The USCIS has announced new changes in its fee structure for all types of immigration. All categories like visa processing, immigrant and non-immigrant visas will have a new fee structure come April,13, 2012.
(prHWY.com) April 15, 2012 - San Francisco, CA -- The USCIS has announced new changes in its fee structure for all types of immigration. All categories like visa processing, immigrant and non-immigrant visas will have a new fee structure come April,13, 2012. While the fees for most of the non-immigrant visas will increase, visa processing fees for immigrants will decrease.
According to the USCIS the current fees do not cover the actual cost of processing the non-immigrant visas. The hike in fees will support the expansion of overseas offices and employing additional staff in order to meet the increasing demand for visas.
The fee for E visas, K visas will decrease due to relocation of costs associated with immigrant visas.
The Employment-based applications have gone down to $405
Immediate relative and Family preference application is $230
Other immigrant visa applications $220
Diversity visa program $330
Determining returning resident status $275
Apart from the fees, the looks of some of the forms have been changed.
Form I-797C from now on will be printed on plain bond paper. This is expected to save about $1.1million a year for the agency. This for will also bring down the public misconception that Form I- 797C shows evidence of an immigration benefit or status. The new form will display "This notice does not grant any immigration status or Benefit. This form is a Notice of Action used only for certain types of communication between individuals and the agency like:
Receipt, rejection, transfer, reopening a case and appointment scheduled. This form will also contain disability accommodation information at the back of the form. Earlier this information was issued separately as a flier.
Visit
http://www.immigrationdirect.com/ for more immigration news @
http://www.immigrationdirect.com/immigration-news/
###