Immigration Reminders: Premium Processing Fee Increases Starting Today February 26, 2024 & E-Verify+ Pilot Coming This Spring
As a reminder to our readers, today Monday, February 26, 2024, a new premium processing fee will go into effect for Form I-907 Request for Premium Processing, for those filing premium processing service for the following applications:
- Form I-129 Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker
- Form I-140 Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker
- Certain applicants filing Form I-765 Application for Employment Authorization and
- I-539 Application to Extend or Change Nonimmigrant Status with USCIS.
Highlights
In December of last year, USCIS published a final rule in the Federal Register announcing the filing fee increase for Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service, to account for inflation.
Effective February 26, 2024, the final rule increases the premium processing fees as follows:
Please note if USCIS receives a Form I-907 Request for Premium Processing Service, postmarked on or after February 26, 2024, with the incorrect filing fee, the agency will reject the Form I-907 and return the filing fee to the sender. For filings sent by commercial courier (such as UPS, FedEx, and DHL), the postmark date is the date reflected on the courier receipt.
Increase in I-907 Premium Processing Filing Fees
| Form | Previous Fee | New Fee |
| Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker | $1,500 (H-2B or R-1 nonimmigrant status)
$2,500 (All other available Form I-129 classifications (E-1, E-2, E-3, H-1B, H-3, L-1A, L-1B, LZ, O-1, O-2, P-1, P-1S, P-2, P-2S, P-3, P-3S, Q-1, TN-1, and TN-2)) |
$1,685 (H-2B or R-1 nonimmigrant status)
$2,805 (All other available Form I-129 classifications (E-1, E-2, E-3, H-1B, H-3, L-1A, L-1B, LZ, O-1, O-2, P-1, P-1S, P-2, P-2S, P-3, P-3S, Q-1, TN-1, and TN-2)) |
| Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker | $2,500 (Employment-based (EB) classifications E11, E12, E21 (non-NIW), E31, E32, EW3, E13 and E21 (NIW)) | $2,805 (Employment-based (EB) classifications E11, E12, E21 (non-NIW), E31, E32, EW3, E13 and E21 (NIW)) |
| Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status | $1,750 (Form I-539 classifications F-1, F-2, M-1, M-2, J-1, J-2, E-1, E-2, E-3, L-2, H-4, O-3, P-4, and R-2) | $1,965 (Form I-539 classifications F-1, F-2, M-1, M-2, J-1, J-2, E-1, E-2, E-3, L-2, H-4, O-3, P-4, and R-2) |
| Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization | $1,500 (Certain F-1 students with categories C03A, C03B, C03C) | $1,685 (Certain F-1 students with categories C03A, C03B, C03C) |
For more information about this announcement, please click here.
E-Verify Spring Pilot Program
USCIS has announced it will be launching a pilot of E-Verify+ in 2024 to streamline Form I-9 and the employment eligibility verification process, giving employers more efficiency and employees more control over their personal information.
The new service is expected to be available as a pilot this spring.
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Helpful Links
- USCIS Announces Inflation Adjustment to Premium Processing Fees
- Reminder: Adjustment to Premium Processing Fees Takes Effect Today
- Final Rule Adjustment to Premium Processing Fees
- Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service
- How Do I Request Premium Processing?
- E-Verify+ Pilot Program
- March 2024 Visa Bulletin
- Adjustment of Status Filing Dates from Visa Bulletin
- USCIS Processing Times
- Immigrant Visa Backlog Report
- DOS Visa Services Operating Status Update
- ImmigrationLawyerBlog
- ImmigrationU Membership
- Success stories
- Youtube channel
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