Premium Processing Fee To Increase On December 2

Effective December 2, 2019, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will increase the Form I-907 Premium Processing fee from $1,410 to $1,440. This increase will be in effect for Form I-907 applications filed in connection with Form I-129, Petition for Non-Immigrant Worker and Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker petitions. The final rule was published in the Federal Register on October 31, 2019.

Premium Processing is an optional service which allows petitioners to pay an additional fee to request expedited processing for certain employment-based applications. Under premium processing, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has fifteen (15) calendar days to adjudicate the petition. The fee for this service was last adjusted in October 2018, when it was increased from $1,225 to $1,410. According to DHS, the new premium processing fee reflects an increase in the consumer price index since the fee was initially put in place in 2010.

Immediate Impact

Form I-129 and Form I-140 petitions postmarked on or after...

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