USCIS Issues Final Immigration and Naturalization Fee Rule Effective April 1
On January 31, 2024, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a final rule to adjust certain immigration and naturalization benefit request fees resulting in significantly higher fees for employment-based petitioners with notable reductions and exemptions for higher education employers. USCIS claims that the increased fees, which will apply to any benefit request postmarked on or after April 1, 2024, will “allow USCIS to recover a greater share of its operating costs and support more timely processing of new applications.”