US immigrant fee

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20 minutes ago, spicynujac said:

(PS as for the fee amount, I wouldn't expect it to increase any time soon as it just saw a substantial increase over 40% to $235 a few months ago).

 

It was $220 before 1st April. So only went up by 7%, a fairly standard increase.

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Haha!! Crazy!  I thought you were nuts but you are right.  Even though the instructions say the system will add a zero if and where one is needed, and it does so, visible on screen, appending "A-0######" to what you just typed, if you go in and type the zero yourself, it works!  GOVERNMENT I.T. AT ITS FINEST!  haha thank you!  

 

(Note, don't type the A just type the 0 in front of your 8 digit number, The system appending the A is ok but appending the 0 breaks things... good grief!)

Edited Saturday at 03:17 PM by spicynujac

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The US Immigrant Fee was $165 when we began the process, as listed here Our Fees | USCIS:

Immigration Benefit Request	New Fee ($)	Old Fee ($)

USCIS Immigrant Fee

220

165

 

Water under the bridge, I know, but I work in finance and have been tracking / planning this to the penny since day one, including which visas are cheapest/fastest/best (boohoo for the once ubiquitous DCF!).

 

Total cost of CR-1 Visa filed in 2023 and obtained 3/2025: $1,215 to US Gov, $1,704 total including required medical exam.

Yikes!  I expect total K-1 visa costs are well over $2,000.

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3 minutes ago, spicynujac said:

The US Immigrant Fee was $165 when we began the process, as listed here Our Fees | USCIS:

Immigration Benefit Request	New Fee ($)	Old Fee ($)

USCIS Immigrant Fee

220

165

 

Water under the bridge, I know, but I work in finance and have been tracking / planning this to the penny since day one, including which visas are cheapest/fastest/best (boohoo for the once ubiquitous DCF!).

 

That increase was in 2016, are you saying you applied 9 years ago?