The $4,000 H-1B and L-1 Biometric Fee Takes Effect September 9, 2026 — Here's the Intake, Billing, and Trust Workflow Immigration Firms Need Now

DHS's final rule expanding the 9-11 Response and Biometric Entry-Exit Fee to same-employer extension petitions is effective September 9, 2026. It lands on a narrow class of employers: those with 50+ U.S. employees where more than half hold H-1B or L-1 status. For immigration firms, the hard part is not the fee itself — it is proving, matter by matter, that you screened the employer, collected the right amount into trust, and disbursed it correctly.