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Prevents DHS from waiving citizenship application fees.
The problem
The Department of Homeland Security can currently waive or reduce citizenship application fees for applicants. Some believe this creates inconsistent fee treatment.
The proposal
This bill removes DHS authority to waive or reduce any fees related to citizenship applications. All applicants would pay the full standard fee.
The impact
People applying for citizenship would pay full fees with no exceptions. DHS would lose flexibility to help low-income applicants.
The government would collect full fees from all applicants consistently. This could increase predictable federal revenue from citizenship processing.
All citizenship applicants would face identical fee requirements regardless of circumstances. This creates uniform policy across all cases.
DHS would no longer need to review fee waiver requests. This reduces paperwork and processing decisions for the agency.
Low-income immigrants would have to pay full fees, making citizenship less accessible. This could delay naturalization for financially struggling families.
Higher costs might discourage some eligible immigrants from applying for citizenship. This could lower overall naturalization numbers.
DHS cannot help unemployed, elderly, or disabled applicants facing extreme hardship. Some deserving people might be unable to pay.
Removing discretion prevents DHS from addressing individual circumstances. One-size-fits-all fees ignore varying financial situations.
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