A final regulation to be published in the Federal Register on January 31 states that a new USCIS fee schedule, effective April 1, will increase filing fees for many immigration benefit petitioners and applicants, and most significantly for employment-based petitioners. For USCIS petitions and applications submitted by April 1, 2024, or later, the revised fee schedule will be in effect.
According to the agency, without more money from the fee adjustments, backlogs at the agency will only get worse. The government says that the new fee adjustments are required for USCIS to enhance processing times and offer sufficient service. The last time USCIS changed its fee schedule was in December 2016, when it saw a 21% weighted average increase in fees.
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