移民局扩大L-1申请收费范围：为外派员工办延期同样要缴9-11费用，新规细节写入政策手册
美国公民及移民服务局（USCIS）10月27日发布政策提醒（编号 PA-2026-16），明确了《公法114-113》项下的9-11响应与生物识别出入境费用在 L-1 跨国公司调派申请中的适用范围：受覆盖雇主提交的 L-1 申请，只要邮戳日期在2027年9月30日或之前，原则上都要缴这笔费用；唯一例外，是不寻求延长受益人现有 L-1 身份的修正申请（amended petition）。
新口径来自国土安全部8月10日公布、9月9日生效的一项最终规则。此前这笔费用主要与初始申请挂钩，规则生效后，雇主为已在美工作的 L-1 员工办延期，也进入收费范围。相关指引已写入移民局《政策手册》第二卷 L 部分第七章，适用于2026年9月9日或之后邮寄的申请。
什么叫「受覆盖雇主」，移民局的口径是：雇员总数达到50人或以上，且全部雇员中50%或以上为 H-1B 或 L-1 身份（全职与兼职合并计算），这样的公司为员工递交 L-1 申请时适用这笔费用。移民局同时说明，本次更新删去了政策里写明的具体金额数字，改为引导申请人查阅费用表 G-1055（Fee Schedule），金额以该表发布为准。
对在美运营、又频繁从海外总部调派管理与专业人员的华人企业来说，这意味着此后每一份 L-1 延期申请都要先核对两件事：公司是否达到「受覆盖雇主」的50人、50%门槛，以及申请邮戳是否落在2027年9月30日这个截止日之前。移民局的完整指引在政策手册相应章节公布，雇主递件前应逐项对照。（来源：美国公民及移民服务局）
USCIS Expands L-1 Filing Fee to Extension Petitions by Covered Employers in Updated Policy Guidance
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) clarified in Policy Alert PA-2026-16, dated October 27, 2026, how the Public Law 114-113 fee, known as the 9-11 Response and Biometric Entry-Exit Fee, applies to L-1 intracompany transferee petitions. The fee now applies to all L-1 petitions filed by a covered employer that are postmarked on or before September 30, 2027, unless the filing is an amended petition that does not seek an extension of the beneficiary's currently authorized L-1 status.
The change implements a Department of Homeland Security final rule published on August 10, 2026, and effective September 9, 2026, which extended the fee to extension requests. The guidance has been incorporated into Chapter 7 of Part L, Volume 2 of the USCIS Policy Manual, and applies to petitions postmarked on or after September 9, 2026.
A covered employer, under the policy, is one with 50 or more employees, counting full-time and part-time workers together, of whom 50 percent or more in the aggregate hold H-1B or L-1 status. USCIS also said the update removes specific dollar amounts from the policy text and instead directs filers to Fee Schedule G-1055 for the operative amounts.
For companies that routinely transfer managers and specialized-knowledge staff from overseas headquarters to U.S. operations, the practical effect is that each L-1 extension filing now begins with two checks: whether the company meets the 50-employee, 50-percent covered-employer test, and whether the postmark falls on or before the September 30, 2027 statutory horizon. (Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services)
来源：美国公民及移民服务局
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