FW: second wall update: USCIS announces final fee hike
Daniel Huang
Daniel Huang
Policy Advocate, Immigrant
Rights Project
Asian Pacific American Legal Center
1145 Wilshire
Blvd., 2nd Floor Los Angeles, CA 90017
Tel: (213) 977-7500 Ext.
237 Fax: (213) 977-7595
From: Fred Tsao [mailto:ft...@icirr.org]
Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 3:34 PM
To: undisclosed-recipients:
Subject: second wall update: USCIS announces final fee hike
Greetings:
USCIS has announced that it is proceeding with its proposed fee increase for most immigration applications. The final rule will be published in the Federal Register tomorrow (May 30), and will take effect on Monday, July 30. Despite all of our comments and the overwhelmingly negative response to the USCIS’ proposal from February, the final rule is largely the same as what USCIS proposed. The cost to file for citizenship will rise 70%, from $400 to $675. Green card applications will go up from $395 to $1,010, with limited availability for fee waivers.
This fee increase calls attention to the need for Congressional oversight and action. Please urge your members of Congress to support the Citizenship Promotion Act (S. 795/ H.R. 1379), which would roll back this increase, require USCIS to revisit its fee methodology and urge the agency to not burden immigrants with costs not related to their applications.
Attached are USCIS’ press release, Q&A, and fee schedule, along with ICIRR’s statement and a summary of the Citizenship Promotion Act. Thanks.
Fred Tsao
policy director
Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
36 S. Wabash, suite 1425
Chicago IL 60603
312 332-7360 x13
312 332-7044 fax