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Today, USCIS published a final rule increasing premium processing fees, effective March 1, 2026. Requests for premium processing postmarked on or after March 1, 2026, must include the new fee amount for the requested benefit. See the announcement USCIS released last week for more information which primarily affects the I-129, I-140, I-539 and Form I-765 for OPT and STEM OPT EAD Cards.

USCIS to Raise Premium Processing Fees

Today, USCIS published a final rule increasing premium processing fees, effective March 1, 2026. Requests for premium processing postmarked on or after March 1, 2026, must include the new fee amount for the requested benefit. See the announcement USCIS released last week for more information which primarily affects the I-129, I-140, I-539 and Form I-765 for OPT and STEM OPT EAD Cards.

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