Employers interested in providing their feedback to USCIS concerning the fee increases may do so here. ![]() ![]() The 60-day public comment period started on January 4, 2023, and runs through March 6, 2023. The NPRM will go through the standard federal regulatory process. Incorporating biometrics costs into the main benefit fee and removing the separate biometric services fee in most cases.Changing the premium processing time frame from 15 calendar days to 15 business days for most requests.Requiring separate filing fees for Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, and associated Form I-131, Application for Travel Document, and Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization.Increasing the H-1B registration fee per beneficiary from $10 to $215.Form I-129 for O classification: $1,055 (129% increase).Form I-129 for L classification: $1,385 (201% increase).Form I-129 for H-1 classifications: $780 (70% increase).Separate fees for each nonimmigrant classification covered by Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker.A new Asylum Program Fee of $600 for employment-based petitions (e.g., Forms I-129 and I-140) in addition to the required classification-specific filing fees.Notable proposed changes that would significantly increase employers’ cost of filing include: Addressing the need and basis for the fee increase, USCIS explained that the proposed fee schedule will increase USCIS’s average total annual fee revenue from $4.5 billion to $6.64 billion. The agency emphasized that the proposed fee adjustment is necessary to fully recover USCIS’s operational costs and reestablish timely USCIS service levels. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to significantly increase filing costs for employment-based petitioners. USCIS Issues Proposed Rule to Significantly Increase Filing Costs for Employers
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