Employers sponsoring H-1B visa petitions will face a 70% fee hike, while those filing for L-1 and O-1 visas will see their costs go up by 201% and 129%, respectively. The EB-5 investment-linked green card visa fee has risen from $3,675 (over Rs 3,00,000) to $11,160 (over Rs 9,00,000) for their initial application
E-registrations for the annual H-1B cap lottery typically occur in March. The proposed E-registration fee increase, from $10 to $215, aimed to deter misuse of the lottery system. With the delay in publishing the final regulation, the H-1B cap applications for the 2024-25 season are unlikely to be subject to higher fees.
US News: The recently released fall agenda of the Biden administration shows that the proposed ‘final’ regulation to increase fees across a plethora of US visa
The fee will change for several visa categories - including visitor visas for business or tourism and non-petition based visas for students and exchange visitors.