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UPDATE: L.A. Taco Legal Corner: Filing Fees to Become a U.S. Citizen to Increase By as Much as 266 Percent on October 2, 2020

9:45 AM PDT on September 25, 2020

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Update on October 1, 2020: A federal judge issued a temporary, nationwide injunction on the USCIS fee increases that were to go into effect on October 2.  

[dropcap size=big]I[/dropcap]f you are eligible for naturalization, or some other immigration benefits, right now-right now is the time to apply. 

After concluding their biennial review of fee collections last month, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a significant increase in filing fees for many applicants. The USCIS fee increase, as given in the Final rule document, will take effect from Oct 2, 2020.

The average weighted fee increase is 20 percent.