I-751 over 500 dollars

[Revizzed 0]

Anyone heard the news that in June they are raising the fees, and it will cost over 500 to file the I-751, not sure if this is just a rumor, but is what I heard, anyone here about this?

[JLR 0]

IT IS GOING TO BE WAY TOO MUCH. WE JUST FILED FOR REMOVING THE CONDITIONS AND HOPEFULLY THIS IS THE LAST OF LINING THE POCKETS OF USCIS. OPPS IF SHE WANTS TO BECOME A CITIZEN THAT WILL BE ANOTHER $900.00. WITH NEW FEE STRUCTURE.

[Isla 0]

Anyone heard the news that in June they are raising the fees, and it will cost over 500 to file the I-751, not sure if this is just a rumor, but is what I heard, anyone here about this?

I agree, it's cray. I'm greateful that I just filed my I-751 and don't have to deal with the increase of fees until I go the N400 route. Not sure if I will though, it sure is alot of money. Unfortunately increases in immigration fees are an easy bill to pass since you wont hear most citizens complaining about it!

[Dan J 277]

Not June, any fee increases would be implemented October 1 the start of the fiscal year for the USCIS. If they are implemented, fees will go up across the board. Pretty much doubling costs for most services. But as of right now, I believe the fee increase is still open for public comment and not yet final.

[akdiver 3]

People can complain about the "prices" as much as they want, but this is a case where many people will gladly pay whatever the price is because it is worth it. They could come out with a "$5000 price for everything" price and I would still be paying it. After all, what are you going to do? Go back home? Unlikely. There are a LOT of people who would gladly pay, and do whatever they have to do, to get the right to live and work in the US for $10,000 or more....

[pervez 4]

People can complain about the "prices" as much as they want, but this is a case where many people will gladly pay whatever the price is because it is worth it. They could come out with a "$5000 price for everything" price and I would still be paying it. After all, what are you going to do? Go back home? Unlikely. There are a LOT of people who would gladly pay, and do whatever they have to do, to get the right to live and work in the US for $10,000 or more....

I'd like to say that is bull. If the cost would have been $5000 I'd have said, "well lets think about this rationally" to my fiance. $10.000 or over, I'd probably just have said that it wasn't worth it for us to live there, ever, plain and simple.

The US is a fine place to live in many regards, but also not in many other regards. If the attitude would be that way that you were to pay prices that could be said to be extortion then it would simply not be worth it at all.

Perhaps those that might be willing to pay these prices, people from the poorer part of the world(I'm not sure they'd benefit from doing so anyway, but lets put that aside) would have to work two years(if we say their salary is $5/hr and cost is $10.000) to be able to afford this, and that is if they could allocate 100% of their salary into the process.

Now wouldn't that be a nice strain to put on a relationship? (Sarcastic question)

Edited March 29, 2007 by pervez

[eric&gen 0]

Anyone heard the news that in June they are raising the fees, and it will cost over 500 to file the I-751, not sure if this is just a rumor, but is what I heard, anyone here about this?

I agree, it's cray. I'm greateful that I just filed my I-751 and don't have to deal with the increase of fees until I go the N400 route. Not sure if I will though, it sure is alot of money. Unfortunately increases in immigration fees are an easy bill to pass since you wont hear most citizens complaining about it!

I am grateful too we filed on March 2st. $275.00 was hard enough to shell out. I guess we arfe going to have to start saving now for the N400 if thye hike up the fees.

Edited March 29, 2007 by eric&gen

[akdiver 3]

I'd like to say that is bull. If the cost would have been $5000 I'd have said, "well lets think about this rationally" to my fiance. $10.000 or over, I'd probably just have said that it wasn't worth it for us to live there, ever, plain and simple.

Maybe you would, but a lot of people would come up with the money. I don't think many Americans would be willing to move to a lot of the places where marriage partners are from, with the intention of never again living in the U.S. - and even if they were, the difference in salary between their American job and a job somewhere else would often be a lot more than the immigration fees. For me, moving to my wife's country of origin would entail a HUGE salary loss (between the two of us) that would be magnitudes larger than a $10,000 (or even more) immigration fee. So, in the end, even though I wouldn't be happy about paying the fee, I would still pay it. It just makes economic sense.

Perhaps those that might be willing to pay these prices, people from the poorer part of the world(I'm not sure they'd benefit from doing so anyway, but lets put that aside) would have to work two years(if we say their salary is $5/hr and cost is $10.000) to be able to afford this, and that is if they could allocate 100% of their salary into the process.Now wouldn't that be a nice strain to put on a relationship? (Sarcastic question)

Well, let's see...my wife is currently in a masters degree program that will cost us about $20K for the 20 months she is in the program and then some. The hope is that when she finishes, she will get a better job that will allow her to earn more money, which will eventually cover the cost of completing the program. Seems to me that this is more or less the same thing - making an investment that, over the long term, will allow you to pay off the costs with additional "profit", all while improving opportunities. I don't see a difference at all. Edited March 29, 2007 by akdiver

[pervez 4]

Perhaps those that might be willing to pay these prices, people from the poorer part of the world(I'm not sure they'd benefit from doing so anyway, but lets put that aside) would have to work two years(if we say their salary is $5/hr and cost is $10.000) to be able to afford this, and that is if they could allocate 100% of their salary into the process.Now wouldn't that be a nice strain to put on a relationship? (Sarcastic question)

Well, let's see...my wife is currently in a masters degree program that will cost us about $20K for the 20 months she is in the program and then some. The hope is that when she finishes, she will get a better job that will allow her to earn more money, which will eventually cover the cost of completing the program. Seems to me that this is more or less the same thing - making an investment that, over the long term, will allow you to pay off the costs with additional "profit", all while improving opportunities. I don't see a difference at all.

Well if we look at educated people then people from Western Europe, Canada, Japan and many other places would financially not be getting anything out of it. For many of the uneducated ones the same applies. I do not see it as an investment to pay fees for US beaurocracy.

I'd personally rather skip it and stay over here. The immigration costs for my wife-to-be to immigrate to Iceland and in a few years be able to roam around the whole of EU freely is a total of $90 dollars! Yes you heard it right, $90, period. She want to continue her studies back at home, and that's why we're going through this process.

And the forms filed are 4 pages!

As for the poor, then perhaps they'll benefit something in the long term, but not in the short run, and they won't afford the school system anyway so that is rather dubious that a real benefit in living standard would arise, except in few cases.

Edited March 29, 2007 by pervez

[akdiver 3]

As for the poor, then perhaps they'll benefit something in the long term, but not in the short run, and they won't afford the school system anyway so that is rather dubious that a real benefit in living standard would arise, except in few cases.

I completely disagree. See, there are these things called student loans... "the poor" can always come up with money for school - the willingness to put life on hold and defer instant gratification from a consummerist lifestyle is a different matter.

[pervez 4]

As for the poor, then perhaps they'll benefit something in the long term, but not in the short run, and they won't afford the school system anyway so that is rather dubious that a real benefit in living standard would arise, except in few cases.

I completely disagree. See, there are these things called student loans... "the poor" can always come up with money for school - the willingness to put life on hold and defer instant gratification from a consummerist lifestyle is a different matter.

sorry akdiver, I modified the post to add a little to it while you were replying.

[akdiver 3]

perhaps they'll benefit something in the long term, but not in the short run...

Well, sure, people who take a short-sighted view to life are bound to have difficulties. A long-term view is recommended (: