New Delhi, June 23 -- The Trump administration unveiled a plan Monday that would dramatically increase the application fee for the US citizenship programme by about 75 per cent.

According to reports, the US Department of Homeland Security plans to charge legal immigrants seeking US citizenship $570 more in application fees while eliminating waivers and fee reductions for low-income applicants.

The fee for paper-based applications - N‑400 (citizenship application) - would increase from $760 ( Rs.71,973) to $1330 ( Rs.1,26,038) - an increase of 5 percent.

The fee for online application would jump from $710 to $1280 (+80 percent). That is the difference of $570, CBS News reported.

For N‑336 (appeal of denial), the fees for a ...