USCIS Increased Filing Fees Will Take Effect on April 1, 2024 - Fuller & Fuller LLP

Effective April 1, 2024, certain immigration and naturalization benefit request fees will increase, pursuant to a recently published U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) Final Rule.  Essential changes from the Final Rule include:

1) USCIS will increase the H-1B cap registration fee from $10 to $215 per registration, effective March 2025 for the FY 2026 cap season and beyond.  This does not affect FY 2025;

2) USCIS will implement a $600 Asylum Program Fee for I-129 and I-140 petitions, with a reduced fee of $300 for small employers (25 or fewer employees), and exempting nonprofit employers;

3) USCIS will extend the premium processing adjudication period from 15 calendar days to 15 business days; and

1. 4) USCIS will significantly increase the filing fees associated with various immigration petitions and application, particularly impacting Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers, Form I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status and Form N-400, Application for Naturalization as follows: