US Increases Visa Premium Processing Fees..

The United States has announced an increase in visa premium processing fees, which will come into effect from March 1. For H-1B, L-1, O-1, P-1 and TN visas under Form I-129, the premium processing fee has been raised from 2,805 dollars to 2,965 dollars. The same fee has also been fixed for Form I-140 immigrant petitions.

Fees for other applications have also been revised. The processing fee for Forms I-765 and I-129 has been increased from 1,685 dollars to 1,780 dollars. For Form I-539 applications, the fee has gone up from 1,965 dollars to 2,075 dollars. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services has officially announced these changes.