§1811 Fee relating to renewal and extension of employment authorization for aliens granted temporary protected status

Summary

People with Temporary Protected Status who ask to renew or extend their work permission must pay a fee when they apply. The fee for fiscal year 2025 is whichever is higher: $275 or an amount the Secretary of Homeland Security sets by rule. Starting in fiscal year 2026 and each year after, the fee is last year’s fee plus any increase based on the change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for July compared with July of the prior year, rounded down to the next lowest multiple of $10. Work authorization tied to Temporary Protected Status is valid for one year or until the TPS designation ends, whichever is shorter. Each year, 25% of these fees goes to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and is put into the Immigration Examinations Fee Account for USCIS to use. Any remaining fees go into the U.S. Treasury general fund. The fee cannot be waived or reduced.