Archive · 2 Oct 2026
US Immigration and EB-5 Visa Fees Rise in 2026
Some United States immigration applications will become more expensive in 2026.
The first group of increases begins on October 16.
The annual asylum fee will rise by $3.
The immigration parole fee will rise by $30.
Some employment authorization and Temporary Protected Status fees will rise by $10.
A separate fee rule for the EB-5 investor program starts on November 30.
EB-5 investors may need to pay thousands of dollars more for certain applications.
Regional centers and other EB-5-related filings will also have new or higher fees.
Several United States immigration fees will increase starting October 16, 2026.
The annual asylum fee will rise from $102 to $105.
Form I-131 parole fees will increase from $1,020 to $1,050.
Certain employment authorization and Temporary Protected Status fees will each rise by $10.
New EB-5 fees effective November 30 include $7,615 for standalone investors and $7,850 for initial regional-center filings.
- Who
- Applicants for asylum, immigration parole, employment authorization, Temporary Protected Status, and the EB-5 investor program.
- What
- United States Citizenship and Immigration Services fee increases and new charges for several immigration applications.
- When
- Most listed immigration fee increases take effect October 16, 2026; the EB-5 fee rule takes effect November 30, 2026.
- Where
- The United States.
- Why
- The articles state that United States Citizenship and Immigration Services finalized new fee schedules; they do not provide a further explanation for the increases.
- General fee changes effective
- October 16, 2026
- Annual asylum application fee
- Increases from $102 to $105
- Form I-131 parole fee
- Increases from $1,020 to $1,050
- Initial Form I-765 fee
- Increases from $560 to $570 for certain asylum applicants, parole applicants, and Temporary Protected Status beneficiaries
- Form I-821 Temporary Protected Status fee
- Increases from $510 to $520
- EB-5 rule effective
- November 30, 2026
- EB-5 Form I-526 fee
- Increases from $3,675 to $7,615 for standalone investors
- Exchange-rate basis
- Approximate Indian rupee figures use $1 = ₹96.31, based on the October 1, 2026 closing rate