U.S. Citizenship fees to go up

WASHINGTON - It&#39;s going to cost more for immigrants to become American citizens. <br> <br> Federal immigration officials plan to raise the fees for citizenship and other immigration services. <br> <br> A spokesman for Citizenship and Immigration Services says the increases will help pay for additional security costs. Officials must now check names and fingerprints against intelligence databases. <br> <br> Advocates for immigrants say the fee increase shows there&#39;s a problem with the way the agency is funded. They say Congress should set aside money for the agency, which is now funded by the fees alone. <br> <br> Currently, a permanent resident pays $260, plus $50 for fingerprinting, to become a citizen. The amount of the increase hasn&#39;t been decided.

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