WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 01st August, 2020) The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will increase the fee for US citizenship by 81 percent, charging $1,160, a document scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on Monday revealed.
"DHS is raising the fee for Form N-400 from $640, plus the $85 biometric services fee, if applicable, to a total fee including biometric services fee of $1,160 if filed online or $1,170 if filed on a paper application," the notice said on Friday.
Moreover, the United States for the first time will impose a $50 fee for migrants to apply for asylum.
The administration will also require, for the first time, that asylum seekers pay for an initial work permit that costs $550.
