{"id":21801,"date":"2024-03-25T10:17:45","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T15:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/?p=21801"},"modified":"2025-10-09T09:49:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T14:49:11","slug":"uscis-citizenship-immigration-services-application-fee-increase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2024\/03\/25\/uscis-citizenship-immigration-services-application-fee-increase\/","title":{"rendered":"Las tasas de solicitud de inmigraci\u00f3n en EE.UU. aumentan el mes que viene. Esto es lo que debe saber"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69de4b2340f23\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/newsroom\/news-releases\/uscis-issues-final-rule-to-adjust-certain-immigration-and-naturalization-fees\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will increase fees for some immigration and naturalization applications next month \u2014 the first fee hike since 2016. These changes, which go into effect on April 1, include <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/documents\/2024\/01\/31\/2024-01427\/us-citizenship-and-immigration-services-fee-schedule-and-changes-to-certain-other-immigration\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">new rules<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for waiver eligibility, additional exemptions and significant increases in price for certain forms like the application for lawful residence, working permits, and travel permits.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The USCIS states that 96% of its funding comes from form filing fees, and the other 4% comes from congressional appropriations. According to their website, the department said the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/newsroom\/news-releases\/uscis-issues-final-rule-to-adjust-certain-immigration-and-naturalization-fees\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fee increases are needed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to cover mounting costs over the years and to help avoid the accumulation of future backlogs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"templatera_shortcode\">\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69de4b234313d\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle small\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_color_909090 border_style_solid \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69de4b2343c60\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle large top_margin_20px bottom_margin_20px\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"true\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row-bg-overlay row-bg-layer\" style=\"background: #FFFFFF; background: linear-gradient(90deg,#FFFFFF 0%,#FFFFFF 100%);  opacity: 1; \"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent force-phone-text-align-center inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_top_desktop_1px border_bottom_desktop_1px border_color_FFFFFF border_style_solid \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"fws_69de4b234435a\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle\"  style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\" ><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-7 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<h4 id=\"news-that-puts-power-under-the-spotlight-and-communities-at-the-center\"><strong>News that puts power under the spotlight and communities at the center.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Sign up for our free newsletter and get updates twice a week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div style=\"margin-top: -20px; \" class=\"vc_col-sm-5 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column neg-marg no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpb_raw_code wpb_raw_html wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"_form_1\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.bluelena.io\/f\/embed.php?id=1\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/EOY2023\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">press release on February 9, 2024<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the USCIS said the agency completed an \u201cunprecedented 10 million immigration cases in fiscal year 2023\u201d and \u201creduced overall backlogs by 15%\u201d. However, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/egov.uscis.gov\/processing-times\/historic-pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">historic median processing times<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> still paint a picture of inadequacy, with some forms averaging more than five years to process.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt&#8217;s kind of like a Ponzi scheme \u2014 they are using new money to pay for old work,\u201d said Hector Quiroga, a federal litigation attorney specializing in immigration law. Quiroga is an immigrant himself who came to the U.S. at the age of 17.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While he sees the price increases as a necessity in some ways, Quiroga also acknowledges that the \u201csystem is really broken,\u201d and these increases won\u2019t do much to fix that.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"an-expensive-process-gets-costlier\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An Expensive Process Gets Costlier<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The April 1 update will affect nearly all USCIS applications, with family and employment-based applications seeing the most substantial increases.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the most significant changes is the unbundling of the green card application \u2014 or application for lawful employment. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/eoir\/legacy\/2007\/02\/01\/fr01feb07.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since 2008<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the filing fee for form I-485 has covered the cost of the travel and work permits. The new fee structure has broken out the fees totaling $2,330, which includes($1,440 for form I-485, $630 for the travel permit application and $260 for the work permit application \u2014 up from $1,225.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cFor individual filers, the final rule generally limits newly established fees to no more than the increase in the Consumer Price Index since 2016, which is 26%,\u201d according to USCIS\u2019s website. \u201cMany such fees will increase by well under 26%.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, the increase in these three applications is over 90% since the work and travel permits, previously free when filed in tandem with the application of lawful residence, now cost $260 and $630, respectively.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An aggregation of the most common application increases for individuals and families is shown in the figure below.