Fee for Certain H-1B Petitions

What it does

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to establish a $103,265 fee, payable at the time of filing, for all H-1B cap-subject petitions, including those eligible for the advanced degree exemption, which would be imposed in addition to all other applicable fees or payments. This fee would serve as a dedicated revenue mechanism to help recover a portion of the federal government's costs of administering the lawful immigration system, including activities carried out by DHS, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the U.S. Department of State (DOS), and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL).

The Homeland Security Department's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What it would change

1 part of Title 8 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

8 CFR 106

Before this

No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 1615-AD20 since Jan. 1, 2025.

Since then:

• Sept. 10, 2026 Proposed rule Fee for Certain H-1B Petitions

What happens next and when

Submission of Public Comments: Written comments must be submitted on or before September 24, 2026. The electronic Federal Docket Management System will accept comments before midnight eastern time at the end of that day.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Check it yourself

• The document in the Federal Register
• Docket USCIS-2026-0298 on Regulations.gov
• Title 8 on eCFR

The record as published

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register