Title 8 — Aliens and NationalityRelease 119-73

§1808 Annual asylum fee

Title 8 › Chapter CHAPTER 16— - IMMIGRATION FEES › § 1808

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General must require an asylum applicant to pay a fee for each calendar year their asylum application stays pending. For fiscal year 2025 the fee is the greater of $100 or a higher amount the Secretary of Homeland Security sets by rule. For fiscal year 2026 and each year after, the fee is last year’s fee plus an increase based on the percent change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for July compared to July of the prior year, rounded down to the nearest dollar. All fees collected go into the Treasury’s general fund. The fees cannot be waived or reduced.

Full Legal Text

Title 8, §1808

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(a)In addition to any other fee authorized by law, for each calendar year that an alien’s application for asylum remains pending, the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General, as applicable, shall require the payment of a fee, equal to the amount specified in subsection (b), by such alien.

(b)(1)For fiscal year 2025, the amount specified in this section shall be the greater of—

(A)$100; or

(B)such amount as the Secretary of Homeland Security may establish, by rule.

(2)During fiscal year 2026, and during each subsequent fiscal year, the amount specified in this section shall be equal to the sum of—

(A)the amount of the fee required under this subsection for the most recently concluded fiscal year; and

(B)the product resulting from the multiplication of the amount referred to in subparagraph (A) by the percentage (if any) by which the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the month of July preceding the date on which such adjustment takes effect exceeds the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the same month of the preceding calendar year, rounded down to the nearest dollar.

(c)All of the fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the general fund of the Treasury.

(d)Fees required to be paid under this section shall not be waived or reduced.

Reference

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Citation

8 U.S.C. § 1808

Title 8 — Aliens and Nationality

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73