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69de4b2346093\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row article-image\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; 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padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As shown in the table, other increases fall within that 26% maximum, including the standalone green card application fee and the fianc\u00e9 visa. However, a 26% increase to each application means a family filing for immigration will incur thousands of fees before the process begins.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe real issue here is that typically we have families that are applying, so you have two children plus your spouse, so you\u2019ve got a times three multiplier,\u201d said Quiroga. \u201cIt&#8217;s very difficult for families to be able to come up with that kind of money, and that doesn&#8217;t count for the attorney or any other expenses that you\u2019ll have in the process.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because immigration is a civil issue, legal representation is not a guarantee. Quiroga estimated the total price of an individual immigrating to the U.S. \u2014 including forms, lawyers, and other fees \u2014 to be anywhere from $3,000 to $20,000, as unique factors and situations can make a case much more costly.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c[These increases are] going to affect everybody, and especially put a strain on a lot of families,\u201d said Ana Navarro, a member of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.organizedcommunities.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Organized Communities Against Deportation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. \u201cParents are going to have to say, \u2018either we fix our papers right now and we continue the process, or we pay rent or buy food or take our kids to the hospital, or we get their medication.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Navarro has had a U visa application pending since February 2022 and knows the process of filing for citizenship is both long and expensive. The median processing time for Navarro\u2019s visa in 2023 was nearly five years, according to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/egov.uscis.gov\/processing-times\/historic-pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">USCIS historical processing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"fws_69de4b234796b\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row\"  style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\" ><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_bottom_desktop_1px border_color_000000 border_style_solid \"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_width_100 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_sep_color_black wpb_content_element vc_separator-has-text\" ><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l\"><span class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span><h4 id=\"read-more-of-our-coverage\">Read More of Our Coverage<\/h4><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r\"><span class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-inline-posts\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-inline-posts-container pk-inline-posts-template-list\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-columns=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-11007\" class=\"post-11007 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-resources tag-lawyer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-outer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-overlay pk-overlay-ratio pk-ratio-landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-overlay-background\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2022\/04\/21\/how-to-get-a-free-immigration-lawyer\/\" class=\"pk-overlay-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/ImmigrationLawyerFeatured.jpg\" class=\"attachment-pk-thumbnail size-pk-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"woman standing at computer shaking hands with someone\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"pk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2022\/04\/21\/how-to-get-a-free-immigration-lawyer\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">How to Find an Immigration Lawyer<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pk-meta-author meta-author\"><span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/author\/diane-bou-khalil\/\" title=\"View all posts by Diane Bou Khalil\">Diane Bou Khalil<\/a><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pk-meta-date meta-date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2022\/04\/21\/how-to-get-a-free-immigration-lawyer\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">abril 21, 2022<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-inner -->\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-outer -->\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supporters of the fee changes <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/d\/2024-01427\/p-364\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">believe<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> these increases will help reduce processing times and backlogs. At the same time, opponents see the increases as a financial obstacle that creates significant barriers and discourages legal immigration.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Navarro agrees. \u201cThe government complains that people don\u2019t work and everything. But when we\u2019re really trying to do it the legal way, they\u2019re putting so many hurdles into doing it,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are fee waivers when an individual cannot afford the application fee, but Quiroga said these applications can take longer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe government not only has to review the application, but they have to review whether or not you qualify for a fee waiver,\u201d Quiroga said. \u201cIs it worth it to wait another year or two?\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"fee-decreases-for-victims-and-survivors\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fee Decreases for Victims and Survivors<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not all of the fee changes occurring in April are increases.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/documents\/2024\/01\/31\/2024-01427\/us-citizenship-and-immigration-services-fee-schedule-and-changes-to-certain-other-immigration\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">new rule<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, one of the most requested changes was increased fee exemptions \u2014 rather than waivers \u2014 for humanitarian-related requests.