 203 of Public Law 105–110) |
$285 |
$285 |
|
I-907 |
Request for Premium Processing Service |
$1,000 |
$1,225 |
|
|
Civil Surgeon Designation |
$0 |
$615 |
|
I-924 |
Application for Regional Center under the Immigrant Investor Pilot Program |
$0 |
$6,230 |
|
N-300 |
Application to File Declaration of Intention |
$235 |
$250 |
|
N-336 |
Request for Hearing on a Decision in Naturalization Proceedings |
$605 |
$650 |
|
N-400 |
Application for Naturalization |
$595 |
$595 |
|
N-470 |
Application to Preserve Residence for Naturalization Purposes |
$305 |
$330 |
|
N-565 |
Application for Replacement Naturalization/Citizenship Document |
$380 |
$345 |
|
N-600/600K |
Application for Certification of Citizenship/ Application for Citizenship and Issuance of Certificate under Section 322 |
$460 |
$600 |
|
|
Immigrant |
$0 |
$165 |
|
Biometrics |
Capturing, Processing, and Storing Biometric Information |
$80 |
$85 |
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