§1812 Fees Relating to Applications for Adjustment of Status

Summary

People who file certain applications, appeals, or motions in immigration court must pay a fee when they file or before the court decides the case. For fiscal year 2025 the base fees are: $1,500 to apply to become a lawful permanent resident; $1,050 for a waiver of inadmissibility; $500 for temporary protected status; $900 to appeal an immigration judge decision; $900 to appeal a decision by a Department of Homeland Security officer; $1,325 for a practitioner to appeal a disciplinary decision; $900 to file a motion to reopen or reconsider; $600 to apply for suspension of deportation; $600 for cancellation of removal for a lawful permanent resident; and $1,500 for cancellation of removal and adjustment of status for non‑permanent residents. For each fee the Attorney General may set a different amount by rule if higher. Starting in fiscal year 2026 and every year after, fees increase by the prior year fee times the yearly percent change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for July, rounded down to the next lowest $10. The appeal fee does not apply to appeals of bond decisions. The fee for motions to reopen does not apply to certain in‑absentia reopening motions filed under the law. Each year up to 25 percent of these fees may come from the Immigration Examinations Fee Account and be given to the Executive Office for Immigration Review to keep and spend without more approval. Any remaining fee money goes into the U.S. Treasury general fund. None of the fees may be spent by the Executive Office for Immigration Review on the Legal Orientation Program or any successor program.