“For the first time in over seven years, USCIS is updating our fees to better meet the needs of our agency, enabling us to provide more timely decisions to those we serve,” said USCIS Director Ur M. Jaddou. “Despite years of inadequate funding, the USCIS workforce has made great strides in customer service, backlog reduction, implementing new processes and programs, and upholding fairness, integrity, and respect for all we serve.”
The final rule is the result of a comprehensive fee review, as required by law, and follows the January 2023 publication of a notice of proposed rulemaking. The review concluded that the current fee schedule falls far short of recovering the full cost of agency operations, including the necessary expansion of humanitarian programs, federally mandated pay raises, additional staffing requirements, and other essential investments.
To learn more, call us or visit: https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/uscis-issues-final-rule-to-adjust-certain-immigration-and-naturalization-fees
The family reunification parole (FRP) processes are available to certain petitioners who filed an approved form on behalf of a principal beneficiary from Colombia, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, or Honduras and their immediate family members. These processes allow eligible beneficiaries to be considered for parole into the United States on a case-by-case basis while they wait for their family-based immigrant visa to become available. You can read more about the program, including eligibility and process steps, at the USCIS website here: https://www.uscis.gov/frp, or feel free to contact Jorge Romero for guidance and answers to any questions you may have!
In October of 2022, the United States government announced a streamlined way for nationals of Venezuela who are outside the United States to come to the United States. Visit https://www.uscis.gov/CHNV to learn more about the program, including qualifications and necessary documentation, at the USCIS website, or feel free to contact Jorge Romero for guidance and answers to any questions you may have!