US Announces New Immigration Fees For Asylum, Work Permit
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has rolled out a revised fee schedule in line with the H.R. 1 Reconciliation Bill, with changes officially taking effect from July 22, 2025.
On the Federal Register Notice dated July 18, 2025, all immigration applications postmarked on or after the effective date must include the newly mandated fees. USCIS has cautioned that beginning August 21, 2025, any application missing the updated charges will be automatically rejected.
Key among the revisions is the introduction of a $100 filing fee for Form I-589—used for asylum and withholding of removal requests. In addition, applicants will now be required to pay an annual $100 Asylum Fee, submitted online, for every calendar year the asylum claim remains active.
New fees have been established for specific applications of the Form I-765 Employment Authorisation Document (EAD):
$550 for initial applications.
$275 for renewals or extensions
A reduced fee of $275 applies for EADs filed after approval of re-parole using Form I-131.
In addition, a $250 Special Immigrant Juvenile fee now applies to Form I-360 applications under that category.
Temporary Protected Status registration fees using Form I-821 have increased from $50 to $500.
USCIS clarified that the new H.R. 1 fees are in addition to current fees under its existing rule and cannot be waived or reduced, even if applicants are eligible for a regular USCIS fee waiver.
“Any alien who filed or files a Form I-589 after October 1, 2024, that remains pending with USCIS for 365 days must pay the AAF is of the one-year anniversary of his or her filing date and each year thereafter that the application remains pending on such day of the calendar year,” the notice read.
The new rule also shortens the validity period for work permits in certain categories.
Parolees will get EADs valid for no more than one year or the duration of parole, whichever is shorter.
TPS beneficiaries will have EADs valid for a maximum of one year or the length of TPS, whichever comes first.
USCIS said additional fee adjustments for other forms, such as Form I-131 (Travel Documents) and Form I-102 (Nonimmigrant Arrival-Departure Replacement), will be announced later.
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