News Brief — Premium Processing Fee Increase Effective October 19, 2020

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on October 16, 2020 that it would increase fees for premium processing, effective October 19.

Pub. L. №116–159 increases the fee for Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing, from $1,440 to $2,500, for all filings except those from petitioners filing Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, requesting H-2B or R-1 nonimmigrant status. The premium processing fee for petitioners filing Form I-129 requesting H-2B or R-1 nonimmigrant status is increasing from $1,440 to $1,500.

Any Form I-907 postmarked on or after October 19 must include the new fee amount. If a Form I-907 postmarked on or after October 19 with the incorrect filing fee, USCIS will reject the Form I-907 and return the filing fee. For filings sent by commercial courier (such as UPS, FedEx and DHL), the postmark date is the date reflected on the courier receipt.

More information is available at: https://www.uscis.gov/news/premium-processing-fee-increase-effective-oct-19-2020

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