new visa fees or how to encourage illegals

[peter gold]

If you need to file any visa papers do so before end of July otherwise you will need to take out a new mortgage.
Any one going from E2 into another status is going to pay through the nose
Look at new citizen fees
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis

[Kitty]

Bl--dy nora $1010 for an I 485 is that for each person?

[OberonSH]

At least premium processing won;t go up. I believe everyone takes that, so a rise could be a nice moneymaker for them.

If the fees are going up, does that mean the extra cash will pay for more staff to clear the backlog?

[kirtida8]

It is supposed to - but guess what it will be used for instead? Thats right processing 12 million illegals!!!!!:fit:

[OberonSH]

I reckon we should all go down there, and say to Reception 'Right, out the way you lot, we're here to sort your damn paperwork out, as you obviously haven't got a clue.' As payment we'll take our visas thakyou very much.

You'd think they'd be able to afford a couple of students who want a saturday job to do the donkey work, wouldn't you?

[kirtida8]

My son would be more than happy to help out LOL

[InnVic]

so if we all save our money and don't apply for visa or status renewal then we'd be illegals...THEN can we get green cards???

[peter gold]

yes and then it will still cost you a fortune

[OberonSH]

ah, but will it be cheaper than forking out for your visa (not to mention the legal fees for your VA), then your renewal, then your change of staus!?

[peter gold]

I agree .....just look at the price for a change of status alone and then add in a citizen app

[OberonSH]

Right then, lets all go hide out at Susie's house for a few years, then try our luck. I'll bring the teabags, marmite & creme eggs.

[Kriz1]

I'll have to put in our paper work before July 30th....its looks like we'll have to become Americans before they put up the cost anymore..

[Sharon]

Right then, lets all go hide out at Susie's house for a few years, then try our luck. I'll bring the teabags, marmite & creme eggs.

lol, bottle of plonk for me please

[Sharon]

I reckon we should all go down there, and say to Reception 'Right, out the way you lot, we're here to sort your damn paperwork out, as you obviously haven't got a clue.' As payment we'll take our visas thakyou very much.

You'd think they'd be able to afford a couple of students who want a saturday job to do the donkey work, wouldn't you?

Lets all get our green cards and apply for a job then we can bin all the illegal applications and process us decent legal folk:)

[peter gold]

Kriz 1 I have today filed for naturalization and join many of our members as landlocked as my green card expired and I am not paying for a new green card and naturalization nearly $700 times 4.
If I had waited it would have been $3500 just for citizenship
When they swear me in my fingers will be crossed behind my back.
Still it will eventually mean I can vote against Bush.

[InnVic]

lol, bottle of plonk for me please

just one??? for a few years??? You "southerners" don't drink much do ya!:D

[peter gold]

depends what is in the "plonk"

[Susie]

I reckon we should all go down there, and say to Reception 'Right, out the way you lot, we're here to sort your damn paperwork out, as you obviously haven't got a clue.' As payment we'll take our visas thakyou very much.

You'd think they'd be able to afford a couple of students who want a saturday job to do the donkey work, wouldn't you?

Makes you laugh really, either we fill out all the paperwork or get an attorney to do it so how hard hard can reading it be.

[Kriz1]

Kriz 1 I have today filed for naturalization and join many of our members as landlocked as my green card expired and I am not paying for a new green card and naturalization nearly $700 times 4.
If I had waited it would have been $3500 just for citizenship
When they swear me in my fingers will be crossed behind my back.
Still it will eventually mean I can vote against Bush.


I thought you had to renew your greencard...my son is also landlocked...if he does not have to renew his greencard to file for naturalizion...then it would be cheaper for him to do that now...

[peter gold]

I have looked all over the place to get an answer to the question as to whether I need to renew the card, when I have an application in to naturalize. All I can find is a posting of a Miami atty who agreed with me you do not have to. You need to carry up to date proof of identity you are an lpr at all times (fed law). However you cannot travel overseas, get a new job, or benfits as you will have no up to date proof you are an LPR.
My card expires today and today we file for naturalization. I am not spending another $300 for a green card which will not arrive before they consider my citizen papers. If they refuse me citizenship we are still LPR's without cards which I will then apply for.

