New fee?

[Apapaia 25]

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=ad70f58f7529b310VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=68439c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD

So starting from February 1st they'll ask to pay a new fee. How is that even possible?! I filed my petition 19th June and still have no news, I will probably not be able to go back home before 1st February and won't be able to pay the fee either since I am on an extremely tight budget (like a lot of other people too). I was wondering, besides the fact that this whole new fee is not fair, isn't it like border line legal?

I am so FUDGING MAD! I am spitting poison! I feel so frustrated and so mad, this whole process is taking forever and it feels like a joke.

I HATE HATE HATE Vermont!

[1.618 17]

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=ad70f58f7529b310VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=68439c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD

So starting from February 1st they'll ask to pay a new fee. How is that even possible?! I filed my petition 19th June and still have no news, I will probably not be able to go back home before 1st February and won't be able to pay the fee either since I am on an extremely tight budget (like a lot of other people too). I was wondering, besides the fact that this whole new fee is not fair, isn't it like border line legal?

I am so FUDGING MAD! I am spitting poison! I feel so frustrated and so mad, this whole process is taking forever and it feels like a joke.

I HATE HATE HATE Vermont!

And how exactly is the new fee "not fair"?

Also, did you mean border line illegal? Either way, yes it's fair and yes it's legal.

PS: Don't hate on Vermont. It's a beautiful state.

[Darnell 8,478]

where is home?

where are you now ?

If you've been in Italy more than 6 months - what's up with filing a DCF'd I-130 to Naples IV Unit ?

[TBoneTX 45,024]

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[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

They have changed the fees many times over the last few years. I wouldn't be suprised to see them go up more during budget balancing. No one wants to pay for someone elses immigration.

[Apapaia 25]

And how exactly is the new fee "not fair"?

Also, did you mean border line illegal? Either way, yes it's fair and yes it's legal.

PS: Don't hate on Vermont. It's a beautiful state.

Hi, in my opinion is not fair to those people that have been waiting for more than the normal processing time. It's been 6 months now and nothing changed. If I still won't be home the 1st February I will have to pay more money that I haven't planned for. Yes my budget is so tight that sometimes I have to chose if I want to pay bills or buy food (I'm sure I'm not the only one) and being apart from my husband is putting us in a very tough situation. Spending more money on new fees will mean we'll have to ask family help. A lot of people (like me and my husband) live apart and on a single tight budget, a lot of us are beyond the processing time and paying more than originally "planned" is not fair to us.

Why didn't they charge us when we applied? It's like buying a car, signing the lease and finding out the day before the pick up that you have to pay more. I'm sorry I really think it's unfair and almost "illegal" (by almost illegal I mean morally unacceptable but acceptable according to the laws).

And I don't hate Vermont as state. I'm sure it is a beautiful place and people are wonderful citizens. I just HATE the office in Vermont and how slow it works.

where is home?

where are you now ?

If you've been in Italy more than 6 months - what's up with filing a DCF'd I-130 to Naples IV Unit ?

Home to me is in the states with my husband. I am right now in Naples in Italy. What's DFC? Maybe the paperwork when both petitioner and beneficiary are abroad?

[Louis and Aya 17]

Just wondering, when is this fee now due and where does it have to be payed? Does it get payed after the foreign fiance(e) gets here or before the case is approved in their foreign consulate?

[Darnell 8,478]

that fee not apply for a K-1 visa chaser.

[VanessaTony 3,567]

Just wondering, when is this fee now due and where does it have to be payed? Does it get payed after the foreign fiance(e) gets here or before the case is approved in their foreign consulate?

Doesn't apply to you as you're a K1. It's only for "immigrant visas" and the K1 is not an immigrant visa.

[Lou29 5]

So can I pay this fee once I'm in the states and back with my husband? Or does it have to be paid before I leave the UK? Also, does anyone know if it's quick and automatic to pay? Or will it take a while to 'process'?

I'm hoping to leave ASAP after my interview and really don't want anymore hold ups

[pieroot 43]

that fee not apply for a K-1 visa chaser.

Yeah!!!! for that.

[VanessaTony 3,567]

So can I pay this fee once I'm in the states and back with my husband? Or does it have to be paid before I leave the UK? Also, does anyone know if it's quick and automatic to pay? Or will it take a while to 'process'?

I'm hoping to leave ASAP after my interview and really don't want anymore hold ups

I answered your qn in the other topic.

[Amanda Lynn 3]

Calm down, Grasshopper. No one WANTS to pay more money but its just a fact of immigration. I understand you're angry but that honestly wont help

If you seriously dont have the money, just ask your family. I dont know how far you are into the visa process but the fee's only get bigger....My husband shelled out $700 for a medical interview. Just an example.

[Dan and Judy 614]

And how exactly is the new fee "not fair"?

Also, did you mean border line illegal? Either way, yes it's fair and yes it's legal.

PS: Don't hate on Vermont. It's a beautiful state.