On October 30, 2019 the USCIS announced a proposed
rule to increase the premium processing fee. The premium processing fee will be raised
from $1,410 to $1,440. The fee increase
will go into effect on December 2, 2019.
Premium processing is an optional service
currently authorized for certain
types of cases, notably filing an H-1B or an I-140. The system allows
petitioners to request 15 day processing of these cases if they pay an extra
fee. The premium processing fee is paid in addition to the base filing fee and
any other applicable fees.
The USCIS is almost entirely funded by the
fees paid by applicants and petitioners for immigration benefits. The USCIS indicates this increase of the
premium processing fee reflects the full amount of inflation from the
implementation of the premium processing fee in June 2001 through August 2019
based on the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U).
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