Immigration Filing Fees are Expected to Rise by the End of 2010 or Beginning of 2011
On June 9, 2010, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has proposed a new fee rule to increase (weighted average of about 10%) the immigration filing fees as a result of projected revenue shortfall of approximately $200 million in Fiscal Year of 2010 (projected costs of $2.3 billions with a $2.1 billions in projected revenue). The proposed fee rule seeks to establish new fees for certain procedures...