US Visa: Premium processing fee for H-1B and student visas increased

US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced a final rule that will increase the filing fee for Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing, to adjust for inflation. After maintaining the fees unchanged for three years, the premium processing fees charged by USCIS for all eligible forms and categories are now being increased.

Form I-907 is the form to be used to request for processing of eligible forms in an expedited manner called Premium processing or faster processing. The eligible forms and categories allowed under Form I-907 – Request for Premium Processing form include Form I-129, Form I-140, Form I-765 and Form I-539.