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On November 14, 2019 the government published proposed fee increases for green card applications and for citizenship applications. Thirty years ago, USCIS, which used to be INS (Immigration & Naturalization Services) began its transition to fee-based funding after Congress allowed for fee revenues without congressional approval.<\/div>\n
USCIS has been underfunded by over one billion dollars and hasincreased its fees over several decades. \u00a0The biggest increase occurred in 1998, when the cost of a green card went from $195 to $330, and the cost of obtaining citizenship increased from $90 to $225.00. <\/div>\n
The last increase in fees occurred in 2016. The current green card application fee is $1,760 and the current cost of a naturalization application is $725.00. Under the proposed rule,the cost for a naturalization application would increase from $725.00 to $1,170.00. <\/div>\n
The cost for a green card from within the United States would increase as follows: <\/div>\n
Form I-130, currently $535, would increase to $555<\/div>\n
Form I-485 would decrease from the current fee of $1,225to $1,205<\/div>\n
Form I-765 would cost $490, whereas currently it is 0<\/div>\n
Form I-131 would cost $585 whereas currently it is 0<\/div>\n
The rule is open for a thirty-day public comment period, until mid-December 2019.<\/div>\n
For more information, please contact our office for a free telephone consultation (15 minute) at 248-557-3645.<\/div>\n
Sevahn Merian<\/div>\n
Associate Attorney, Immigration Law Department<\/div>\n
The Law Offices of Joumana Kayrouz, PLLC<\/div>\n
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On November 14, 2019 the government published proposed fee increases for green card applications and for citizenship applications. Thirty years ago, USCIS, which used to be INS (Immigration & Naturalization Services) began its transition to fee-based funding after Congress allowed for fee revenues without congressional approval. USCIS has been underfunded by over one billion dollars …<\/a><\/p>\n

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