§1813 — Title 8 Aliens and Nationality | U.S. Code

Summary

Any noncitizen who must use the Electronic Visa Update System must pay a fee when they enroll. For fiscal year 2025 the fee will be at least $30 or a higher amount the Secretary of Homeland Security sets by rule. For fiscal year 2026 and after, the fee is the prior year’s fee plus a yearly increase based on the July-to-July Consumer Price Index, rounded down to the nearest $0.25. From each payment $5 goes into the Treasury general fund. The fee cannot be waived or reduced and is in addition to any other required fees.

Title 8, §1813

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(a)In addition to any other fee authorized by law, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall require the payment of a fee, in the amount specified in subsection (b), by any alien subject to the Electronic Visa Update System at the time of such alien’s enrollment in such system.

(b)(1)For fiscal year 2025, the amount specified in this subsection shall be the greater of—

(A)$30; or

(B)such amount as the Secretary of Homeland Security may establish, by rule.

(2)During fiscal year 2026 and each subsequent fiscal year, the amount specified in this subsection shall be equal to the sum of—

(A)the amount of the fee required under this subsection during the most recently concluded fiscal year; and

(B)the product resulting from the multiplication of the amount referred to in subparagraph (A) by the percentage (if any) by which the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the month of July preceding the date on which such adjustment takes effect exceeds the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the same month of the preceding calendar year, rounded to the next lowest multiple of $0.25.

(c)(1)

(2)Of the fees collected pursuant to this section, an amount equal to $5 multiplied by the number of payments collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the general fund of the Treasury.

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

Editorial Notes

Codification Section is comprised of section 100015 of Pub. L. 119–21. Subsec. (c)(1) of section 100015 of Pub. L. 119–21 amended section 1356 of this title.

§1813 Electronic Visa Update System Fee

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Title 8, §1813

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