Joint replacement involves surgery to replace the ends of bones in a damaged joint. This surgery creates new joint surfaces. In knee replacement surgery, the ends of the damaged thigh and lower leg (shin) bones and usually the kneecap are capped with artificial surfaces lined with metal and plastic. Usually, doctors replace the entire surface at the ends of the thigh and lower leg bones.
1 $695 to file the citizenship application â form N-400. 2  $150 to have someone help you fill out the form and submit to the USCIS. 3  $50 just to talk an immigration lawyer for the first time. 4  $1,500 if you decide to hire the lawyer to help with your case.
An immigration reform bill passed by the Senate in June did not set the costs of the proposed 13-year path to citizenship. Lawmakers left that up to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, with the idea that fees would make the system self-sustaining. While the fees remain unspecified, the Senate bill lays out penalties totaling $2,000 to be paid at various steps along the way.