Effective January 24, 2003, the INS has reduced its filing fees for all petitions and applications.   The rule lowering the fees came about as a result of recent Congressional action inadvertently eliminating the surcharge used for asylum and refugee services mandated by other laws.  In the very near future, Congress is expected to pass an omnibus budget bill reinstating this fee surcharge and returning filing fees to the prior amounts.   In the interim, INS Headquarters has announced that it will accept filing fees in the new or old amount at its Service Centers and most District Offices around the country. 

Effective immediately, and until further notice that the old fees have been re-instated, Jackson & Hertogs will be filing cases based on the new fee structure.  Watch our website for further news announcements as they become available.

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