USCIS to Increase Fees and Make Other Service Adjustments on October 2, 2020
Published on August 3, 2020 U.S. Customs and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued a final rule to increase fees to cover operational costs, in light of the agency’s budget shortfall of more than $1 billion. Filing fees for certain applications will be adjusted on October 2, 2020, resulting in an average increase of 20%. Not all changes include an increase in fees, however. For example, the filing fees for certain online applications would be reduced by $10 in order to