On the evening of September 30, 2020, President Trump signed
into law an appropriations bill that includes, among other
provisions, an increase in premium processing fees and expansion of
the premium processing service to additional types of immigration
applications that were not previously accorded that option. This
legislation seeks to increase the revenue of USCIS, which has
recently claimed it's experiencing a budget shortfall.
The premium processing fee will be increased from $1,440 to
$2,500 for categories that are already able to utilize premium
processing. This would include: H-1Bs, L-1s, E-1s
and E-2s, O-1s, TNs, EB-2 & EB-3 I-140 petitions, and some EB-1
I-140 Petitions. Additionally, USCIS can expand the premium
processing option to include I-765 employment authorization
applications (EADs), nonimmigrant dependent applications (such as
H-4s and L-2s) , all EB-1, EB-2 and EB-3 I-140 Petitions and
associated applications for dependents, and applications to
