USCIS Filing Fees for Common Forms (Checked September 2026)

As of September 26, 2026, we did not find a final rule or USCIS announcement that sets new fees for the forms below with an effective date on or after October 1, 2026. We checked the USCIS newsroom and the Federal Register. Points to watch:

Other fees that may apply to H-1B and L-1 petitions (per the fee schedule): a $500 Fraud Prevention and Detection Fee for many initial and change-of-employer petitions; the $4,000 (H-1B) or $4,500 (L-1) fee under Pub. L. 114-113 for employers with 50 or more U.S. employees of whom more than half are in H-1B, L-1A or L-1B status, for petitions filed on or before September 30, 2027; and, for H-1B, the ACWIA fee of $1,500 or $750 depending on employer size. The fee schedule also lists a $100,000 payment tied to a September 2025 presidential proclamation for certain H-1B petitions. The USCIS fee schedule page states that a federal court vacated the agency guidance implementing that payment and that DHS is complying with the order while it considers next steps, so confirm its status on the USCIS H-1B page before filing.

Premium processing is paid in addition to all other filing fees, as a separate payment. It is only available for classifications that USCIS has announced on the Form I-907 page.

According to the fee schedule, as of February 5, 2026 the Pub. L. 119-21 asylum fees and certain parolee fees do not apply to Ms. L. Settlement Class members and their Qualifying Additional Family Members, under a court order in Ms. L. v. ICE.

USCIS no longer accepts personal checks, money orders or cashier’s checks for paper filings unless you qualify for an exemption with Form G-1651. Pay with a credit, debit or prepaid card using Form G-1450, or from a U.S. bank account using Form G-1650. Online filings are paid through Pay.gov. USCIS recommends a separate payment for each form in a package, because one defective form can cause the whole package to be rejected if a single payment covers several forms. Fees are generally not refundable. See USCIS Filing Fees for details.

USCIS rejects a filing that does not include the correct fee. When we prepare your case, our attorney review before filing includes checking each government fee against the current USCIS fee schedule and form page. Existing clients can make online payments and upload documents in our client portal. Our own legal fees are quoted at the consultation because every case has a different scope.

• USCIS, Form G-1055, Fee Schedule (edition 09/09/26): https://www.uscis.gov/g-1055 (PDF: https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/g-1055.pdf)
• USCIS, Filing Fees: https://www.uscis.gov/forms/filing-fees
• USCIS, Form I-130 (Form I-130A filing): https://www.uscis.gov/i-130
• USCIS, Form I-907: https://www.uscis.gov/i-907
• USCIS, Court Order on Partial Stay of DHS 2024 USCIS Fee Rule (EB-5 fees): https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/alerts/court-order-on-partial-stay-of-dhs-2024-uscis-fee-rule
• USCIS, Newsroom Alerts: https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/alerts
• Federal Register, Naturalization Application Fee Adjustments (proposed rule): https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/23/2026-12542/naturalization-application-fee-adjustments
• Federal Register, Fee for Certain H-1B Petitions (proposed rule): https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/25/2026-17324/fee-for-certain-h-1b-petitions
• Federal Register, 9-11 Response and Biometric Entry-Exit Fee for H-1B and L-1 Visas (final rule): https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/10/2026-16231/9-11-response-and-biometric-entry-exit-fee-for-h-1b-and-l-1-visas

All fee amounts were checked on uscis.gov on September 26, 2026.