Judy Russell, The Legal Genealogist, blogged about this again. She says: <<If this rule is adopted, the cost of getting a record search done at USCIS — the first step that lets us know if the agency actually holds records about a research target — will rise from $65 to $240. And the cost of getting a paper record identified in that record search, such as a visa file, will rise from $65 to $385. So a record that, today, costs a maximum of $130 will cost *$625* if this rule goes into effect.
And that vastly higher fee will be for records that, in many cases, should have already been transferred to the National Archives and so available to us all for much lower fees.>> Full article here. https://www.legalgenealogist.com/2019/12/02/fight-the-fee-hikes/ I will be quiet about this for a few days. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada On Sun, Dec 1, 2019 at 1:08 PM Cheri Mello <gfsche...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks, Marilyn! > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, > Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada > > > On Sun, Dec 1, 2019 at 12:25 PM Marilyn Thompson <mari...@jmtmlt.com> > wrote: > >> I just wrote using the URL and I sent an email to my congressman telling >> he needed to protect the rights of the people. >> Marilyn T >> >> On Sun, Dec 1, 2019 at 12:09 PM Cheri Mello <gfsche...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Thanks Edna. The more that write, the better! >>> Cheri Mello >>> Listowner, Azores-Gen >>> Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira >>> Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Dec 1, 2019 at 11:02 AM Comcast Dave-Edna <dave-e...@comcast.net> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Thank you I have sent my comments . >>>> >>>> >>>> On Dec 1, 2019, at 9:20 AM, Cheri Mello <gfsche...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> Thanks for keeping us posted! >>>> >>>> Here's what I did. I went to the URL Elaine posted (yes, the question >>>> mark is part of it): >>>> https://www.recordsnotrevenue.com/? >>>> >>>> Then I opened the writing prompt tab and reworded and blended a couple >>>> of them together: >>>> https://www.recordsnotrevenue.com/conversation-starters/ >>>> >>>> I'm going to bug the list(s) every few days to do this. >>>> Cheri Mello >>>> Listowner, Azores-Gen >>>> Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira >>>> Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sun, Dec 1, 2019 at 8:40 AM Elaine Mello <emello1...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I just got an email from Reclaim the Records, and they are talking to >>>>> their lawyers about this. Apparently, a lot of these records should have >>>>> been turned over to NARA a while ago, but they urge everyone to comment on >>>>> the https://www.recordsnotrevenue.com/? page in the hopes that they >>>>> can in the short term stop the increase while they work on the longterm to >>>>> release the records. >>>>> >>>>> Elaine >>>>> >>>>>> . >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/a20c2bf4-2922-49ab-8e37-d36a2e48c8b4%40googlegroups.com >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/a20c2bf4-2922-49ab-8e37-d36a2e48c8b4%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/CAKUUw_FEaY_a96GVDyHwrLe8ACG%3DM-VAJEnnefFCa_apTQ07jQ%40mail.gmail.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/CAKUUw_FEaY_a96GVDyHwrLe8ACG%3DM-VAJEnnefFCa_apTQ07jQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/9DF78AF0-1EF6-4DC3-ABC7-A0531BB2CF71%40comcast.net >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/9DF78AF0-1EF6-4DC3-ABC7-A0531BB2CF71%40comcast.net?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/CAKUUw_E51PLFXrvMr-C1Dphn4hcy_LRMn-8uToaB1WFkje9Gnw%40mail.gmail.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/CAKUUw_E51PLFXrvMr-C1Dphn4hcy_LRMn-8uToaB1WFkje9Gnw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Azores Genealogy" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/CAJyL4ejUjzsPTJ5t%3DaRS33sRRSrKRm16M0e-HEWz4eapgKJPig%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/CAJyL4ejUjzsPTJ5t%3DaRS33sRRSrKRm16M0e-HEWz4eapgKJPig%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. 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