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titotomas   0

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Hi guys,

There was a piece yesterday in the Minneapolis Star Tribune (http://www.startribune.com/587/story/1213416.html) which, to highlight mentions, major changes in fees on the horizon:

"• The application fee for citizenship would increase from $330 to $675.

• The fee to apply for status as a legal permanent resident would go from $325 to $1,010 for most applicants. Those 79 and older or younger than 14 would pay $930.

• The cost of work permits would rise from $180 to $340.

Most fees include the cost of fingerprints, which were $70. The agency will continue to waive fees for military members applying for naturalization.

For more on the new structure, www.uscis.gov."

Brazenly enough, the USCIS page elsewhere still proclaims that "citizenship is the greatest gift the government can bestow upon an individual". Kinda of expensive "gift", I would say. What I expected to be a $330 or maybe $660 expense could conceivably now be $1,350.00. My girls are sooo worth it, but still.....geez. :whistle:

Anybody up on this? Does it apply to those already in the process? We haven't applied for citizenship yet, it'll be another year before we can for the wife. And, what about kids? We have an 8 year old as well. Up till now (in the PR stage) she has been "riding on her mom's coat tails", being included in her mother's paperwork without additional fees for the most part. Wondering if we are going to get burned twice on the citizenship deal. If so, I better start saving now!! :blush:

Anybody?

Tom

Tom-U.S. Riza-Philippines

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john_and_marlene   162

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12/05/2005 Visa received

12/07/2005 POE Minneapolis

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YuAndDan Grand Master

YuAndDan   153

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It will apply to any thing filed AFTER July 29.

New Fee Structure Takes Effect on July 30, 2007. (92KB PDF)

Applications or petitions postmarked or otherwise filed on or after July 30, 2007 must include the new fee.

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis

OUR TIME LINE Please do a timeline it helps us all, thanks.

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Look here: A Candle for Love and China Family Visa Forums for Chinese/American relationship,

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I will have hold green card for 5 years at the end of September. So I can file my application of naturalization at the end of June. Can I pay the old fee of $ 330 instead of the new fee of $ 675?

Thanks.

I-130 Timeline:

Feb 02/04 - NOA1 received from VSC.

Sep 16/04 - NOA2 received in mail from VSC

NVC Timeline:

Nov 08/04 - NVC case number assigned

Nov 25/04 - Recieved the bill for I-864 and a copy of DS3032

Nov 29/04 - sent Money order of $65 for I-864 to St. Louis

Dec 03/04 - sent signed DS3032 to NVC

Dec 14/04 - NVC entered DS3032 to computer

Dec 28/04 - sent Money order for IV fee bill of $335 to St. Louis

Jan 05/05 - received I864 form

Jan 07/05 - mailed back I864 form. cross my fingers, hopefully nothing went wrong

Jan 10/05 - usps indicates I-864 has been delivered.

Jan 13/05 - NVC received I-864, it is under review now.

Jan 18/05 - still waiting for IV fee bill to be updated by NVC

Jan 19/05 - System finally received IV fee bill

Jan 24/05 - DS230 has been generated

Jan 28/05 - DS230 received

Feb 1/05 - mailed Ds230 to Wife

Fed 15/05 - DS230 sent to NVC

Mar 7/05 - NVC completes the case

Mar 18/05 - Case sent to embassy

Mar 28/05 - Case entered into embassy system

June 30/05 - Interview date

July 12/05 - Wife entered US

I-129F Timeline:

March 3/04 - NOA1 received from Chicago.

Sep 7/04 -transfered to New Hamphire

Nov/04 ... still waiting And decide to give up any hopes on it

Mar 23/05 - K3 approval

Apr 4/05 - NVC recieved K3

Apr 8/05 - K3 sent to GuangZhou Embassy

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