Adjustment to Premium Processing Fees
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What the document says
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is increasing premium processing fees charged by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to reflect the amount of inflation from June 2023 through June 2025 according to the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers.
Who the document names
Visa categories
H-1B specialty occupation, L-1 intracompany transferee, H-2B temporary non-agricultural, O-1 extraordinary ability
Where the document says this
- H-1B specialty occupation: “The premium processing fee for Forms I-907 requesting H-2B or R-1 nonimmigrant classification will increase from $1,685 to $1,780, an increase of $95, which is the result of a 5.72 percent increase in the CPI-U from June 2023 to June 2025. The premium processing fee for all other eligible Form I-129…”
- L-1 intracompany transferee: “The premium processing fee for Forms I-907 requesting H-2B or R-1 nonimmigrant classification will increase from $1,685 to $1,780, an increase of $95, which is the result of a 5.72 percent increase in the CPI-U from June 2023 to June 2025. The premium processing fee for all other eligible Form I-129…”
- H-2B temporary non-agricultural: “The premium processing fee for Forms I-907 requesting H-2B or R-1 nonimmigrant classification will increase from $1,685 to $1,780, an increase of $95, which is the result of a 5.72 percent increase in the CPI-U from June 2023 to June 2025. The premium processing fee for all other eligible Form I-129…”
- O-1 extraordinary ability: “The premium processing fee for Forms I-907 requesting H-2B or R-1 nonimmigrant classification will increase from $1,685 to $1,780, an increase of $95, which is the result of a 5.72 percent increase in the CPI-U from June 2023 to June 2025. The premium processing fee for all other eligible Form I-129…”
A requirement the document states
“A premium processing request must be submitted on USCIS Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing, and in the manner prescribed by USCIS in the form instructions.”
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- H-1B electronic registration · recurs each year for H-1B
- New fiscal year: H-1B start date · recurs each year for H-1B
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About this record
- Published
- Jan 12, 2026
- Source
- Federal Register, checked Aug 2, 2026
- Review
- Classified automatically; not reviewed by a person
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