Four USCIS fees go up on October 16

On Thursday, October 16, 2026, USCIS raises four fees that affect people with asylum, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) or parole. The increases are small, between $3 and $30, but they matter: USCIS rejects a filing that arrives with the wrong amount, and you lose your place in line while you send it again.

What changes

• Annual asylum fee (each year an asylum application is pending): $102 → $105
• First work permit (EAD) for asylum applicants, parolees and TPS: $560 → $570
• TPS application (Form I-⁠821): $510 → $520
• Parole fee: $1,020 → $1,050

These four fees were set by the law Congress passed in 2025, and that law raises them with inflation every year. Expect a similar small increase around this time next year.

What does not change

Family petitions (I-⁠130), green card applications (I-⁠485), citizenship (N-⁠400), renewals of most other work permits, and the other USCIS fees stay the same on October 16.

If you are about to file

• The date that counts is the postmark. A filing postmarked on or after October 16 must include the new fee, or USCIS will reject it.
• Already filed and waiting? You don't owe the difference for anything postmarked before October 16.
• Annual asylum fee: if your asylum application is still pending, USCIS will tell you when the next yearly payment is due. Pay the amount on that notice.
• Not sure? Check uscis.gov/fees or use the fee calculator there on the day you file. ImmigraMate's fee list shows the new amounts too.

Questions

Ask in the Community. Other people filing for asylum, TPS or parole are going through the same thing right now.