What Is Form I-907? Filing, Fees, and Refunds

Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service, is the form you file with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to pay for faster handling of certain employment-based and student-related cases. In exchange for an additional fee, USCIS guarantees it will take action on the underlying petition within 15, 30, or 45 business days, depending on the category. Action means a decision or a formal next step, not necessarily an approval.¹

Which Filings Qualify

Premium processing is not available across the board. It attaches to four underlying forms.¹

Form I-129, filed by employers for nonimmigrant workers, is eligible across a broad list of classifications: H-1B, H-2B, H-3, L-1A and L-1B (including blanket L), O-1 and O-2, P-1 through P-3, Q-1, R-1, E-1, E-2, E-3, and TN.

Form I-140, the immigrant petition for permanent employment-based residency, is eligible in every current EB category: EB-1 (including EB-1C multinational executives and managers), EB-2 (including National Interest Waiver petitions), and EB-3.

Form I-765 is eligible when an F-1 student is applying for Optional Practical Training: pre-completion OPT, post-completion OPT, or the 24-month STEM extension.

Form I-539 is eligible when the applicant is changing nonimmigrant status to F-1, F-2, M-1, M-2, J-1, or J-2.

If your case is not on this list, I-907 is not an option for you.

How Fast USCIS Must Act

The clock runs in business days, Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays. It starts when USCIS receives a properly completed Form I-907 with the correct fee at the correct address.¹

15 business days: Most Form I-129 classifications and most Form I-140 classifications (EB-1A, EB-1B, EB-2 without NIW, and all EB-3 categories).
30 business days: Form I-765 OPT applications and Form I-539 change-of-status applications to F, M, or J categories.
45 business days: Form I-140 petitions for EB-1C multinational executives and managers and EB-2 National Interest Waiver classifications.

Within the applicable window, USCIS satisfies its obligation by issuing any of the following: an approval, a denial, a notice of intent to deny, a request for evidence, or notice of a fraud or misrepresentation investigation.² The fee buys a response on the calendar, not a favorable outcome.

When the Clock Stops and Restarts

A request for evidence or a notice of intent to deny stops the premium processing clock. It does not simply pause. A brand-new processing window begins when USCIS receives your response.¹

So if you filed under a 15-business-day window and USCIS sent a request for evidence on day 10, the count restarts from zero once your response arrives. Real elapsed time from filing to decision can run well past the headline number if evidence issues come up. Responding quickly matters, because nothing counts against USCIS until your reply is in hand.

What It Costs

A final rule published in the Federal Register on January 9, 2026, adjusted premium processing fees for inflation, effective March 1, 2026.³ A Form I-907 postmarked on or after that date with the prior fee will be rejected.⁴ The premium fee is on top of any filing fee for the underlying petition, and no fee waiver is available.

Current amounts, from 8 CFR 106.4:⁵

$2,965 for most I-129 classifications (H-1B, E-1, E-2, E-3, H-3, L-1, O-1, O-2, P-1 through P-3, Q-1, TN) and most I-140 classifications (EB-1, EB-2 including NIW, EB-3, and EB-1C).
$1,780 for I-129 petitions for H-2B and R-1 workers, and for I-765 OPT applications.
$2,075 for I-539 applications to change status to F-1, F-2, M-1, M-2, J-1, or J-2, and for certain dependent change or extension applications.

How to File Form I-907

Download the current edition of the form from the USCIS website. An outdated version will be rejected. If your underlying case is already on file, you will need its 13-character receipt number (three letters followed by ten digits), which appears on any notice of action USCIS has sent you.⁶

Select the correct filing category on the form itself. That selection sets both the fee and the processing window, so a mismatch causes problems.

Filing with a New Petition

If you are requesting premium processing at the same time you submit the underlying petition, put both forms and both fees in a single package addressed to the USCIS location for that petition type. When a packet contains several associated forms that are separately eligible, include a separate I-907 for each eligible form.⁴

Upgrading a Pending Case

If the underlying petition is already pending, file a standalone I-907 at the service center currently handling that case. File one I-907 per petition; do not bundle unrelated upgrade requests together.⁴

Filing Online

Online filing through a myUSCIS account is available for H-1B petitions (cap and non-cap), F-1 OPT-related I-765 applications, and I-539 change-of-status applications to F, M, or J categories.⁷

Who Signs

The person who filed the underlying petition or application, or someone with authority to sign for them, signs the I-907. On employer-sponsored I-129 and I-140 petitions, the employer or its authorized representative signs. On I-765 and I-539 applications, the applicant signs. A parent or legal guardian may sign for someone under 14 or for a person who is mentally incapacitated. Stamped or typewritten names are not accepted; a missing handwritten signature causes rejection. If an attorney or accredited representative is involved, a Form G-28 must be on file; if one already accompanied the underlying petition, you do not need to file another with the I-907.²

Paying the Fee

For paper filings, USCIS no longer accepts personal checks, business checks, money orders, or cashier’s checks. Pay by credit, debit, or prepaid card using Form G-1450, or by ACH bank debit using Form G-1650.⁸ For online filings, payment goes through Pay.gov.⁴

Refunds and What the Fee Does Not Buy

If USCIS fails to take any qualifying action within your window, it must refund the premium processing fee. The refund is automatic; you do not have to ask. USCIS also continues handling the case under premium processing after the refund.²

Outside of a missed deadline, the fee is not refundable. Withdrawing the underlying petition before USCIS acts, or receiving a denial on the merits, does not bring the money back. The guarantee covers timing, not outcome.³

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. How Do I Request Premium Processing
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USCIS. Form I-907, Instructions for Request for Premium Processing Service
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eCFR. 8 CFR 106.4 – Premium Processing Service
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