Adjustment of the Immigration and Naturalization Benefit Application and Petition Fee Schedule (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Regulation) (USCIS) (2018 Edition‪)‬

The Law Library presents the complete text of the Adjustment of the Immigration and Naturalization Benefit Application and Petition Fee Schedule (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Regulation) (USCIS) (2018 Edition).
Updated as of May 29, 2018

This rule adjusts the fee schedule for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) immigration and naturalization benefit applications and petitions, including nonimmigrant applications and visa petitions. These fees fund the cost of processing applications and petitions for immigration benefits and services, and USCIS' associated operating costs. USCIS is revising these fees because the current fee schedule does not adequately reflect current USCIS processes or recover the full costs of services provided by USCIS. Without an immediate adjustment of the fee schedule, USCIS cannot provide adequate capacity to process all applications and petitions in a timely and efficient manner. In addition, the revised fees will eliminate USCIS' dependency on revenue from interim benefits, temporary programs, and premium processing fees. This rule also merges fees for certain applications and petitions so applicants and petitioners will only have to pay a single fee. In addition, the rule expands the classes of aliens that will be exempt from paying filing fees for certain immigration benefits, and modifies the criteria for waiving the filing fee due to an individual's inability to pay. Based on comments received by USCIS during the public comment period, this rule changes the fees for adjustment of status applications, and the fee waiver and exemption eligibility criteria for several immigration benefits. This final rule will provide sufficient funding for USCIS to meet national security, customer service, and processing time goals, and to sustain and improve service delivery.

This ebook contains:
- The complete text of the Adjustment of the Immigration and Naturalization Benefit Application and Petition Fee Schedule (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Regulation) (USCIS) (2018 Edition)
- A dynamic table of content linking to each section
- A table of contents in introduction presenting a general overview of the structure