US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that they will increase the government filing fees of the following government forms and petitions:

USCIS Form

Current Fee

New Fee

Effective Date

Form I-129 for H-1B

$460

No change

April 1, 2024

Form I-129 for E-3/TN

$460

$510

Form I-129 for O-1

$460

$530

(Optional) Premium processing for Form I-129 (H-1B/E-3/O-1/TN)

$2,500

$2,805

February 26, 2024

Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status

Online: $370

Paper filing: $370

Online: $420

Paper filing: $470

April 1, 2024

(Optional) Premium Processing for Form I-539

$1,750

$1,965

February 26, 2024

Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker

$700

$715

April 1, 2024

Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization

Online: $410

Paper filing: $410

Online: $470

Paper filing: $520

(Optional) Premium processing for Form I-765

$1,500

$1,685

February 26, 2024

Current fees vs. New fees

• Petitions/applications submitted to USCIS by mail that are postmarked before the effective date (shown above) can include the current fee.
• However, the new fee will be required for petitions/applications postmarked on or after the effective date (shown above).
• It is not about the mailing date, but the postmarked date of applicable petitions and applications to USCIS.

Government processing time adjustment

• USCIS will change its premium processing timeframe from calendar days (which include every day of the week) to business days (which only include Monday to Friday, excluding federal holidays).
• The premium processing timeframe for Form I-129 (H-1B/E-3/TN) will change from 15 calendar days to 15 business days. The premium processing timeframe for Form I-539 and Form I-765 (e.g. for F-1 OPT) will change from 30 calendar days to 30 business days.
• Please note that premium processing is an optional service to expedite the government processing time. It is not a required fee.

If you have any questions, please contact your ISSS advisor.