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USCIS Issues Final Rule to Adjust Certain Immigration and Naturalization Fees

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USCIS has issued a final rule adjusting immigration and naturalization benefit request fees for the first time since 2016. The new fee structure affects various immigration forms and petitions. This is the agency's most significant fee update in nearly a decade and will apply to future filings.
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Today, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a final rule to adjust certain immigration and naturalization benefit request fees for the first time since 2016.

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