Budget Law Imposes New Immigration Fees

Budget Law Imposes New Immigration Fees

H.R.1, the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" signed into law on July 4, 2025, imposes several new immigration fees to be paid in addition to any other fees otherwise required by law. Read TITLE X, Subtitle A, Part I, Immigration Fees, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, H.R.1, 119th Cong. (July 4, 2025).

New additional fees that impact categories commonly encountered in higher education

• Visa Integrity Fee. A new fee of at least $250 that will be paid upon issuance of any nonimmigrant visa. See NAFSA's page.
• I-94 Fee. A new fee of at lease $24 that will be paid upon application for a Form I-94. See NAFSA's page.
• ESTA Fee for Visa Waiver Program applicants. $40.
• EVUS Fee for Chinese B-1/B-2 visa holders. $30.
• Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
  • TPS Application. $500
  • TPS EADs. An initial EAD fee of at least $550, and a renewal or extension EAD fee of at least $27

Other fees

• Asylum
  • Asylum Application. At least $100. Payable "for each calendar year that an alien's application for asylum remains pending"
  • Asylum EADs. An initial EAD fee of at least $550, and a renewal or extension EAD fee of at least $275.
• Parole
  • Parole Application. At least $1,000. It is not clear if this fee would also apply to individuals who apply for advance parole.
  • Parole EADs. An initial EAD fee of at least $550, and a renewal or extension EAD fee of at least $275.
• Inadmissible individuals apprehended between Ports of Entry. At least $5,000.
• Filings Made During Immigration Court Proceedings
  • Adjustment of status. At least $1,500, waivable.
  • Waiver of grounds of ineligibility. At least $1,050, waivable.
  • TPS application. At least $500, waivable.
  • Application for suspension of deportation or cancellation of removal. At least $600, waivable.
  • Cancellation of removal and adjustment of status application for certain non-permanent residents. At least $1,500, waivable.
  • Individuals removed in absentia. At least $5,000.
• Appeals
  • Appeal to BIA of Immigration Judge decision. At least $900, waivable
  • Appeal of a DHS officer's decision. At least $900, waivable.
  • Practitioner disciplinary decision. At least $1,325, waivable.
  • Motion to reopen or reconsider an Immigration Judge or Board of Immigration Appeals decision. At least $900, waivable.
• Special Immigrant Juvenile Application. At least $250, waivable.

Timeline

The statute is effective as of the date it was signed into law, July 4, 2025, but time will be needed to implement the necessary collection mechanisms. A July 11, 2025 USCIS News Alert stated that "USCIS will soon begin to collect new fees for certain immigration benefit requests. We will provide details on the implementation of these fee changes in the coming days."