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Adjustment to Premium Processing Fees

Recorded by ImmigrationClock from Federal Register, published Jan 12, 2026, effective Mar 1, 2026.

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Changes what someone can or must do
Classification
Final rule
Published
Jan 12, 2026
Effective
Mar 1, 2026
Source checked
Aug 2, 2026
Changes what someone can or must doFinal ruleFederal Register

Adjustment to Premium Processing Fees

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.

What this means

  • This rule has been in effect since 2026-03-01. (effectiveAt)
  • The document names H-1B specialty occupation, L-1 intracompany transferee, H-2B temporary non-agricultural, O-1 extraordinary ability. It may identify others — read the original to be sure. (impact.stated (partial))
  • The document states a requirement for the people it covers. The exact wording is quoted above — whether it applies to any particular person depends on facts this platform does not have. (impact.actionRequired)

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Who is affected

Visa categoriesH-1B specialty occupationL-1 intracompany transfereeH-2B temporary non-agriculturalO-1 extraordinary ability
What the document says may be required

The document states a requirement for those it covers. The exact obligation, and whether it applies to a particular person, depends on the document's own terms — the relevant passage is quoted below.

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.

This list may be incomplete — the document may identify others. Read the original. Assembled from the source document, not from anyone's individual circumstances. Whether a change applies to a specific person depends on facts this platform does not have. This is data context, not legal advice.

Published Jan 12, 2026Effective Mar 1, 2026Source checked Aug 2, 2026Read the originalMethodologyPermalink

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This record was built from the linked government document by explicit, published rules per source — never by a language model, and never by how much attention an item might attract. Where the document states who is affected, it is quoted; where ImmigrationClock inferred something, it is labelled as an inference. The source was last checked on Aug 2, 2026. Nothing here is legal advice about anyone’s case. Read the full methodology →