Agency updatePublished Oct 27, 2026Changes requirements
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is revising guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual regarding filing fees for L-1 petitions and the regulatory changes made by the 9-11 Response and Biometric Entry-Exit Fee for H-1B and L-1 Visas final rule (9-11 Biometric Fee final rule).
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H-1B specialty occupation, L-1 intracompany transferee
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H-1B specialty occupation: “…is revising guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual regarding filing fees for L-1 petitions and the regulatory changes made by the 9-11 Response and Biometric Entry-Exit Fee for H-1B and L-1 Visas final rule (9-11 Biometric Fee final rule).”
L-1 intracompany transferee: “Fee Guidance for L-1 Intracompany Transferees”
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is amending the regulations concerning the 9-11 Response and Biometric Entry-Exit Fee for certain H-1B and L-1 Visas (9-11 Biometric Fee). The regulatory changes correct DHS's interpretation of statutory language to require that covered employers submit the 9-11 Biometric Fee for all extension of status petitions, regardless of whether the related fraud prevention and detection fee applies, which includes extension of status petitions that do not involve a change of employer. The 9-11 Biometric Fee continues to apply unchanged to petitions seeking an initial grant of status. The changes also help DHS comply with its congressional mandate to implement a biometric entry-exit system.
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Affected Policy Manual sections, as listed by USCIS: 2 USCIS-PM L.7 (Nonimmigrants).
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