Given possible increases for immigration procedures, the US proposed exemptions from additional fees for certain humanitarian categories or for vulnerable and low-income populations
The administration of US President Joe Biden proposed an increase for visas and other immigration procedures because, after a review of the costs, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services unit (Uscis) determined that the they have increased considerably since their last adjustment.
This increase is due to the expansion of humanitarian programs, according to the agency, which, in turn, has generated “greater demand, longer processing times and the need for more employees.”
The entity, through a statement, affirmed that if these increases are not made, it will not have the resources it needs to provide an adequate service to the applicants and petitioners; You will not be able to keep up with the workload of incoming benefit claims; and processing times will not improve.
All this is added to the fact that 96% of the funds for the operation of the USCIS are obtained through the collection of payments for visa concepts and not budgetary allocations from Congress.
“The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is proposing to adjust USCIS fees, add new fees for certain benefit applications, establish different fees for nonimmigrant worker petitions, and limit the number of beneficiaries on certain forms,” the organization explained in the document shared on january 4th.
DHS also proposed additional fee waivers for certain humanitarian categories or for low-income and vulnerable populations.
In SuchWhich We show you what could be the new prices to pay for some of the immigration procedures to be carried out in the US if you manage to enter under the humanitarian parole grant program -approved in October 2022 in order to reduce disorganized migration-; or if it corresponds to you to make requests associated with the Temporary Protection Statute (TPS).
Procedure Current Rate Proposed Rate Increase
Petition for a nonimmigrant worker $432 $568 (Form I-129)
Application for Family Unity Benefits $600 $875 $275 (46%)
Application for Temporary Protected Status $50 $50 $0 (0%)
Application for Withholding of Removal $285 $340 $55 (19%)
Biometric Services (TPS) $85 $55 -$30 (-65%)
Permanent residence registration (green card) $1140 $1540
H-1B visas parole hu grant program $460itary $780 s organized—; or if it corresponds to you for highly skilled workers
H-2A visas rograparole grant ma hu $490itary $1,090 s organized—; or if it corresponds to you (for highly skilled workers)
L-type visa $460itary $1,385 (for workers with specialized knowledge)
Some procedures, such as the declaration of financial support, required of the figure of sponsor that the US establishes that the Venezuelan who wishes to apply for its immigration program must have, have no cost. This, precisely, is part of the exemptions allowed by the DHS.
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