-
Original Date Announced
July 22, 2025USCIS 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 34511Effective Date
July 22, 2025Current Status
NoneOriginal Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/ActualTrump Administration Action: Forms and Information CollectionSubject Matter: Immigrant Visas HumanitarianAgencies Affected: USCISAssociated or Derivative Policies
- September 28, 2018 USCIS requests comment on proposed revisions to Form I-912, Request for Fee Waiver
- January 20, 2025 Trump administration resumes using the words "alien" and "illegal alien" to describe noncitizens and migrants
- July 4, 2025 Trump Administration implements new fees authorized by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
- July 18, 2025 USCIS Immigration Fees Required by HR-1 Reconciliation Bill
Pre Trump-Era Policies
-
April 1, 2024
Prior edition of instructions for Form I-912, Request for Fee Waiver (4/01/2024 edition)
2024.04.01 Instructions for USCIS Form I-912, Request for Fee Waiver
Documents
Trump-Era Policy Documents
-
New Policy
Original Source:
2025.07.18 USCIS Updates Fees Based on H.R. 1
-
New Policy
Original Source:
2025.07.22 USCIS Form I-912 - Request for Fee Waiver
-
New Policy
Original Source:
2025.07.22 Instructions for USCIS Form I-912, Request for Fee Waiver
-
New Policy
Original Source:
2025.07.22 Immigration Fees Required by HR-1 - 90 FR 34511
-
Prior Policy
To provide information, corrections, or feedback, please email IPTP.feedback@gmail.com
To provide information, corrections, or feedback, please email IPTP.feedback@gmail.com