0: Filing for legal immigration and naturalization could be facing some higher fees
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1: Abril Preciado looked into how these changes will impact people.
2: My parents came to this country more than 23 years ago.
3: That's the timeframe it took for Daisy as finance mother to become a permanent
residence after migrating from Mexico.
2: We're low income,
so it was definitely a struggle to get my mom
to where she is now.
3: It's a process she says,
came with several financial barriers costing her family over $2,000.
2: People want to fix their status, right? People want to feel safe,
and it just keeps getting harder and harder.
3: And with an increase on immigration filing fees coming this April,
it's expected to cost her a lot more with her father's case. Next.
2: I can't even imagine how much we'll have to pay with him.
3: According to the US Citizenship and Immigration Services,
this is the first time since 2016,
an adjustment will be made to their petitions. Many of them,
which will be seen in work permits, naturalization filings among others.
4: On a daily basis. We deal with families.
We deal with individuals who aren't able to afford to pay the fees.
3: While some people who are filing will have a slight increase.
Daniel Gutierrez legal assistant with the KY Immigration Law Firm says others
like the adjustments of status will go from $1,700 to 3000 per
filing while already feeling the pressure.
Espan says it's needed for her family safety and wellbeing. We'll.
2: Have to figure something out where more hours get something,
but people want to be able to
fix their status.
3: FOX Six News.
1: For more information on these changes,
you can visit the US Citizenship and Immigration Services website and we got a
link to that when you click on this story@foxxnow.com.