Title 8, Aliens and NationalityRelease 119-110

§1810 Fee Relating to Renewal or Extension of Employment Authorization for Asylum Applicants

Title 8 › CHAPTER 16 — IMMIGRATION FEES › § 1810

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Anyone who applied for asylum must pay an extra fee of at least $275 each time they renew or extend their work permission tied to that asylum claim. Work permission ends right away if an asylum officer denies the claim unless it is sent to an immigration judge; it ends 30 days after an immigration judge denies the claim unless the person timely appeals to the Board of Immigration Appeals; and it ends right away if the Board denies the appeal. Each year, 25% of these fees go to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and are put in the Immigration Examinations Fee Account under section 1356(m); USCIS may keep and spend that money without more approvals. Any remaining fees go to the U.S. Treasury’s general fund. These fees cannot be waived or lowered.

Full Legal Text

Title 8, §1810

Aliens and Nationality, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)In general

In addition to any other fee authorized by law, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall require the payment of a fee of not less than $275 by any alien who has applied for asylum for each renewal or extension of employment authorization based on such application.

(b)Termination

Each initial employment authorization, or renewal or extension of such authorization, shall terminate—

(1)immediately following the denial of an asylum application by an asylum officer, unless the case is referred to an immigration judge;

(2)on the date that is 30 days after the date on which an immigration judge denies an asylum application, unless the alien makes a timely appeal to the Board of Immigration Appeals; or

(3)immediately following the denial by the Board of Immigration Appeals of an appeal of a denial of an asylum application.

(c)Disposition of fees relating to renewal and extension of employment authorization for asylum applicants

During each fiscal year—

(1)25 percent of the fees collected pursuant to this section—

(A)shall be credited to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services;

(B)shall be deposited into the Immigration Examinations Fee Account established under section 1356(m) of this title; and

(C)may be retained and expended by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services without further appropriation; and

(2)any amounts collected pursuant to this section that are not credited to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be deposited into the general fund of the Treasury.

(d)No fee waiver

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

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

8 U.S.C. § 1810

Title 8, Aliens and Nationality

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110