Immigration fees to increase starting September 12th 2014

[Bertoli 16]

Immigrant Visas

Family based immigration visa fees will increase whilst employment based one will decrease.

Type of Visa Previous Fee New Fee

Immediate Relative and Family Preference Applications $230 $325 (↑)

Fiancé(e) visas (K) $240 $265 (↑)

To see the full details of the increases and visa category impacted see: http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/fees/fees-visa-services.html#permanent

Edited September 5, 2014 by Bertoli

[franklinadamau 8]

So annoying

Is this the immigration reform we've all been waiting for?

[PatchSC 9]

also, during the NVC process..the AOS fee increased from 88 to 120

[Bertoli 16]

So annoying

Is this the immigration reform we've all been waiting for?

One thing is sure is it might give us hints on the content of any future immigration reform. Decreasing employment based immigration fees signals a possible increase in visa quota in this category. Whereas increasing fees for family based immigration could mean that derivatives will not be counted against the allocated quota for F2A/F2B categories. Only main applicant's visa will count in the pool of available visas. Which is a good thing because there will be more visas available to a larger population of IV applicants.

Edited September 5, 2014 by Bertoli

[franklinadamau 8]

One thing is sure is it might give us hints on the content of any future immigration reform. Decreasing employment based immigration fees signals a possible increase in visa quota in this category. Whereas increasing fees for family based immigration could mean that derivatives will not be counted against the allocated quota for F2A/F2B categories. Only main applicant's visa will count in the pool of available visas. Which is a good thing because there will be more visas available to a larger population of IV applicants.

There will definitely be an immigration reform but the problem is when

[jan22 3,056]

One thing is sure is it might give us hints on the content of any future immigration reform. Decreasing employment based immigration fees signals a possible increase in visa quota in this category. Whereas increasing fees for family based immigration could mean that derivatives will not be counted against the allocated quota for F2A/F2B categories. Only main applicant's visa will count in the pool of available visas. Which is a good thing because there will be more visas available to a larger population of IV applicants.

The quantity of a specific type of visa and the visa fees charged are not really related. The fees are set after a review of what it costs to have the systems and personnel available to process the visa and the amount of time it takes to process the visa application. Family-based visa applications usually require more of a visa officer's time, as there are more picky laws that apply to them that need to be reviewed/evaluated. So -- the longer time, the more staff = higher visa fees.

[carL♥tRin 1]

Medical exam fee in the Philippines will increase as well.. And the saddest part, my sister will repeat the whole medical process and pay another medical fee because her PD is not or will not be current for october and since her medical results will expire on oct.. she will have to do the whole process and pay the fee again. BTW, retro caught her while she was pending on her medical exam. F2A pd: 08/22/2013.