(Cross posted again) Here's an article about U.S. Congressman, Mitt Romney, requesting an audit or accounting of the USCIS and a lot of other information: https://www.deseret.com/2019/12/11/21005211/romney-immigration-services-fee-hikes-family-history-research-genealogy-program-ancestry-mormon
Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada On Mon, Dec 9, 2019 at 8:26 PM Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > (Cross posted to Azores, Maderia, and IslandRoutes lists) > > The fees for the United States Naturalization records are under review and > the new increase will cost us over $600! We have *ONE WEEK* to write and > complain. Below are some articles. > > Dick Eastman's article: > > https://blog.eogn.com/2019/11/15/uscis-proposes-fee-increases-for-genealogy-records/ > > Judy Russell's article with a place to complain (with samples and writing > prompts). You must complete this by MONDAY, DECEMBER 16. > https://www.legalgenealogist.com/2019/11/21/records-not-revenue/ > > 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/ > > Then someone (Ronnie French? Elaine Mello?) posted this. > <<My cousin followed Judy's advice and emailed Reclaim the Records. She > said: > "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 long term to > release the records." > > 1) Go to https://www.recordsnotrevenue.com/? (Yes, the question mark is > part of the URL). Read the information. > > 2) Open another tab with the writing prompts at: > https://www.recordsnotrevenue.com/conversation-starters/ > (I blended a couple of them together). > > 3) Then submit it via their portal. This must be done by DECEMBER 16th! >> > > I'm going to keep sending this email to the list(s) every couple of days > until December 16th! All U.S. researchers need to write in!! > > Thank you to all who will take the 5-10 minutes to write in! > Cheri Mello, An avid, hard-core, die-hard genealogist > > On Sun, Dec 1, 2019 at 9:30 AM Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > >> (Cross posted to Madeira and Island Routes lists) >> >> Dick Eastman, as well as Judy Russell (The Legal Genealogist) wrote about >> the huge price increase for U.S. Naturalization records. The new fees are >> ridiculous! Over $600 total!! >> >> Dick Eastman's article: >> >> https://blog.eogn.com/2019/11/15/uscis-proposes-fee-increases-for-genealogy-records/ >> >> Judy Russell's article with a place to complain (with samples and writing >> prompts). You must complete this by MONDAY, DECEMBER 16. >> https://www.legalgenealogist.com/2019/11/21/records-not-revenue/ >> >> My cousin followed Judy's advice and emailed Reclaim the Records. She >> said: >> <<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 long term to >> release the records.>> >> >> 1) Go to https://www.recordsnotrevenue.com/? (Yes, the question mark is >> part of the URL). Read the information. >> >> 2) Open another tab with the writing prompts at: >> https://www.recordsnotrevenue.com/conversation-starters/ >> (I blended a couple of them together). >> >> 3) Then submit it via their portal. This must be done by DECEMBER 16th! >> >> I'm going to keep sending this email to the list(s) every few days until >> December 16th! >> >> Thank you to all who will take the 5-10 minutes to write in! >> Cheri Mello, An avid, hard-core, die-hard genealogist >> > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/CAKUUw_GY9cC6VHbygWc2GFnGMNAVPeu1cpgUZgcuAyEHN-%2BQLQ%40mail.gmail.com.
