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USCIS IFR Codifying H.R. 1 Fees and Requirements Including Penalty for Unpaid Annual Asylum Fee

4/29/26 AILA Doc. No. 26042961. Asylum & Refugees, Temporary Protected Status & Deferred Enforced Departure

DHS IFR implementing certain H.R. 1 fees and requirements, effective 5/29/26. The rule states that USCIS will reject asylum applications if the Annual Asylum Fee is not paid within 30 days of notification. It also establishes a minimum $24 filing fee for Form I-102, limits the validity of employment authorization issued under TPS to the shorter of a year or the remainder of the TPS period, and states that USCIS will keep the asylum filing fee for forms rejected as improperly filed. Comments are due 6/29/26. (91 FR 22952, 4/29/26)

 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

8 CFR Parts 103, 106, 208, 244, and 274a

[CIS No. 2841–26; DHS Docket No. USCIS– 2026–0133]

RIN 1615–AD09

USCIS Immigration Fees and Related Procedures Required by H.R.1 Reconciliation Bill

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Interim final rule; request for comments.

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