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The new fee structure will expand fee exemptions to include applications for victims of trafficking (T visa), crime (U visa), survivors of abuse by U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident family members (VAWA), and for juveniles who have been abused, abandoned, or neglected by one or both parents (Special Immigrant Juvenile Status).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Currently, USCIS offers waivers, rather than exemptions, for individuals in these dangerous situations. To prove eligibility, individuals must prove they fall at or below 150% of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/aspe.hhs.gov\/topics\/poverty-economic-mobility\/poverty-guidelines\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Federal Poverty Guidelines<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI think this is definitely the most positive change that we see <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[in the new fee structures]<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> based on the clients we serve,\u201d said Karolyn Talbert, associate director of legal services at the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/immigrantjustice.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National Immigrant Justice Center<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"fws_69de4b234b2ab\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row\"  style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> 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href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/author\/chelsea-verstegen\/\" title=\"View all posts by Chelsea Verstegen\">Chelsea Verstegen<\/a><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pk-meta-date meta-date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2022\/10\/13\/an-overwhelmed-immigration-system-is-facing-a-shortage-of-attorneys-amid-a-growing-backlog-of-cases\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">octubre 13, 2022<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-inner -->\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-outer -->\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69de4b234de1e\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In many of these cases, people have a hard time gathering documents because they might not have control or access to proof of their household income or expenses, said Talbert. But, these exemptions were added to assist in alleviating the burden on victims in vulnerable situations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAll of our clients are at or below 200% of the poverty line, so in general, most would have qualified for fee waivers, but the barrier was trying to prove it, and this eliminates that barrier,\u201d Talbert said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, eligibility for fee waivers has expanded to allow parents to submit proof of their children&#8217;s receipt of means-tested benefits for consideration. Means-tested benefits are public benefits, like food stamps and Medicaid, where eligibility and\/or the benefit amount is based on family or personal income and resources. Previously, this was only allowed in the case of adult receipt.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">USCIS also gives a $50 discount to online application filings, but Talbert said this isn\u2019t necessarily good.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThis is a disadvantage to those applicants who might not have reliable access to the internet, or the ability to create a new online CIS account \u2014 which has a lot of room for improvement,\u201d said Talbert.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"the-deadline-approaches\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Deadline Approaches\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As April 1 nears, immigrant advocacy groups recommend those looking to submit applications do so as soon as possible before fees increase next month. The USCIS said they will not give a grace period and that all applications postmarked on or after April 1 will be subject to the new fee structure.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These fee changes are estimated to bring in $4.42 billion in revenue annually<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/forms\/filing-fees\/frequently-asked-questions-on-the-uscis-fee-rule\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to USCIS<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, more than $1 billion each year than the previous fee schedule.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But Quiroga isn\u2019t confident this will be enough to make significant changes to the \u201ccompletely overwhelmed\u201d system.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhat we really need is a comprehensive reform that will have a budget to be able to properly adjudicate these cases,\u201d said Quiroga. He hopes that with all the attention that has been put on the migrant crisis lately, politicians will have no choice but to step in to help fund the USCIS and other entities that are attempting to assist with immigration.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI think once we take all the chatter and all the politics out, I think everybody wants a safe country and a country that also welcomes new ideas,\u201d he said. \u201c\u2018The land of opportunity\u2019 really is the infusion of ideas and investment, and human capital that is so needed for the country.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can find all of the USCIS fee adjustments and a list of frequently asked questions <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/forms\/filing-fees\/frequently-asked-questions-on-the-uscis-fee-rule\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Por primera vez en siete a\u00f1os, el Servicio de Ciudadan\u00eda e Inmigraci\u00f3n de los Estados Unidos est\u00e1 aumentando las tasas de solicitud para varias solicitudes individuales, familiares y de empleadores.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":21799,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[829],"tags":[557],"coauthors":[206],"class_list":{"0":"post-21801","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-enforcementandcourts","8":"tag-uscisfeehike"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>U.S. Immigration Application Fees Set To Increase April 1 &#8211; Borderless Magazine NFP<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"For the first time in seven years, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services is increasing fees for nearly all applications.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2024\/03\/25\/uscis-citizenship-immigration-services-application-fee-increase\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_MX\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"U.S. Immigration Application Fees Increase Next Month. 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