The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has officially implemented new immigration fees under H.R. 1, affecting applicants for Temporary Protected Status (TPS), parole, asylum, and employment authorization documents (EADs). The updated fee schedule reflects mandatory annual inflation adjustments for fiscal year 2027 based on the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U).
According to the agency’s Federal Register notice, the price modifications account for a 3.36 percent rise in consumer prices measured between July 2025 and July 2026. While many standard processing fees remain stable due to statutory rounding rules, several critical benefit requests saw measurable increases. Any application package postmarked on or after the effective date that fails to include the precise revised payment amount will face immediate rejection by the agency.
FY 2027 H.R. 1 Fee Adjustments
The adjustments touch several high-volume humanitarian and temporary status categories. Because these charges operate independently from standard base form fees listed on Form G-1055, applicants must calculate their total remittance carefully before mailing filings to USCIS lockboxes.
- Immigration Parole Fee (Form I-131): Rises from $1,020 to $1,050. This fee is triggered by the actual grant of parole rather than the initial filing date, impacting individuals across CBP, USCIS, and ICE jurisdictions.
- Initial Employment Authorization Document (Form I-765): Increases from $560 to $570 for first-time applicants under asylum, parole, and TPS classifications.
- Temporary Protected Status (Form I-821): Rises from $510 to $520 for initial and re-registration requests.
- Annual Asylum Application Fee: Moves from $102 to $105 for pending Form I-589 cases.
Unchanged Fees and Renewal Exceptions
Not all humanitarian filing fees increased under the latest inflation review. Due to specific statutory rounding requirements under H.R. 1-which rounds most calculated increases down to the nearest lower ten-dollar increment-several baseline costs remain unchanged:
- Initial Asylum Application Filing Fee (Form I-589): Stays fixed at $100.
- Renewal or Extension of Asylum Applicant EAD: Remains $275, as it is exempt from standard H.R. 1 indexing.
- Renewal or Extension of Parole EAD: Stays at $280.
- Renewal or Extension of TPS EAD: Stays at $280.
- Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) Petition (Form I-360): Remains $250.
Immigration attorneys and legal representatives emphasize that sending incorrect payment amounts-such as applying a renewal fee to an initial application or omitting the updated $10 increase-will result in application rejection notices rather than simple processing delays. Rejected packages can jeopardize maintenance of lawful status, disrupt employment authorization continuity, and cause missed filing windows.
Critical Deadlines and Filing Compliance
The updated fee schedule is governed strictly by the package postmark date. Filers attempting to submit applications close to active cutoffs must verify postal validation dates, as dropping packages into mail drop boxes late in the day can result in next-day postmarks that require the higher fee schedule.
Additionally, USCIS has maintained strict enforcement regarding fee waivers. Under H.R. 1 guidelines, these specific statutory fees cannot be waived or reduced through Form I-912. While standard base form fees may occasionally qualify for fee waivers where permitted by regulation, the mandatory H.R. 1 surcharges must be paid in full to secure processing.
Applicants are advised to consult the official USCIS fee schedule and verify designated filing addresses immediately prior to submitting any paperwork, as mailing locations and form editions frequently update alongside federal adjustment schedules.
