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DHS adjusts premium processing fees

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CountryUnited States
Operative dateFebruary 26, 2024
CategoryWork, study, residence, other
Policy toolFees
Affected groupNew applicants

Policy effect

DHS issued a final rule increasing premium processing fees for eligible forms including Form I-129, Form I-140, Form I-539, and Form I-765.

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: DHS issued a final rule increasing premium processing fees for eligible forms including Form I-129, Form I-140, Form I-539, and Form I-765.

Official source excerpt

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… details. Department of Homeland Security 8 CFR Part 106 [CIS No. 2757-23; DHS Docket No. USCIS-2018-0003] RIN 1615-ZC05 AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, DHS. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is increasing premium processing fees charged by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to reflect the amount of inflation from June 2021 through June 2023 according to the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers. The adjustment increases premium processing fees from $1,500 to $1,685, $1,750 to $1,965, and $2,500 to $2,805. DATES: Effective … employment authorization on Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, the fee was established as $1,500.[8] USCIS is now increasing those premium processing fees provided by Congress in the USCIS Stabilization Act and codified through the USCIS Stabilization Rule by the inflationary adjustment calculation provided by INA 286(u)(3)(C), 8 U.S.C. 1356(u)(3)(C). See USCIS Stabilization Act, Public Law 116-159 (Oct. 1, 2020). II. Basis for Adjustment Section 286(u)(3)(C) of the INA, 8 U.S.C. 1356(u)(3)(C), provides that DHS may adjust the premium fees on a biennial basis by the percentage by …
Federal Register 88 FR 89539Federal Register 88 FR 89539. DHS adjusts premium processing fees. Effective 2024-02-26.Open official source
Retrieved from https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/12/28/2023-28529/adjustment-to-premium-processing-fees

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