The cost of becoming a US citizen could soon rise sharply. The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has proposed a significant increase in naturalisation filing fees, potentially making American citizenship considerably more expensive for lawful permanent residents, including thousands of Indians who apply for citizenship each year.

The Department of Homeland Security is planning to wildly increase citizenship application fees.

The USCIS proposes to increase the fee for naturalization to as much as $1,330 at a time when the Donald Trump administration declared war on citizenship fraud and is…

USCIS's proposed rule would also eliminate fee waivers and reduced rates for more applicants seeking citizenship.