US may hike immigration fee by 2050% for H1B workers,green cards to get costlier

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The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has proposed a substantial increase in fees for the various immigration processes to the US.l...

Faced with revenue challenges increased by the pandemic, the USCIS has acknowledged the need for a comprehensive fee review and prepared a proposal..

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The proposal spans a broad spectrum, including H-1B visas and green card applications and has met with criticism from over 6000 individuals and organisations during the two-month comment period..

The proposed fee rule is expected to be finalized in December or January 2024, with an effective date of 60-90 days. aims at addressing the shortfall in recovering the full cost of agency operations, which has sustained since 2016..