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{{Short description|Account in the Treasury of the United States}}
The '''Immigration Examinations Fee Account''' ('''IEFA''') is an account in the [[United States Department of the Treasury|Treasury of the United States]] into which all revenues collected from fees for immigration and naturalization are deposited, and that is used to fund the costs associated with providing the immigration and naturalization benefits.<ref name=iefa-adjustment-proposal-2001>{{cite web|url = https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2001/08/08/01-19875/adjustment-of-certain-fees-of-the-immigration-examinations-fee-account|title = Adjustment of Certain Fees of the Immigration Examinations Fee Account|date = August 8, 2001|accessdate = December 19, 2021|publisher = Federal Register}}</ref><ref name=usc-8>{{cite web|url = https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2019-title8/html/USCODE-2019-title8-chap12-subchapII-partIX-sec1356.htm|title = §1356. Disposition of moneys collected under the provisions of this subchapter|accessdate = December 19, 2021}}</ref> The account funds most of the operations of the [[United States Citizenship and Immigration Services]] (USCIS), the sub-agency of the [[U.S. Department of Homeland Security]] that is tasked with most of the associated work (such as adjudication of [[USCIS immigration forms]]).<ref name=iefa-fee-review-2020>{{cite web|url = https://www.aila.org/File/Related/20073100c.pdf|title = Immigration Examinations Fee Account Fee Review Supporting Documentation with Addendum|date = May 1, 2020|accessdate = December 19, 2021|publisher = United States Citizenship and Immigration Services}}</ref><ref name=dhs-uscis-review-2020>{{cite web|url = https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/19_0318_MGMT_CBJ-Citizenship-Immigration-Services_0.pdf|title = Department of Homeland Security United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Budget Overview|accessdate = December 19, 2021}}</ref>