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DHS/USCIS RIN: 1615-AB80 Publication ID: Fall 2010 
Title: U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Fee Schedule 
Abstract: This rule will adjust the fee schedule for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) immigration and naturalization benefit applications and petitions, including nonimmigrant applications and visa petitions. These fees fund the cost of processing applications and petitions for immigration benefits and services, and USCIS’ associated operating costs. USCIS is revising these fees because the current fee schedule does not adequately recover the full costs of services provided by USCIS. Without an adjustment of the fee schedule, USCIS cannot provide adequate capacity to process all applications and petitions in a timely and efficient manner. The fee review is undertaken pursuant to the requirements of the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 (CFO Act), 31 U.S.C. 901-03. The CFO Act requires each agency’s chief financial officer (CFO) to "review, on a biennial basis, the fees, royalties, rents, and other charges imposed by the agency for services and things of value it provides, and make recommendations on revising those charges to reflect costs incurred by it in providing those services and things of value." Id. at 902(a)(8). This rule will reflect recommendations made by the DHS CFO and USCIS CFO, as required under the CFO Act. 
Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS)  Priority: Economically Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: Yes  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103   
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1356(m)   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  06/11/2010  75 FR 33445   
NPRM Comment Period End  07/26/2010    
Final Rule  09/24/2010  75 FR 58961   
Final Rule Effective  11/23/2010    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, Organizations  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes 
Agency Contact:
Timothy Rosado
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Suite 4018, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW,
DC 20259
Phone:202 272-1969
Fax:202 272-1970
Email: Timothy.A.Rosado@dhs.gov