[Kriz1]

My sons card is still in date...but he needed a new one at 14 which I only found out a few weeks ago...he has got a few jobs using it...it runs out in 2011...I did read somewhere you need to have an up to date greencard to be naturalize...I will try to find that info again...I think its on the other ex pats site somewhere...

[Kriz1]

What should I do if I’ve already applied for naturalization and my card is expiring; do I still need to renew my Green Card and pay the $110 renewal application fee?
If you have applied for naturalization more than six months prior to your card’s expiration you do not need to apply to renew your Green Card. If you are in the process of obtaining new employment you may use other documents listed on the Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification Form) for employment verification purposes. However, if you need a new Green Card for employment or benefits verification purposes, you should apply and pay the $110 filing fee to renew your expiring Green Card.

What if I applied for naturalization less than six months before my card expires, or I choose to apply for naturalization instead of applying to renew my Green Card?
If you have applied for naturalization less than six months prior to your card’s expiration, you will still need to apply and pay the $110 filing fee to renew your expiring Green Card and ensure that you have evidence of your legal status.


http://www.capaa.wa.gov/greencard.htm#expired

Its an Asian site...but they have taken the text from the INS...

[peter gold]

After an extnsive trawl of everywhere I found the answer on the good old USCIS site. Yes we need a valid up to date green card to surrender when we go to the naturalization inteview. So are we going to pay a $400 (times 4) for naturalization, and another $260 (times 4 ) for a new green card to be handed in 6 months later, hell no we will not. So the USA is less 4 citizens and I saved $1600, and all the hassle.
Simple 1-90 form to fill out to renew the card, and that is what Kriz you have to do for your children as they reach their 14th birthday.

[Kriz1]

Its only son who needs to renew...his greencard came 2 weeks before his 14th birthday...had we been told it needed renewing we would of done it then...for free...I've been on visa web sites for years and this had never come up...
Me and hubby may now go for naturalization...mostly so we can come and go...and also because hubby would like to go back into Space and Defence..both of us have clearance in the UK..which does help him start a job before he takes naturalization...but he needs to be a citizen to get US clearance even if its stuff he has already worked on in the UK......jobs that will take you on and pay for naturalization are still out there..but I don't think hubby is young enough...and he's been to long away from defence work to get anything like that...

[peter gold]

My daughter went from aged 10 to 19 and never renewed at 14 and got away with it, everywhere except at POE when they stared questioning her when she was about 16 but never stopped her.

[Kriz1]

My son can't afford to travel to the end of our street let alone leave the country...:D

He will renew for work...he is thinking about going to FL..there is nothing up here for young people...no real jobs...no rental flats....no starter homes..high cost of living...FL does offer more for kids in work...and there is enough affordable housing...
New England is a great place to bring up your kids...but its not the best for most late teens and older children....my daughter hate is here...always has done...

[peter gold]

If my 24 year old and 19 year old were to speak to your kidsr after 10 years in Gods waiting room (Sarasota) they would not recommend moving to small town Florida . Yes cheaper houses but wages are crap.
My son has enjoyed the last 5 years in Tampa and is looking at the big cities such as Seattle , Miami , New York to get work.
Daughter aged 19 hates the old people

[Munish]

Old people? Okay Florida is definitely out for me!

[Kriz1]

My daughter loves FL..mostly because she knows more people there and is always out doing something...
We are in Davenport...we try to spend longer and longer there to see if we like it...and each time its harder to come back here...mostly because we've had such a lot of problems over the last few years here... i just want to start again somewhere else...
But most of the jobs hubby is getting sent is in New Hampshire...and we are taking a real look at a few...so far it has a lot of good points...houses are half the price...wages are high for hubby anyway...not that far from my grandson..still in New England which I do love...
Down sides..could be costly to live in winter...the weather...

[Kriz1]

Old people? Okay Florida is definitely out for me!

