USCIS Announces Premium Processing Increases Effective March 1

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it will increase premium processing fees for all filings currently eligible for the premium processing service, effective March 1, 2026.

• The Form I-907 premium processing fee for eligible Form I-140 employment-based immigrant petitions and Form I-129 petitions requesting E, H-1B, L, O, P, Q, or TN status will increase from $2,805 to $2,965.
• The Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing fee for Form I-765 applications filed by certain eligible applicants (including OPT and STEM OPT) and Form I-129 petitions requesting H-2B or R-1 status will increase from $1,685 to $1,780.
• The Form I-907 premium processing fee for Form I-539 applications requesting F, J, or M nonimmigrant status will increase from $1,965 to $2,075.

All Form I-907 requests postmarked on or after March 1, 2026 must include the new fee, or the request for premium processing request will be rejected.

Background

The USCIS Stabilization Act authorizes Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to adjust premium processing fees every two years to reflect inflation. DHS has indicated that revenue generated by the fee increase will be used to maintain and improve premium processing services, enhance adjudication processes, address processing backlogs, and support USCIS adjudication and naturalization services.

Please contact your Gibney representative for additional information or email info@gibney.com.

This update is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice.

Aisling Ryan