US proposes increase in costs

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The United States government is proposing to increase the costs of obtaining citizenship and becoming a permanent resident. If accepted, the proposal would double citizenship costs and almost triple permanent residence costs. US Citizenship Immigration Services (CIS) announced that citizenship services would increase from US$330 to US$595 and permanent residence services would increase from US$325 to US$905. This would represent an 80% increase. A spokesperson for the CIS said that the increase in costs would speed up the process and that the government hopes to collect US$2 billion in two years, if the measure is passed.

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