- USCIS raises six covered fee categories, with revised amounts applying to filings postmarked October 16, 2026, or later.
- Initial asylum, parole, and TPS EAD fees each increase from $560 to $570.
- The Form I-131 parole fee rises from $1,020 to $1,050, the largest dollar increase in the update.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has updated its Form G-1055 fee schedule for selected H.R. 1 immigration fees. The revised amounts apply to covered requests postmarked on or after October 16, 2026.
USCIS published the FY 2027 inflation adjustment notice on October 1, 2026. The new fees take effect 15 days later.
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The change does not apply to every immigration form or every work permit category. It covers specific asylum, parole and Temporary Protected Status fees.
USCIS says affected filings sent with the previous amount after the effective date can be rejected. The filing’s postmark sets which schedule applies.
Six covered fee categories get new amounts
The adjustment raises fees by amounts ranging from $3 to $30 in the listed categories. Three separate initial employment authorization document categories share the same increase.
The table covers the amounts reported for the update. It distinguishes the three I-765 categories because the adjustment applies to specified application types, not to all employment authorization filings.
| Form or filing category | Previous fee | New fee |
|---|---|---|
| Form I-589 asylum application fee | $102 | $105 |
| Form I-131 immigration parole fee | $1,020 | $1,050 |
| Form I-765 initial EAD for asylum applicants | $560 | $570 |
| Form I-765 initial parole EAD | $560 | $570 |
| Form I-765 initial TPS EAD | $560 | $570 |
| Form I-821 TPS application fee | $510 | $520 |
The asylum-related figures include the annual asylum application fee. The work authorization increases apply to initial EADs tied to asylum, parole or TPS, while the separate Form I-821 amount covers a TPS application.
The parole fee change applies to Form I-131. Its listed amount rises from $1,020 to $1,050, the largest dollar increase in the table.
The postmark determines which fee applies
Filings postmarked before the effective date remain subject to the previous amounts. Filings postmarked on or after the cutoff must include the revised fee.
That timing rule gives applicants two schedules, based on the postmark rather than the date USCIS publishes the update. A filing submitted before the change but postmarked on or after the effective date falls under the new schedule.
USCIS warns that sending the wrong amount after the effective date can lead to rejection. Applicants filing in the covered categories need to match the payment to the applicable fee amount.
The affected groups include asylum applicants paying the annual fee or seeking related work authorization, parole applicants and certain parole-based EAD applicants, and TPS applicants and TPS-based EAD applicants. The adjustment reaches only the specified categories listed above.
The increase follows a year of price changes
The adjustment reflects a reported 3.36 percent increase based on the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, or CPI-U, between July 2025 and July 2026. The new amounts form part of the annual inflation adjustments to certain fees established under H.R. 1.
The Federal Register notice was scheduled for publication on October 1, 2026, with the new fee amounts taking effect 15 days afterward. The notice is identified as 2026-20187 and was filed September 30, 2026, for publication the following day.
This is the second annual inflation adjustment cycle under the H.R. 1 fee framework. The update concerns the listed fee categories, rather than every amount shown in the broader USCIS fee schedule.
