On December 27, 2023 United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) announced that as a result of inflation, the agency will be increasing the premium processing fees of certain employment-based applications and petitions effective February 26, 2024.

The announcement was made in concert with the publication of the final rule in the Federal Register. USCIS notes that any filings received on or after February 26 with the incorrect filing fee, will have the Form I-907 Request for Premium Processing rejected and the filing fee will be returned.

UPDATE February 1, 2024: The agency has confirmed via final rule that the timeframe for processing premium processing requests will be extended from fifteen calendar days to fifteen business days, giving the agency an extended time to respond.