On September 29, a US District Court ruled that USCIS/Department of Homeland Security may not charge increased application fees on October 2, 2020. New fees and form versions associated with that rule that were to be required on October 2, 2020, as well as all other aspects of the 2020 USCIS fee rule, are now on hold.
This will impact the checks that scholars, family members and MIT Departments must include in application packages to USCIS. The current “old” fees will remain in effect until further notice. Scholars can check the appropriate fee amounts on the USCIS website list of fees for each form, as well as on the USCIS webpage for each form. DLC HR administrators will be notified by advisors in ISchO of any MIT checks that must be reissued, or needed for cases in process. Going forward, DLC HR admins should review checklists sent to them by ISchO, for each new scholar case, to verify appropriate fee check amounts.