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US Raises Citizenship, Green Card Fees

31 May 2007, Thursday

The Bush administration is expected to announce increases in immigration application fees that will double the cost of citizenship and almost triple the cost of becoming a permanent resident, the Los Angeles Times reported.

The new fees, reflecting an average 66% increase, led immigrant advocates and some members of Congress to criticize them as a "wall" that could bar poorer immigrants from citizenship.

Under the increases, which cover almost all immigration benefits, the cost of bringing a foreign fiance or fiancee will jump to USD 455 from USD 170. The price tag for a green card, or permanent resident visa, will rise to USD 930 from USD 325, and the cost of citizenship papers will increase to USD 675 from USD 330.

Immigration fees have not been reevaluated since 1998.





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