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USCIS updates instructions for Form I-912, Request for Fee Waiver, to exclude new fees created by One Big Beautiful Bill Act

  1. Original Date Announced

    July 22, 2025

    USCIS updates the instructions for Form I-912, Request for Fee Waiver, as a result of the enactment of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) on July 4, 2025.

    The form itself remains unchanged from the prior version that was released on April 1, 2024. The instructions to Form I-912 were updated to state that fees required by the OBBBA are non-waivable; to replace "noncitizen" with "alien"; and to reflect that the fee for a Petition for CNMI-Only Nonimmigrant Transitional Worker (Form I-129CW) filed for a CW-1 may be waivable under certain conditions.

    Trump 2.0 [ID #1931]

    2025.07.18 USCIS Updates Fees Based on H.R. 1 2025.07.22 USCIS Form I-912 - Request for Fee Waiver 2025.07.22 Instructions for USCIS Form I-912 - Request for Fee Waiver 2025.07.22 Immigration Fees Required by HR-1 - 90 FR 34511
  2. Effective Date

    July 22, 2025

Current Status

None

Original Trump Policy Status

Status: Final/Actual
Trump Administration Action: Forms and Information Collection
Subject Matter: Immigrant Visas Humanitarian
Agencies Affected: USCIS

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