The Division of Immigration has started collecting Immigration fees that, according to Immigration director Melvin Grey, were erroneously undercharged for several years by prior administrations.<\/p>\n
Grey told the Saipan Tribune yesterday that the collection that they started Monday would result in about $1.08 million in annual government revenues.<\/p>\n
Grey said that for several years the Immigration registration fees have erroneously been undercharged in the amount of $75 per each initial and renewal application.<\/p>\n
He pointed out that the law states that Immigration registration fees, including the $25 deportation fee, should be $100.<\/p>\n
He said that previous administrations reduced the payments to only $25.<\/p>\n
Grey said they had to work with the Treasury Department to make the receipts more explicit so the people will understand what they are paying for.<\/p>\n
\u201cRight not it\u2019s been confusing for everybody and we want to get down there, showing that the annual immigration fee is $25 and the processing fee is $100, which includes the deportation fee of $25,\u201d he told Tribune earlier.<\/p>\n
The director projected they would collect approximately $1 million in the next 12 months based on the numbers that they have been processing in recent months, which is approximately 300 renewals and new applications combined.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese are the fees that are implemented by the law to be $100, but the prior administrations had reduced it verbally and that what\u2019s going on. But statutorily it supposed to be $100 so we are going to be in line with the statute. That\u2019s not a new fee; it is just recognizing what is appropriate with what\u2019s supposed to be,\u201d Grey said.<\/p>\n
Under Grey\u2019s leadership, Immigration has also started collecting past-due registration fees from those having immediate relative status. He said they expect to collect $50,000 per year from this. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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