Green Card Alert! USCIS recommends increasing naturalization fee by $570 and there should not be any low-cost options for naturalization

USCIS proposes increasing naturalization fees.

As Donald Trump’s administration declares a war on citizenship fraud and revokes the status of people who lied to become U.S. citizens, the US Citizenship and Immigration Service is proposing to raise the naturalization fee to $1,330. green card Holders can apply for naturalization after living in the United States for about five years.“After re-examining whether DHS should continue to charge lower fees for Forms N-400 and N-336 and shift those fees to other requests for benefits, DHS now believes that aliens filing these forms should pay the full adjudication fee,” the USCIS proposal states.“As stated earlier, U.S. citizenship is the most meaningful immigration benefit the United States can grant to foreigners. However, keeping fees for Forms N400 and N-336 below cost requires DHS to shift fees not covered by these fees to fees paid for other forms. DHS no longer considers naturalization important enough to justify obtaining naturalization funds from fees paid for other immigration benefits. After reconsideration, DHS now believes the substantial value of citizenship is why the naturalization application fee should be set at the amount needed to recover the total cost using ABC,” it said.

Form N-400 and Form N-336 for U.S. Citizens

Naturalization is the legal process by which a person born outside the United States voluntarily chooses to become a U.S. citizen. If you were not born a U.S. citizen (whether born on U.S. soil or to U.S. citizen parents), naturalization is the primary path to citizenship.Form N-400 It is the standard form submitted by green card holders to formally apply to become a U.S. citizen.Require

Form N-336This is an appeal form if your Form N-400 is denied.You must file Form N-336 within 30 calendar days after receiving the N-400 denial notice. If you miss this window, the denial is established. It is used to present new evidence, correct a misunderstanding, or file a legal brief to prove that the original officer made a factual or legal error in denying your citizenship.