Citizenship costs increasing by 60!!
Feb 4th 2020, 10:59 pm
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Citizenship costs increasing by 60 percent!!
My tax advisor told me today that the cost to apply for citizenship is increasing in March of this year. When I did my own research, I found plenty of articles saying it was to increase by 60% but could not find a date anywhere. I called USCIS and they also could not confirm date. Has anyone heard anything about this?
Our 5 year period of waiting is up on March 31st of this year...I have also heard and seen things on the internet about being able to apply early at 4 years and 9 months but again, USCIS told me this was not the case. If I could apply now, I would, that is a huge increase in costs!
I guess I can call USCIS back and see if a different person tells me the same story. I just wondered if anybody here could provide any insight?
Our 5 year period of waiting is up on March 31st of this year...I have also heard and seen things on the internet about being able to apply early at 4 years and 9 months but again, USCIS told me this was not the case. If I could apply now, I would, that is a huge increase in costs!
I guess I can call USCIS back and see if a different person tells me the same story. I just wondered if anybody here could provide any insight?
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Feb 4th 2020, 11:45 pm
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Re: Citizenship costs increasing by 60!!
USCIS have published proposals for fee increases and they are currently open for public comment, I expect that they will be implemented in a month or two as public comments close on Feb 10th.
You can apply for naturalization 3 months before you have been a LPR for 5 years. There is a calculator on the USCIS website here - https://www.uscis.gov/forms/uscis-ea...ing-calculator
If you became a LPR in March 2015 you would be able to apply now.
You can apply for naturalization 3 months before you have been a LPR for 5 years. There is a calculator on the USCIS website here - https://www.uscis.gov/forms/uscis-ea...ing-calculator
If you became a LPR in March 2015 you would be able to apply now.
Feb 4th 2020, 11:49 pm
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Re: Citizenship costs increasing by 60!!
USCIS have published proposals for fee increases and they are currently open for public comment, I expect that they will be implemented in a month or two as public comments close on Feb 10th.
You can apply for naturalization 3 months before you have been a LPR for 5 years. There is a calculator on the USCIS website here - https://www.uscis.gov/forms/uscis-ea...ing-calculator
If you became a LPR in March 2015 you would be able to apply now.
You can apply for naturalization 3 months before you have been a LPR for 5 years. There is a calculator on the USCIS website here - https://www.uscis.gov/forms/uscis-ea...ing-calculator
If you became a LPR in March 2015 you would be able to apply now.
Feb 5th 2020, 12:03 am
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Re: Citizenship costs increasing by 60!!
316(a) is the regular 5 year route, 319(a) is the accelerated 3 year route that you can use if you're married to a US citizen.
You'd be filing under 316(a).
You'd be filing under 316(a).
Feb 5th 2020, 12:16 am
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Re: Citizenship costs increasing by 60!!
Do you know if the same fees to apply to under 18’s? We have 1 son aged 23 but the other 2 children are under 18. Presumably all 5 applications are done at the same time?
Feb 5th 2020, 12:48 am
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Re: Citizenship costs increasing by 60!!
I believe that children under 18 automatically become citizens if a parent naturalizes...
https://www.uscis.gov/us-citizenship...hrough-parents
When you have your naturalization certificate you can just apply for their US passports. I believe that you can file for a certificate of citizenship for them but it's expensive and it's not a requirement.
Your son who is 23 will have to apply for himself.
https://www.uscis.gov/us-citizenship...hrough-parents
Children who were born outside the U.S. but now live in the U.S. may acquire citizenship under Section 320 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). A child born outside of the United States automatically becomes a U.S. citizen when all of the following conditions have been met on or after Feb. 27, 2001:
- The child has at least one parent, including an adoptive parent, who is a U.S. citizen by birth or through naturalization;
- The child is under 18 years of age;
- The child is a lawful permanent resident (LPR); and
- The child is residing in the United States in the legal and physical custody of the U.S. citizen parent.
Your son who is 23 will have to apply for himself.
