This article was prepared with the assistance of ABIL, the Alliance of Business Immigration Lawyers, of which Loan Huynh, Fredrikson Immigration Department Chair, is a member.
The Alliance of Business Immigration Lawyers reminded its clients that fees for Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing, increased on February 26, 2024. The table below summarizes the increases by type of petition.
| Form | Previous Premium Processing Fee | New Premium Processing Fee |
| Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker | $1,500 (H-2B or R-1 nonimmigrant status) $2,500 (all other available Form I-129 classifications) |
$1,685 (H-2B or R-1 nonimmigrant status) $2,805 (all other available Form I-129 classifications) |
| Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker | $2,500 (employment-based classifications E11, E12, E21 (non-NIW), E31, E32, EW3, E13 and E21 (NIW)) | $2,805 (employment-based classifications E11, E12, E21 (non-NIW), E31, E32, EW3, E13 and E21 (NIW)) |
| Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status | $1,750 (Form I-539 classifications F-1, F-2, M-1, M-2, J-1, J-2, E-1, E-2, E-3, L-2, H-4, O-3, P-4, and R-2) | $1,965 (Form I-539 classifications F-1, F-2, M-1, M-2, J-1, J-2, E-1, E-2, E-3, L-2, H-4, O-3, P-4, and R-2) |
| Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization | $1,500 (certain F-1 students with categories C03A, C03B, C03C) | $1,685 (certain F-1 students with categories C03A, C03B, C03C) |
