Notice2026-20187
Fiscal Year 2027 Inflation Adjustment to H.R. 1 Immigration Fees
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Published
October 1, 2026
Effective
October 16, 2026
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Homeland Security Department
Abstract
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), a component of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is announcing inflationary adjustments to immigration-related fees administered by USCIS under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2027. H.R. 1 mandates that USCIS adjust the H.R. 1 fees annually. This notice outlines the adjusted fees and their effective date.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 189 (Thursday, October 1, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62540-62542]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-20187]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
[CIS No. 2879-26]
Fiscal Year 2027 Inflation Adjustment to H.R. 1 Immigration Fees
AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of inflationary fee adjustment.
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SUMMARY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), a component
of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is announcing
inflationary adjustments to immigration-related fees administered by
USCIS under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) for Fiscal Year
(FY) 2027. H.R. 1 mandates that USCIS adjust the H.R. 1 fees annually.
This notice outlines the adjusted fees and their effective date.
DATES: The fees announced in this notice are effective on or after
October 16, 2026. Any immigration benefit request postmarked on or
after October 16, 2026 without the proper filing fee will be rejected.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Office of Chief Financial Officer,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland
Security, 5900 Capital Gateway Drive, Camp Springs, MD 20746; telephone
240-721-3000 (this is not a toll-free number). Individuals with hearing
or speech impairments may access the telephone number above via TTY by
calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at 1-877-889-
5627 (TTY/TDD).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Abbreviations
BLS--U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
CPI-U--Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers
DHS--Department of Homeland Security
EAD--Employment Authorization Document
FY--Fiscal Year
H.R. 1--One Big Beautiful Bill Act
INA--Immigration and Nationality Act
TPS--Temporary Protected Status
USCIS--U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
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I. Background and Authority
H.R. 1--One Big Beautiful Bill Act
On July 4, 2025, the President signed into law H.R. 1--One Big
Beautiful Bill Act, Public Law 119-21, 139 Stat. 72 (H.R. 1), a
comprehensive legislative package that amended various laws, including
the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). Among its changes, H.R. 1
introduced new immigration fees as minimum amounts for FY 2025,
authorized agencies to adjust them through rulemaking, and mandated
annual updates based on the Consumer Price Index for All Urban
Consumers (CPI-U). See H.R. 1, Title X, Subtitle A, Part I, Sections
100001 through 100018. The fees are codified at 8 U.S.C. Chapter 16. On
July 22, 2025, USCIS published a Federal Register Notice announcing the
implementation of these fees. See USCIS Immigration Fees Required by
HR-1 Reconciliation Bill, 90 FR 34511 (July 22, 2025) (notice).
Following the initial implementation, USCIS issued additional
regulatory actions to operationalize H.R. 1's requirements and ensure
compliance with its annual inflation adjustment mandate. Next, on
October 16, 2025, DHS announced the implementation of the parole fee
established in H.R. 1 of $1,000 for any alien who is paroled into the
United States who does not meet an exception. Immigration Parole Fee
Required by HR-1 Reconciliation Bill, 90 FR 48317 (Oct. 16, 2025)
(notice). Additionally, on November 21, 2025, USCIS published a Federal
Register Notice detailing the inflationary adjustment to H.R. 1
immigration fees for Fiscal Year 2026. See Inflation Adjustment to HR-1
Immigration Fees, 90 FR 52693 (Nov. 21, 2025) (notice). This notice
provided the methodology for calculating the annual adjustment, based
on the percentage change in the CPI-U from July 2024 to July 2025 and
specified the new fee amounts effective January 1, 2026. The notice
also clarified the rounding rules mandated by H.R. 1, requiring fees to
be rounded down to the next lowest multiple of $10 or, for certain
fees, to the nearest dollar. Id. at 52694. On April 29, 2026, DHS
issued an interim final rule further detailing the procedures and
requirements for the collection of H.R. 1 fees and clarifying
operational aspects of fee implementation, including consequences for
fee nonpayment. See USCIS Immigration Fees and Related Procedures
Required by H.R.1 Reconciliation Bill, 91 FR 22952 (Apr. 29, 2026)
(interim final rule). The interim final rule addressed procedural
updates, including guidance for applicants and petitioners, payment
instructions, and the handling of fee waivers and exemptions. After the
interim final rule published, DHS issued a correction restoring text
that had been inadvertently removed in 8 CFR 208.7(a). See USCIS
Immigration Fees and Related Procedures Required by H.R.1
Reconciliation Bill; Correction, 91 FR 45637 (July 21, 2026)
(correcting amendment).
These regulatory actions collectively establish the operational
framework for the collection and adjustment of H.R. 1 immigration fees.
They ensure that the fee schedule remains current, transparent, and
consistent with statutory requirements, and provide clear guidance to
applicants, petitioners, and other stakeholders on the procedures for
submitting immigration benefit requests and associated fees required by
H.R. 1.
H.R. 1 requires that DHS, beginning in FY 2026 and continuing for
each subsequent fiscal year, adjust the immigration-related fees for
inflation. H.R. 1 prescribes that DHS use the percentage change to the
CPI-U for the month of July in the current year compared to the
preceding calendar year and round each fee to the next lowest multiple
of $10 or, in some instances, down to the nearest dollar as authorized
by H.R. 1. See, e.g., 8 U.S.C. 1802(c), 1803(a)(3), 1808(b)(2)(B).
