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USCIS Announces Higher Immigration Fees: What Applicants Will Pay
USCIS says the new charges are inflation adjustments that raise asylum, parole and TPS filing costs by as much as 2.9 percent.
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will increase several immigration application fees for requests postmarked on or after October 16, affecting asylum seekers and applicants for work permits, parole, and Temporary Protected Status.
- President Donald Trump's tax and spending law, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, mandated these inflation adjustments when enacted in July 2025; the administration framed them as necessary to cover rising application review costs.
- The immigration parole fee on Form I-131 will rise from $1,020 to $1,050, while initial work permit fees increase from $560 to $570 and the annual asylum application fee rises from $102 to $105.
- Immigration advocates argue the higher charges create significant financial barriers for those seeking humanitarian protections, while the administration contends the adjustments are required to manage processing costs.
- The fee changes coincide with the State Department releasing its October 2026 Visa Bulletin, the first bulletin of the new federal fiscal year, making new annual immigrant visa numbers available for employment-based applicants.
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