{
  "id": 17697,
  "url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/10/2026-16231/9-11-response-and-biometric-entry-exit-fee-for-h-1b-and-l-1-visas",
  "title": "9-11 Response and Biometric Entry-Exit Fee for H-1B and L-1 Visas",
  "summary": "The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is amending the regulations concerning the 9-11 Response and Biometric Entry-Exit Fee for certain H-1B and L-1 Visas (9-11 Biometric Fee). The regulatory changes correct DHS's interpretation of statutory language to require that covered employers submit the 9-11 Biometric Fee for all extension of status petitions, regardless of whether the related fraud prevention and detection fee applies, which includes extension of status petitions that do not involve",
  "authors": null,
  "category": "policy",
  "topics": "regulation,privacy-surveillance",
  "orgs": null,
  "regions": null,
  "published_at": "2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z",
  "fetched_at": "2026-08-09T05:10:05.170Z",
  "source_slug": "fedreg",
  "source_name": "US Federal Register",
  "source_homepage": "https://www.federalregister.gov",
  "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/17697",
  "original_url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/10/2026-16231/9-11-response-and-biometric-entry-exit-fee-for-h-1b-and-l-1-visas",
  "evidence_status": "source-only",
  "attribution": "via ethics.ai"
}