As of May 19, 2013, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has moved the existing online payment for the USCIS Immigrant Fee to its Electronic Immigration System (USCIS ELIS). Customers must now pay the $165 immigrant fee using USCIS ELIS after they receive their immigrant visa package from the U.S. Consulate but before departing … Read more
On February 1, 2013, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin collecting a new Immigrant Fee of $165 from foreign nationals seeking permanent residence in the U.S. through consular processing. According to USCIS, the new fee allows the agency to recover the costs of processing immigrant visas in the U.S. after immigrant visa holders … Read more