II. Basis for Adjustment
In accordance with the provisions outlined in H.R. 1, most fees
established for various immigration-related applications and benefit
requests are subject to annual inflation adjustments. USCIS calculated
these adjustments using the percentage change in the CPI-U from July
2025 to July 2026, with most fees ``rounded to the next lowest multiple
of $10'' as required by H.R. 1. See, e.g., 8 U.S.C. 1802(c). H.R. 1
specifies that the Annual Asylum Fee is adjusted for inflation and
rounded down to the nearest ``dollar.'' See U.S.C. 1808(b)(2)(B). This
approach aligns with H.R. 1 requirements to use the percentage change
in CPI-U from the ``month of July preceding the date on which such
adjustment takes effect . . . for the same month of the preceding
calendar year.'' Id. In July 2025, the CPI-U was 323.048 and in July
2026 it was 333.918.\1\ Therefore, between July 2025 and July 2026, the
CPI-U increased by approximately 3.36 percent.\2\ When this percentage
increase is applied to the current (FY 2026) H.R. 1 fees and rounded to
the next lowest $10 increment, some fees increase by $10. Some fees do
not change because the inflation adjusted amount is equal to the
current fee when rounded to the next lowest $10 increment. Table 1
summarizes the H.R. 1 fees which USCIS collects, including changes for
FY 2027.
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\1\ See U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), CPI-U Series Id
CUUR0000SA0, <a href="https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/CUUR0000SA0">https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/CUUR0000SA0</a> (last
visited Aug. 12, 2026).
\2 \ DHS calculated this by subtracting the July 2025 CPI-U
(323.048) from the July 2026 CPI-U (333.918), then dividing the
result (10.87) by the July 2025 CPI-U (323.048). Calculation:
(333.918-323.048)/323.048 = 0.0336 x 100 = 3.36 percent.
Table 1--H.R. 1 Inflation Adjustments for FY 2027
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Round down
Immigration fee type Current CPI-U Inflation Fee plus Round down to nearest Fee increase FY 2027
fee change (%) adjustment inflation to $10 dollar fee
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I-589 Asylum Fee (Initial fee for $100 3.36% $3.36 $103.36 $100 N/A $0........................ $100
aliens filing an application for
asylum).
I-589 Annual Pending Asylum Application 102 3.36 3.43 105.43 N/A 105 $3........................ 105
Fee.
I-765 Initial Asylum Applicant 560 3.36 18.84 578.84 570 N/A $10....................... 570
Employment Authorization Document
(EAD).
I-765 Renewal or Extension of Asylum 275 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A H.R. 1 does not provide 275
Applicant EAD. for adjustment \3\.
I-765 Initial Parole EAD--Valid for 1 560 3.36 18.84 578.84 570 N/A $10....................... 570
year.
I-765 Renewal or Extension of Parole 280 3.36 9.42 289.42 280 N/A $0........................ 280
EAD--Valid for 1 year.
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I-765 Initial Temporary Protected 560 3.36 18.84 578.84 570 N/A $10....................... 570
Status (TPS) EAD--Valid for 1 year or
the duration of the TPS designation
whichever is shorter.
I-765 Renewal or Extension of TPS EAD-- 280 3.36 9.42 289.42 280 N/A $0........................ 280
Valid for 1 year.
I-765 Re-parole EAD.................... 280 3.36 9.42 289.42 280 N/A $0........................ 280
I-821 TPS Fee.......................... 510 3.36 17.16 527.16 520 N/A $10....................... 520
I-360 Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) 250 3.36 8.41 258.41 250 N/A $0........................ 250
Fee.
I-131 Immigration Parole Fee........... 1,020 3.36 34.32 1,054.32 1,050 N/A $30....................... 1,050
I-94 Immigration Fee................... 24 3.36 0.81 24.81 N/A 24 $0........................ 24
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For the fees outlined in this notice, the statute clearly states
that agencies should round inflation adjustments down to the nearest
dollar or, in most cases, to the ``next lowest multiple of $10.''
Consistent with the statute and the previous inflationary adjustment,
see 90 FR 52693, 52695, when applicable, USCIS is rounding down to the
next lowest multiple of $10 increment rather than rounding to the
nearest $10 increment.
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\3 \ H.R. 1 does not provide for inflationary adjustments to the
fee relating to renewal or extension of employment authorization for
asylum applicants. See 8 U.S.C. 1810.
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The methodology USCIS used ensures that fees keep pace with
inflation as enacted by Congress in H.R. 1.\4\
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\4\ See e.g., 8 U.S.C. 1802(c).
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III. Effective Date and Implementation
USCIS will require the filing fees for FY 2027 established in this
notice for any immigration benefit requests postmarked on or after
October 16, 2026. Because DHS believes this provides adequate time
needed for DHS and USCIS to issue guidance on and operationalize the
change in the required fees, and for the public to adapt their
immigration benefit requests that are in process to the changes,
requests postmarked on or after October 16, 2026 without the proper
filing fee will be rejected. DHS has determined that the policy
required by this notice is the most equitable path forward to collect
H.R. 1 fees for FY 2027 as expeditiously as practicable for the fees
administered by USCIS. DHS may codify the annual fee adjustments
covered by this notice in 8 CFR part 106 in a future rule.
Markwayne Mullin,
Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2026-20187 Filed 9-30-26; 8:45 am]
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