§1809 Fee Relating to Renewal and Extension of Employment Authorization for Parolees

Summary

Parolees who ask to renew or extend their permission to work must pay a fee on top of any other required fees. Work permission for a parolee lasts one year or until their parole ends, whichever is shorter. For fiscal year 2025 the fee will be at least $275, but the Secretary of Homeland Security may set a higher amount by rule. For fiscal year 2026 and later, the fee each year will be the previous year’s fee plus an inflation increase based on the July Consumer Price Index change from the year before, with the increase rounded down to the nearest lower multiple of $10. 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 without needing more approval. The rest goes into the U.S. Treasury’s general fund. These fees cannot be waived or reduced.