New Application and Petition Fees Go Into Effect on Nov. 23, 2010

[S&ET 2]

New Application and Petition Fees Go Into Effect on Nov. 23, 2010

WASHINGTON - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reminds customers that its new fee schedule goes into effect Nov. 23, 2010. Applications or petitions postmarked or otherwise filed on or after this date must include the new fee, or they will be rejected.

USCIS published the new fee schedule in the Federal Register on Sept. 24, following a comprehensive review of public comments received after publication of the proposed rule this summer.

The new fee schedule increases application and petition fees by an average of about 10 percent but does not increase the naturalization application fee.

Final Rule: Schedule of Fees

The following schedule lists the adjusted fees that will take effect on November 23, 2010, alongside the existing fees in effect until that date:

I-129FPetition for Alien Fiancé(e) $455 $340

I-130Petition for Alien Relative $355 $420

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Edited October 30, 2010 by S&ET

[wizardfitz 13]

thanks for the heads up, I do have a question, we are mailing our 751 on Nov 22nd, do we send the old amount? or the new one? do they base it on the date it is mailed? or when they receive it? please advise, thanks

[patient2010 93]

thanks for sharing.........

[Zee Bee 61]

thanks for the heads up, I do have a question, we are mailing our 751 on Nov 22nd, do we send the old amount? or the new one? do they base it on the date it is mailed? or when they receive it? please advise, thanks

If the postmark is before Nov 23 then you should be fine using the old fees. We're sending ours Nov 19

[HI-UG 4]

Dang it - the fee for the I-129F went down by $115?

Oh well, I guess I'll just be happy that by the date of the fee change, we should be living together in the US!

[wizardfitz 13]

If the postmark is before Nov 23 then you should be fine using the old fees. We're sending ours Nov 19

wish we could but the 22nd is our 90 days from exp date =D

[S&ET 2]

thanks for the heads up, I do have a question, we are mailing our 751 on Nov 22nd, do we send the old amount? or the new one? do they base it on the date it is mailed? or when they receive it? please advise, thanks

Just like zee bee post ....If the postmark is before Nov 23