How will your immigration applications change with the new USCIS fees?
- Santiago Legal LLC
- Dec 29, 2025
- 2 min read
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed a new law called the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” The Act includes new fees for certain immigration applications which take effect immediately. These new fees are in addition to the existing fees you already pay.
On July 9, EOIR announced that it will begin collecting immigration court filing and appeals fees. On July 18, USCIS announced that fees for asylum, work authorization documents, temporary protected status, and special immigrant juveniles will be required with applications filed on or after July 22. The collection of the other fees listed below is delayed until the government updates the payment process. Most of these fees cannot be waived or reduced and these fees will increase annually due to inflation. Below is a chart showing the various fees from the Act.
📝 Fee Type | 💵 Amount |
🎯 Asylum Application | $100 |
↳ 📅 Annual fee for pending application | $100 |
↳ 🛂 Initial EAD for asylum applicants | $550 |
↳ 🔄 Renewal or extension of EAD for asylum applicants | $275 |
🛫 Parole Applications | $1000 |
↳ 🛂 Initial EAD for parole (1 year) | $550 |
↳ 🔄 Renewal or extension of EAD for parole (1 year) | $275 |
🌍 Temporary Protected Status (TPS) | $500 |
↳ 🛂 Initial EAD for TPS (1 year) | $550 |
↳ 🔄 Renewal or extension of EAD for TPS (1 year) | $275 |
👶 Special Immigrant Juvenile Application | $250 |
🛡 Visa Integrity Fee (Nonimmigrant) | $250 |
📄 Form I-94 Application | $24 |
⚖️ Immigration Court Filings | |
↳ 🏛 Adjustment of status | $1500 |
↳ 🛑 Waiver of grounds of inadmissibility | $1050 |
↳ 🌍 TPS application | $500 |
↳ ⏳ Suspension of deportation / cancellation of removal | $600 |
↳ 🏠 Cancellation of removal + adjustment of status (non–permanent residents) | $1500 |
↳ 🚫 Individuals removed in absentia | $5000 |
📢 Appeals | |
↳ ⚖️ Immigration judge decision (BIA) | $900 |
↳ 🛡 DHS officer decision | $900 |
↳ 🔄 Motion to reopen or reconsider (IJ or BIA) | $900 |
🌐 ESTA Fee (Visa Waiver Program) | $40 |
🀄 EVUS Fee (Chinese B-1/B-2 visa) | $30 |
🚷 Inadmissible individuals arrested between ports of entry | $5000 |
ℹ️ Final Note
This brochure is for informational purposes and does not replace legal advice.
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