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9 ม.ค. 2026
Insight
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced a final rule that will increase premium processing fees in order to adjust for inflation.
Effective March 1, 2026, the premium processing fee for the majority of eligible Form I-129 and Form I-140 petitions (e.g., H-1B, L-1, O-1, TN, E-3, EB-1, EB-2, EB-3) will increase from $2,805 to $2,965.
The premium processing fee will also increase from $1,965 to $2,075 for eligible Form I-539 applications (i.e., F-1, F-2, J-1, J-2, M-1 and M-2) and from $1,685 to $1,780 for eligible Form I-765 applications (i.e., OPT and STEM-OPT EADs) and Form I-129 H-2B and R-1 petitions.
Cases filed with a request for premium processing that are postmarked on or after March 1, 2026, must include the new fee.
If you have any questions or need additional information about this alert, please feel free to contact the HSF Kramer Immigration Group.
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Mark D. Koestler
Partner, Head of Business Immigration, US, New York
Matthew S. Dunn
Partner, Head of Business Immigration, US, New York
Scott A. Gorski
Partner, New York
Allison D. Gray
Counsel, New York
Rohit Biswas
Senior Associate, New York
Melissa B. Drennan
Senior Associate, New York
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Senior Associate, New York
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Senior Associate, New York
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