Fee Increase

[JessiPooh 0]

When does it take place and how much?? Does anyone know?

I will have to hold off on filing AOS until we get hubby's EAD because I need his income to qualify.

[athena_ny 1]

When does it take place and how much?? Does anyone know?

I will have to hold off on filing AOS until we get hubby's EAD because I need his income to qualify.

Word is fiscal year 2008 - which starts October 1, 2007.

[JessiPooh 0]

When does it take place and how much?? Does anyone know?

I will have to hold off on filing AOS until we get hubby's EAD because I need his income to qualify.

Word is fiscal year 2008 - which starts October 1, 2007.

Uhmm I HOPE SO!!! Thanks.

[Yodrak 7]

JessiPooh,

No, no one knows. The proposal has to be approved first.

Yodrak

When does it take place and how much?? Does anyone know?

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[JessiPooh 0]

Okay thanks.

[lilofdevine 0]

someone posted an article previously stating that the fees will begin June 1st of this year

[Rob&Marife 0]

someone posted an article previously stating that the fees will begin June 1st of this year

Do you have a link to the article?

[bora bora 1]

For the OP,

It's too bad we can barely afford the AOS and EAD

We wouldn't be able to if it weren't for monetary gifts we received at/after our wedding.

I hope the prices don't go up yet - it's too much. We sent our AOS/EAD days after getting married. I was worried about that fee increase too.

[archie07 0]

someone posted an article previously stating that the fees will begin June 1st of this year

Do you have a link to the article?

I had read in the federal registrar the fees were to increase june 1st but after reading some of the posts I may have misunderstood and they may have been proposed fees and I can't seem to find the article now. I googled and can't find anything either on the increase.

[John24689 0]

I found this: http://www.uscis.gov/files/pressrelease/FSMethod1.pdf

[JessiPooh 0]

I also had heard June 1st. Oh well we will have to do a lot of saving although it's hard with just one income. He won't be able to work until August - that is if they keep the 90 day timeline.

[WifeOHunkyJohn 2]

I heard June 1st also, but it may have been implied because the USCIS are doing a 60 day review (From February 1st) at which point the USCIS will draft a final proposal and give 60 days for review.

All this is listed on the PDFs on the USCIS website:

Q&A: Building an immigration service for the 21st Century

Q. When are the new fees effective?

A. A proposed rule on the fee adjustments will be published in the Federal Register on February 1, 2007. The proposed rule provides for a 60-day public comment period. After receipt and analysis of the comments, USCIS will draft a final rule reflecting the public input. It is important to note that a proposed rule does not and cannot by itself, raise any immigration benefit application fees. Publication is only the beginning of the regulatory process where an agency announces its intentions to change its current regulations, and solicits public comments on the effect of these changes.

Statement of Director of USCIS regarding proposal to adjust fee schedule

At the outset, I want to emphasize that USCIS published the regulation as a proposed rule with a public comment period of 60 days. This means that no fee changes will go into effect until USCIS receives and analyzes comments and suggestions from the public, and I can assure you that USCIS is actively seeking feedback to the proposal. After analysis of those comments, USCIS will draft and publish a final rule reflecting the public input and will provide an additional 60 days before implementation of any new fee schedule. While USCIS loses $3 million every day under the current fee schedule, it is important that the public have an opportunity to weigh in on the proposal before any changes are made.

Edited May 4, 2007 by WifeOHunkyJohn

[John & Annie 0]

As a point, the Government can not just raise the fees.

They have put out the public notice, given people time to respond. They now need to clarify their answers to the responses to the notice.

Then all of this gets compiled into a book where a review happens. If all of the point counter point is done, then a notice of determination(NOD) is issued by the US Government.

After the NOD, they then can post the new rates, but must give a grace period before starting.

due to the complete restructuring of the entire fee schedule it will not start until the new fiscal year (Oct 2007).

[Jasman0717 9]

When does it take place and how much?? Does anyone know?

I will have to hold off on filing AOS until we get hubby's EAD because I need his income to qualify.

Word is fiscal year 2008 - which starts October 1, 2007.

It sure seems like there has been a lot of fee increases over the past few years!

Edited May 4, 2007 by jasman0717

[JessiPooh 0]

due to the complete restructuring of the entire fee schedule it will not start until the new fiscal year (Oct 2007).

I so hope it's not until October