USCIS to Collect USCIS Immigrant Fee in February 2013

14 Dec 2012

USCIS has announced that as of February 1, 2013, the federal agency will begin collecting a $165 Immigrant Visa DHS Domestic Processing Fee from people who have been issued visas by the U.S. Department of State and are applying for admission to the United States. This “USCIS Immigrant Fee” will not apply to prospective adoptive parents whose children are seeking admission to the United States under the Orphan or Hague Process.

This fee will cover the cost of processing performed in the United States after the visa holder receives his or her visa package from the Department of State and is admitted to the United States.