The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will increase fees for certain immigration-related applications from October 16, 2026.
The changes follow an inflation adjustment required under H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
The fee changes will affect applications and services relating to asylum, immigration parole, employment authorisation, and Temporary Protected Status (TPS). USCIS said the adjustments are based on inflation between July 2025 and July 2026.
The Department of Homeland Security is required under H.R. 1 to adjust certain immigration-related fees annually for inflation, beginning in fiscal year 2026.
The new fees will apply to qualifying requests postmarked on or after October 16, 2026. Applications requiring one of the affected fees that are submitted without the correct payment may be rejected.
What the New Fees Look Like
Under the new adjustment, the Annual Asylum Application Fee will rise from $102 to $105.
The immigration parole fee associated with Form I-131, Application for Travel Documents, Parole Documents, and Arrival/Departure Records, will increase from $1,020 to $1,050.
The fee for Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, for an initial employment authorization document for asylum applicants, parolees, or TPS applicants will increase from $560 to $570.
Meanwhile, the fee for Form I-821, Application for Temporary Protected Status, will rise from $510 to $520.
Temporary Protected Status is a humanitarian programme that allows nationals of designated countries facing armed conflict, environmental disaster, or other extraordinary conditions to remain in the United States.
TPS recipients are authorised to work and are protected from removal while their status remains valid.
Background and Implementation
USCIS initially announced the implementation of the H.R. 1 immigration-related fees in a Federal Register notice published on July 22, 2025.
The latest adjustments are part of the annual inflation-based changes required under the law and will remain in effect for fiscal year 2027.
The fee adjustments are minor and account for inflation from July 2025 through July 2026. According to USCIS, any request postmarked on or after October 16, 2026 without the proper filing fee will be rejected.
