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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Taiwan
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2022-27066.pdf (federalregister.gov)

 

Table 29 has the entire proposed fee schedule.

 

I-751 will increase from $595 to $1195.... a 101% increase.

N-400 will increase only $60

 

 

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In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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Just now, .yana said:

Why is the fee increase directly proportional to the processing times increase? 🤡

And let's not even talk about how useless that form is altogether... 

Excellent questions, my Friend....

"The US immigration process requires a great deal of knowledge, planning, time, patience, and a significant amount of money.  It is quite a journey!"

- Some old child of the 50's & 60's on his laptop 

 

Senior Master Sergeant, US Air Force- Retired (after 20+ years)- Missile Systems Maintenance & Titan 2 ICBM Launch Crew Duty (200+ Alert tours)

Registered Nurse- Retired- I practiced in the areas of Labor & Delivery, Home Health, Adolescent Psych, & Adult Psych.

IT Professional- Retired- Web Site Design, Hardware Maintenance, Compound Pharmacy Software Trainer, On-site go live support, Database Manager, App Designer.

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In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Australia
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1 hour ago, Crazy Cat said:

2022-27066.pdf (federalregister.gov)

 

Table 29 has the entire proposed fee schedule.

 

I-751 will increase from $595 to $1195.... a 101% increase.

N-400 will increase only $60

 

 

Lol are they charging the most money for the worst, most inconvenient process?

26 minutes ago, .yana said:

Why is the fee increase directly proportional to the processing times increase? 🤡

And let's not even talk about how useless that form is altogether... 

Right? Good grief, that is ridiculous. 

K1 to AOS                                                                                   AOS/EAD/AP                                                                      N-400

03/01/2018 - I-129F Mailed                                              06/19/2019 - NOA1 Date                                              01/27/2023 - N-400 Filed Online

03/08/2018 - NOA1 Date                                                    07/11/2019 - Biometrics Appt                                   02/23/2023 - Biometrics Appt
09/14/2018 - NOA2 Date                                                    12/13/2019 - EAD/AP Approved                               04/03/2023 - Interview Scheduled

10/16/2018 - NVC Received                                              12/17/2019 - Interview Scheduled                          05/10/2023 - Interview - APPROVED!

10/21/2018 - Packet 3 Received                                      01/29/2020 - Interview - APPROVED!                  OFFICIALLY A U.S. CITIZEN! 

12/30/2018 - Packet 3 Sent                                               02/04/2020 - Green Card Received! 

01/06/2019 - Packet 4 Received                                     ROC - I-751

01/29/2019 - Interview - APPROVED!                           11/02/2021 - Mailed ROC Packet

02/05/2019 - Visa Received                                             11/04/2021 - NOA1 Date

05/17/2019 - U.S. Arrival                                                     01/19/2022 - Biometrics Waived

05/24/2019 - Married ❤️                                                    02/04/2023 - Transferred to New Office

06/14/2019 - Mailed AOS Packet                                    05/10/2023 - APPROVED!

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Also looks like the elimination of free I-765 and I-131 with a pending I-485 application seems to have stuck from the 2020 proposal.

K-1                             AOS                            
NOA1 Notice Date: 2018-05-31    NOA1 Notice Date: 2019-04-11   
NOA2 Date: 2018-11-16           Biometrics Date: 2019-05-10    
Arrived at NVC:  2018-12-03     EAD/AP In Hand: 2019-09-16     
Arrived in Moscow: 2018-12-28   GC Interview Date: 2019-09-25      
Interview date: 2019-02-14      GC In Hand: 2019-10-02
Visa issued: 2019-02-28
POE: 2019-03-11
Wedding: 2019-03-14

ROC                             Naturalization
NOA1 Notice Date: 2021-07-16    Applied Online: 2022-07-09 (biometrics waived)
Approval Date: 2022-04-06       Interview was Scheduled: 2023-01-06
10-year GC In Hand: 2022-04-14  Interview date: 2023-02-13 (passed)
                            	Oath: 2023-02-13

 

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Ghana
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Also looks for I-130 they are trying to force everyone to do online filing by making paper filing more expensive. I guess so they can eventually kill off paper filing.

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Ghana
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Holly cow, the increase for I-751 is insane. Whopping  101% (77% with Biometrics) increase. I-751 has become a cash cow for USCIS. Seems now biometrics is just automatically going to be inclusive of general I-751 fee.

My spouse entered the US with CR1 about 7 months to our 2nd anniversary. If this increase had come in play then we would have just delayed everything until 2nd anniversary.

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3 hours ago, JeanneAdil said:

seems if they had their way,  the fiancee visa would be discontinued altogether 

Even pre-pandemic, K-1s were significantly less popular than both CR-1/IR-1s and AOS from non-K visas (yes, you're not supposed to enter the US on a tourist visa with intent to AOS and stay, but we all know how that works out in practice).

 

It made sense to do a K-1 for us at the time (no Utah Zoom marriages then, marrying a foreigner in Russia is a pain, and young single Russians couldn't easily get tourist visas), but I'd certainly advise against doing one now.

K-1                             AOS                            
NOA1 Notice Date: 2018-05-31    NOA1 Notice Date: 2019-04-11   
NOA2 Date: 2018-11-16           Biometrics Date: 2019-05-10    
Arrived at NVC:  2018-12-03     EAD/AP In Hand: 2019-09-16     
Arrived in Moscow: 2018-12-28   GC Interview Date: 2019-09-25      
Interview date: 2019-02-14      GC In Hand: 2019-10-02
Visa issued: 2019-02-28
POE: 2019-03-11
Wedding: 2019-03-14

ROC                             Naturalization
NOA1 Notice Date: 2021-07-16    Applied Online: 2022-07-09 (biometrics waived)
Approval Date: 2022-04-06       Interview was Scheduled: 2023-01-06
10-year GC In Hand: 2022-04-14  Interview date: 2023-02-13 (passed)
                            	Oath: 2023-02-13

 

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3 hours ago, JeanneAdil said:

looks like since the I 130 only goes up $15 and all the fees for fiancee including AOS  ( adjustment of status (green card) application costs would jump from the current $1,225 to $1,540.)

 

USCIS is attempting to persuade USC to marry and abandon the fiancee visa (my opinion only)

 

Not only does the I 129 involve the extra fees and more documents for the USC with the AOS and ROC requirements but it adds a lot of office time to USCIS officers with the additional forms and interviews 

 

seems if they had their way,  the fiancee visa would be discontinued altogether 

Actually I think the Biden Administration propose charging more, I saw that EAD and AP will be charged and not included.

 

Ouch

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8 hours ago, beloved_dingo said:

Lol are they charging the most money for the worst, most inconvenient process?

Right? Good grief, that is ridiculous. 

Its the absolutely uuuuuuuuuuge packages that get dumped on them.

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