USCIS: New Immigration Fees Under “Big Beautiful Bill”

September 3, 2025

USCIS Announces New Immigration Fees Under H.R. 1 Reconciliation Bill

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has published a Federal Register notice (FRN) implementing fee changes mandated by the H.R. 1 Reconciliation Bill. The new fees take effect for applications postmarked on or after July 22, 2025, and will be strictly enforced. Any form submitted on or after August 21, 2025, without the proper fees will be rejected.

New and Revised Fees

  • Asylum Application (Form I-589)
    • Filing fee: $100
    • Annual Asylum Fee (AAF): $100 per year for pending cases (paid online). USCIS will notify applicants when payment is due.
  • Employment Authorization Document (Form I-765) for asylum applicants, parolees, and TPS beneficiaries in categories (a)(4), (a)(12), (c)(8), (c)(11), (c)(19), and (c)(34):
    • Initial application: $550
    • Renewal or extension: $275
    • Exception: EADs requested following re-parole (Form I-131 approval) are set at $275.
  • Special Immigrant Juveniles (Form I-360)
    • Filing fee: $250
  • Temporary Protected Status (Form I-821)
    • Registration fee increased from $50 to $500

Annual Asylum Fee (AAF) Details

For the first time, asylum seekers must pay an annual fee to maintain pending applications. If an application filed after October 1, 2024, remains pending for 365 days, the first AAF becomes due. USCIS will issue personal notices outlining the due date, amount, and payment process. Failure to pay will have adverse consequences on the case. Guidance for future years will be issued in follow-up notices.

Employment Authorization Validity Periods

H.R. 1 also changes validity rules for Employment Authorization Documents (EADs):

  • Parolees: Valid for up to one year or the duration of parole, whichever is shorter.
  • TPS beneficiaries: Valid for up to one year or the duration of TPS status, whichever is shorter.

Fee Waivers and Limitations

While applicants may still request waivers for existing USCIS fees under 8 CFR 106.3(a) using Form I-912, the new H.R. 1 fees are mandatory and non-waivable.

Additional Fee Changes Pending

This notice does not implement all fees mandated by H.R. 1.

These forms have associated fee changes that are not included in this FRN:

  • Form I-131: Application for Travel Documents, Parole, and Arrival/Departure Records
  • Form I-102: Application for Replacement/Initial Nonimmigrant Arrival-Departure Document

What Applicants Should Know

  • Effective date: New fees apply for filings postmarked July 22, 2025.
  • Strict deadline: Forms postmarked on or after August 21, 2025 without the correct fees will be rejected.
  • Annual adjustments: DHS will increase these fees annually to account for inflation.
  • USCIS will issue personal notices to aliens when their annual asylum fee is due, which will include the amount of the fee, when it must be paid, how the fee must be paid, and the consequences of failing to pay.

USCIS Updates Fees Based on H.R. 1

Release Date 07/18/2025

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is publishing a federal register notice (FRN) based on the H.R 1 Reconciliation Bill (H.R. 1). Applicants must submit the new fees with benefit requests postmarked on or after July 22, 2025. USCIS will reject any form postmarked on or after Aug. 21, 2025, without the proper fees.

H.R. 1 established specific fees for various immigration-related forms, benefits, statuses, petitions, applications, and requests administered by multiple government agencies. This notice announces the new fees that are administered by USCIS. USCIS will deposit and retain a portion of the revenue from some of these fees in the Immigration Examinations Fee Account (IEFA). The remaining revenue will be deposited with the general fund of the Treasury. The FRN explains when the new fees take effect, instructions on their payment, when and if the fees may be waived, and consequences of the failure to pay. DHS must increase the fees each year based on inflation.

The new fees in this FRN are:

There is one exception to these fees. If an alien requests an EAD after we approve a new period of parole (re-parole) by filing Form I-131, Application for Travel Documents, Parole Documents, and Arrival/Departure Records, the fee will be the lower H.R. 1 fee of $275;

Any alien who filed or files a Form I-589 after October 1, 2024, that remains pending with USCIS for 365 days must pay the AAF is of the one-year anniversary of his or her filing date and each year thereafter that the application remains pending on such day of the calendar year. For the first time the AAF is due, aliens who file for asylum do not need to monitor the time their application has been pending and if the AAF applies to them. USCIS will issue personal notices to aliens when their annual asylum fee is due, which will include the amount of the fee, when it must be paid, how the fee must be paid, and the consequences of failing to pay. USCIS will provide guidance for future years’ AAF payments in subsequent issuances.

H.R. 1 also changed validity periods for some EAD categories. For alien parolees, initial employment authorization is valid for a period of no more than one year or for the duration of the alien’s parole, whichever is shorter. For aliens with TPS, initial and renewal employment authorizations are valid for no more than one year or for the duration of the alien’s TPS status, whichever is shorter.

USCIS will add the fees listed in H.R. 1 to the fees in 8 CFR part 106. Each fee must be submitted separately. That means that the fees in H.R. 1 do not supersede or replace those promulgated by the USCIS Fee Rule, rather they will be charged “in addition” to current fees. If the requestor is eligible for a fee waiver for the existing fees under 8 CFR 106.3(a), he or she may submit Form I-912, Request for Fee Waiver, or a written fee waiver request, in addition to the H.R. 1 fee. The new H.R. 1 fees cannot be waived or reduced.

The FRN does not cover all the new fees required by H.R. 1. DHS will announce implementation of fees not covered in this FRN in a future action. These forms have associated fee changes that are not included in this FRN:

Last Reviewed/Updated: 07/18/2025