Make that the Cape too...we have our own old people...and the FL ones in summer...:D

[Grumpy]

here is a list of the revised fees, definatley must get renewals in before the end of July


USCIS Fee Schedule Effective: July 30, 2007
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USCIS fees change on July 30, 2007. This fee schedule applies if you file on or after that date. The fees listed below include both the filing fee and any required biometric fees.
Form #
Purpose
Fee
I 90
Renew or replace your Permanent Resident Card (green card)
If filing to renew your card within 30 days of turning 14
No fee
All others where a fee is required: filing + biometric=
$ 370
I 102
Replace or receive an I-94 Nonimmigrant Arrival-Departure Record
$ 320
I 129
Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker
$ 320
Note: Petitions for H-1B, H2B and L-1 workers must also include the supplemental fees and fraud prevention fees described on the form. Those fee amounts are unchanged.
I 129F
Fianceé Petition
General fiancée petition:
$ 455
For K-3 status based on an immigrant petition filed by the same U.S. citizen husband or wife:
No fee
I 130
Relative Petition
$ 355
I 131
Reentry permit, refugee travel document or advance parole
Reentry permit or refugee travel document
$ 305
Advance Parole
$ 305
I 140
Petition for an Immigrant Worker
$ 475
I 191
Permission to return to an unrelinquished domicile
$ 545
I 192
Advance permission to enter as a Nonimmigrant
$ 545
I 193
Waive passport and/or visa requirement to enter the U.S.
$ 545
I 212
Permission to reapply for Admission to the U.S. after deportation or removal
$ 545
I 290B
Appeal; Motion to Reopen or Reconsider
$ 585
I 360
Petition for AmerAsian, Widow(er) of U.S.C. or Special Immigrant
For AmerAsian
No fee
Self-petitioning battered or abused spouse, parent or child of a U.S. citizen or Permanent Resident
No fee
Special Immigrant Juvenile
No fee
All others
$ 375
I 485
Adjust status and become a permanent resident while in the U.S.
Applying based on your having been admitted to the U.S. as a refugee
No fee
All other eligibility-
If under 14 and -
filing with the I-485 application of at least one parent:
$ 600
not filing with the I-485 application of at least one parent:
$ 930
If 79 or older
$ 930
All others: filing + biometric=
$ 1,010
Note: The penalty fee, where it applies, is in addition to the above fees, and is unchanged.
I 526
Investor Petition
$ 1,435
I 539
Extend stay as Nonimmigrant or change Nonimmigrant status
$ 300
I 589
Asylum
No fee
I 600A
Advance processing for Orphan Petition -
$750 (filing + biometric) for you + $ 80 biometric fee for each person 18 or older living with you
Note: If you already have an approved I-600A that is about to expire, and have not yet filed your I-600 petition, you can receive one free extension of your I-600A by filing a new I-600A without fee before the first expires.
I 600
Orphan Petition
If based on an approved I-600A
No fee
Otherwise
$750 (filing + biometric) for you + $ 80 biometric fee for each person 18 or older living with you
I 601
Waive grounds of excludability
$ 545
I 612
Waive foreign residence requirement
$ 545
I-730
Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition
No fee
I 751
Remove conditions on your Permanent Resident status
$ 545 (filing + biometric) for you + $80 biometric fee for each dependent you include in your application
I 765
Employment Authorization /Employment Authorization Document (EAD)
$ 340
I 821
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Program
First time applicant
If under 14 and not applying for an EAD
$ 50
Otherwise: filing + biometric=
$ 130
Renewal or re-registration: biometric=
$ 80
I 824
Follow-up action on an approved application or petition
$ 340
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USCIS Fee Schedule Effective: July 30, 2007
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Form #
Purpose
Fee
I 829
Remove conditions on Permanent Resident status (investor)
$ 2,930 (filing + biometric) for you + $80 biometric fee for each dependent you include in your application
I 881
NACARA – suspension of deportation or special rule
Filed with USCIS - A base filing fee of $ 285 per person, with a base fee family cap of $ 570 for applications filed together by a husband, wife and unmarried children. Each applicant must also pay an $ 80 biometric fee.
Filed with the Immigration Court
$ 165
I 905
