Premium Fee Proposed for Fast RTD issuance

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Eduardo Aguirre, Jr. testified March 17, 2005 before the House Subcommittee on Homeland Security regarding the President's FY2006 Budget Request for the USCIS. The testimony indicates current, as well as plans for future, allocation of time by the USCIS, one of the largest fee-funded agencies in the federal government. By reporting this testimony on USCIS plans for allocating its time and resources.


Proposed Fees

Director Aguirre advised the subcommittee that the USCIS will have two new fee proposals for FY2006. The first will be to increase the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) processing fee. The TPS fee is currently $50. The USCIS also intends to propose a premium processing fee for certain non-employment-based applications and petitions, such as advance paroles, employment authorization documents, travel documents, fiancé/e adjudications, and other unnamed applications and petitions. The fee for premium processing for these cases would be no more than $1000. For EB5 investors, the premium processing fee might exceed $1000.
 
Well, this is a good news, in certain circumstances, I will definitely be willing to pay $1,000 to get my RTD faster. But, the premium process, from my understanding, still takes a month or so.

Gino
 
One of the theme in the president's agenda during his first term in White House was to reform the INS. In his first term "blueprint", he indicated there will be a due process and statutary limit for all immingration cases and that by 2006 all cases must be completed within 6 months from filining each case. This is a great news, but the question remains unanswered whether INS is prepared to move forward to implement this? Did the Director raised this issue during his testimoy to the Congress?

go2bk
 
go2bk said:
One of the theme in the president's agenda during his first term in White House was to reform the INS. In his first term "blueprint", he indicated there will be a due process and statutary limit for all immingration cases and that by 2006 all cases must be completed within 6 months from filining each case. This is a great news, but the question remains unanswered whether INS is prepared to move forward to implement this? Did the Director raised this issue during his testimoy to the Congress?

go2bk
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He promised that during the 2000 campaign. 9/11 prevented him from doing much about that promise. Let's hope he can really reform the USCIS in the next four years such that when I apply for my citizenship the process will run smoothly.
 
well I would certtainly hope it would not be $1000 for RTD. This is embarassing anyawy, one more lawsuit waiting to happen. We should have a right to travel more than once in 2 years which is sort of what is happening right now!


I told you that my boss was horrified to pay $100 for a premium processing of extension of her US passport, which took one or two days. She thougth that was expensive! ANd she makes about 5-6 times what I do.
 
EspressoJoy said:
well I would certtainly hope it would not be $1000 for RTD. This is embarassing anyawy, one more lawsuit waiting to happen. We should have a right to travel more than once in 2 years which is sort of what is happening right now!


I told you that my boss was horrified to pay $100 for a premium processing of extension of her US passport, which took one or two days. She thougth that was expensive! ANd she makes about 5-6 times what I do.
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Should not be too long before you get your GC.

I really hope we can organize some kind of campaign to persuade the USCIS to make the RTD valid for a longer period of time. But most people here are wary of getting involved politically.
 
Provocative thoughts

1. If they promised to deliver services within 6 months of application, then they are in good shape in as much as RTDs are concerned. Hell, some people are receiving them in five months! I guess, we should be happy and content with the INS!

2. Fee increase and "premium" processing : is the Bush administration trying to reduce the national deficit on the back of immigrants?

3. How many things can we go on blaming on 9/11. Is not that getting a bit old?

Cheerio
 
Just 20k? Most people are willing to pay a million bucks..just ask care2much!...I would pay 20k just to get my GC now..screw that
 
Hey people lets send our wishes to CIS. I'm sure they'll be happy to get a issue a GC for 20K. That way they will eliminate a budget shortage. I'm serious. Lets do it.
 
wantmygc..am talking abt citizenship cuz am gonna get GC in matter of days now..otherwise i used to say 3 yrs ago..20k for GC.. :p
 
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