USCIS to Raise Expedited Processing Fees: How Much Will You Have to Pay?

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is increasing its expedited processing fees for USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Services) to reflect inflation for the period from June 2023 to June 2025. The new rates are published on official website of the department.

The USCIS Stabilization Act authorized the Department of Homeland Security to adjust expedited processing fees every two years to account for inflation. These fees will continue to be reviewed agency-wide. Revenues generated by the fee increases will be used to provide expedited processing services, improve case processing, address caseloads, including clearing the backlog, and fund other USCIS adjudication and naturalization services.

The rule goes into effect on March 1, 2026. If your expedited processing request is postmarked on or after March 1, 2026, you will be required to pay a new fee for the applicable immigration benefit. To request expedited processing, you must file Form I-907, Request for Expedited Processing, and follow the instructions on the form.

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Below we present the amounts that will be charged from March 1st.

Form I-129, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker, H-2B or R-1 Status:
— previous collection — $1685
— new fee — $1780

Form I-129, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker, all other available I-129 categories, including E-1, E-2, E-3, H-1B, H-3, L-1A, L-1B, LZ, O-1, O-2, P-1, P-1S, P-2, P-2S, P-3, P-3S, Q-1, TN-1, TN-2:
— previous collection — $2805
— new fee — $2965

Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker, Employment-Based Categories, Including E11, E12, E13, E21 (NIW and Non-NIW), E31, E32, EW3:
— previous collection — $2805
— new fee — $2965

Form I-539, Application to Extend or Change Nonimmigrant Status for F-1, F-2, J-1, J-2, M-1, M-2:
— previous collection — $1965
— new fee — $2075

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Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization for Certain Permissible Applications (OPT and STEM-OPT Categories):
— previous collection — $1685
— new fee — $1780

You can only request expedited processing for those immigration benefits that are officially available for this process.

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