On behalf of the Association of American Universities (AAU) and Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), we write to comment on the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) proposed adjustments to certain immigration and naturalization benefit request fees charged by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) (DHS Docket No. USCIS-2016-0001). We appreciate the opportunity to comment on these proposed changes.AAU and APLU together represent more than 200 major public and private research universities in the United States.