A proposed rule from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) revealed on Monday would significantly increase the cost of filing a form immigrants must submit to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to apply for citizenship. Under the rule, the price of filing Form N-400 by paper would rise by 75%, from $760 to $1,330, and the cost of submitting the form online would increase by 80%, from $710 to $1,280.
It’s not yet clear when or if the increases would go into effect; the proposed rule would still have to go through a process—including a period during which the public is permitted to submit their opinions on the proposal—before it could be enacted.
The proposal comes as Trump has made cracking down on both legal and illegal immigration a key focus of his second term agenda. As part of his hardline approach to the issue, his Administration has sought to restrict legal immigration pathways and even moved to strip the citizenship of more than two dozen naturalized Americans so far this year—an unprecedented move that stirred controversy among immigration advocates and legal experts.
DHS acknowledged that this proposed fee change diverges from the approach of past Administrations.
Immigration experts expressed concerns that, should the proposed rule go into effect, it would increase the financial burden on people seeking U.S. citizenship, potentially putting naturalization out of reach for some immigrants.
“For generations, the U.S. government deliberate[ly] kept citizenship application fees low in an effort to encourage the millions of people with green cards to apply,” Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, a senior fellow at the American Immigration Council, said in a post on X on Monday. “No longer.”
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