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The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has revealed an updated schedule of immigration fees following the enactment of the H.R. 1 Reconciliation Bill, which will be implemented starting July 22, 2025.
As stated in a Federal Register Notice dated July 18, 2025, any applications sent on or after this date must incorporate the revised fees.
USCIS has indicated that submissions made from August 21, 2025, onward will be rejected if the appropriate fees mandated by H.R. 1 are not included.
Key alterations to fees include a new $100 charge for filing Form I-589 (Asylum and Withholding of Removal). Additionally, an Annual Asylum Fee of $100, payable online, will be necessary for each calendar year that an asylum application remains unresolved.
New fees for specific applications of the Form I-765 Employment Authorization Document (EAD) have been established: $550 for initial applications and $275 for renewals or extensions.
A reduced fee of $275 is applicable for EADs submitted after the approval of re-parole via Form I-131. Furthermore, a $250 fee for Special Immigrant Juvenile cases now applies to Form I-360 applications.
The registration fee for Temporary Protected Status using Form I-821 has risen from $50 to $500. USCIS clarified that the new H.R. 1 fees are in addition to existing fees under its current regulations and cannot be waived or lowered, even if applicants qualify for a standard USCIS fee waiver.
According to the notice, "Any alien who submitted a Form I-589 after October 1, 2024, and that remains pending with USCIS for 365 days must pay the Annual Asylum Fee on the one-year filing anniversary and each year thereafter for as long as the application is pending on that date of the calendar year."
The new regulation also reduces the validity period for work permits in specific categories.
Parolees will receive EADs valid for a maximum of one year or the duration of their parole, whichever is shorter.
Similarly, TPS beneficiaries will have EADs valid for only one year or the period of TPS, whichever occurs first. USCIS has noted that further fee modifications for other forms, such as Form I-131 (Travel Documents) and Form I-102 (Nonimmigrant Arrival-Departure Replacement), will be communicated at a later time.
