§1811 Fee Relating to Renewal and Extension of Employment Authorization for Aliens Granted Temporary Protected Status

Summary

People with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) must pay a fee when they apply to renew or extend their work permission. This fee is in addition to any other lawfully allowed fees. The renewed work authorization will be good for one year or for as long as TPS is in effect, whichever is shorter. For fiscal year 2025 the fee will be the higher of $275 or a different amount the Secretary of Homeland Security sets by rule. Starting in fiscal year 2026 and every year after, the fee will be last year’s fee plus an increase based on the year‑over‑year July change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers. That increase is applied to last year’s fee and then rounded down to the next lower multiple of $10. Each year, 25% of the fees collected go to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and are placed into the Immigration Examinations Fee Account for USCIS to keep and spend. Any remaining money goes into the U.S. Treasury’s general fund. These fees cannot be waived or reduced.