Authorization for organization to issue certification to health care workers
$ 230
I 907
Premium processing fee
$ 1,000
I 914
For ‘T ’ nonimmigrant status
No fee
U.S. Citizenship
N 300
To file Declaration of Intent to apply for U.S. Citizenship
$ 235
N 336
Request hearing on decision on naturalization application
$ 605
N 400
Naturalization (to become a U.S. citizen)
Through service in the U.S. armed forces
No fee
All others: filing + biometric=
$ 675
N 470
Preserve residence for naturalization purposes
$ 305
N 565
Replace Naturalization/Citizenship Certificate
$ 380
for biological child
$ 460
N 600
N 600K
Recognition of U.S. citizenship
for adopted child
$ 420
N 644
Posthumous citizenship
No fee
Programs under the 1986 Legalization and Special Agricultural Worker (SAW) Programs
I 687
Become a Temporary Resident: filing + biometric=
$ 790
I 690
Waive grounds of Excludability
$ 185
I 694
Appeal
$ 545
I 695
Replace Temporary Resident Card or Employment Authorization Document: filing + biometric=
$ 210
I 698
Temporary Resident’s application for permanent resident status
Filed within 31 months after granted temporary residence: filing + biometric=
$ 1,450
Filed later: filing + biometric=
$ 1,490
I 817
Status under Family Unity Program
If under 14
$ 440
All others: filing + biometric=
$ 520
Please be sure you include the correct fee. Cases with the wrong fee will be rejected. Your payment must be in U.S. dollars. Checks and money orders must be from U.S. institutions. Do not mail cash. Checks are accepted subject to collection. Make your check out to “Department of Homeland Security” except that:
�� If you are filing an I-881 with the Immigration Court make your payment out to “Department of Justice”.
�� If you live in Guam, make your payment out to “Treasurer, Guam”.
�� If you live in the U.S. Virgin Islands, make your payment out to “Commissioner of Finance of the Virgin Islands”.
Please spell the name out completely. Do not use initials, such as DHS. Filing and biometric fees cannot be refunded. We may use electronic check conversion for the payment process. Our returned check fee is $30.
Fee waivers – USCIS has already waived fees for certain kinds of cases and circumstances. In certain other instances an applicant or petitioner who believes that they are financially unable to pay that fee even though others must pay that fee can apply for a fee waiver. Waiver requests can only be considered for the following forms – I-90; I-751; I-765; I-817; N-300; N-400; N-470; N-565; N-600; N-600k; the I-485 if adjustment of status if based on asylum status, on ‘T’ or ‘U’ nonimmigrant status, on an approved self-petitioning battered or abused spouse, parent or child of a U.S. citizen or Permanent Resident, or to whom the public charge provisions do not apply; and the I-290B and N-336 appeals and motions for the above forms. For more information about how to apply, and how to prove eligibility for a waiver, see our website or call us at 1-800-375-5283.
Copies of documents – If you are applying to renew or replace a card or USCIS document, and the instructions say to include your current one when you apply, then you must submit your actual card or document. For all other applications and petitions you can submit legible photocopies of documents such as a Naturalization Certificate, birth certificate, marriage certificate, divorce decree or Permanent Resident Card. Any copy must be a complete copy of the front and back. As we process your case we may ask you for the original for verification.
Adjustment applications and ancillary benefits – The new application fee for an I-485 is a package fee that includes associated EAD and advance parole applications. Thus, if you file an I-485 with the fee listed above, while you will still need to submit applications for an EAD and advance parole, you will not need to pay a separate fee so long as your adjustment application is pending. However, if you filed your I-485 before this fee change, to apply for or renew your EAD or advance parole, you must file a new application with the new fee for those applications.

[Jax]

Can anyone please advise me on what form is needed for extension of I-94 i believe it is i-102 it is for a friend who lost there sons passport they have got a copy of his E2 visa but he is landlocked untill his visa comes up for renewal so they need to apply for an extension of i-94 any help appriciated
thanks JAX