USCIS Issues Final Rule With New Filing Fees

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a final rule, effective April 1, 2024, to adjust certain immigration and naturalization benefit request fees. The final rule includes fee increases for various categories, such as:

• I-129 H-1B (named beneficiaries), from $460 to $1,080
• I-129 H-1B (named beneficiaries, small employers, and nonprofits), from $460 to $540
• I-129 L Nonimmigrant Workers, from $460 to $1,385
• I-129 L Nonimmigrant Workers (small employers and nonprofits), from $460 to $695
• I-526/526E Immigrant Petition by Standalone Regional Center, from $3,675 to $11,160

Among other things, the final rule also:

• Imposes a new Asylum Program Fee to be paid by employers who file either a Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, Form I-129CW, Petition for a CNMI-Only Nonimmigrant Transitional Worker, or Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker. The fee will be $0 for nonprofits; $300 for small employers (defined as