On December 27, 2023, USCIS announced that thefiling fee for Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing, will be increasingto adjust for inflation.
The fee change will go into effect onFebruary 26, 2024. If USCIS receives a Form I-907 postmarked on or afterFebruary 26, 2024, with the incorrect fee, the Form I-907 will be rejected and returned.
The fee changes are as follow:
- Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker will increase from $2500to $2805, except for H-2B and R-1 petitions. For H-2B and R-1 petitions it willincrease from $1500 to $1685.
- Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker will increase from $2500to $2805.
- Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status willincrease from $1750 to $1965.
- Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization will increase from$1500 to $1685. Please note that premium processing for Form I-765 is onlycurrently available for certain F-1 students.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)will use the revenue generated by the premium processing fee increase toprovide premium processing services, make improvements to adjudicationsprocesses, respond to adjudication demands (including reducing benefit requestprocessing backlogs), and otherwise fund USCIS adjudication and naturalizationservices.