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DHS applies FY2026 inflation adjustments to HR-1 parole, I-94, ESTA, and EVUS fees

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CountryUnited States
Operative dateJanuary 1, 2026
CategoryHumanitarian, work, other
Policy toolFees
Affected groupNew applicants

Policy effect

DHS announced FY2026 inflation-adjusted HR-1 fees for parole, I-94, ESTA, and EVUS, with the adjusted amounts assessed beginning January 1, 2026.

Official source excerpt

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… adjustments. This notice states the FY 2026 rates for the HR-1 parole, I-94, ESTA, and EVUS fees (collectively, the HR-1 fees). Generally, HR-1 requires the multiplication of an HR-1 fee or a portion of an HR-1 fee from the prior FY by the percentage, if any, by which the CPI-U for the month of July preceding the date on which the adjustment takes effect exceeds the CPI-U for the July of the preceding calendar year (the inflation adjustment). In July 2024, the CPI-U was 314.540, and in July 2025, the CPI-U was 323.048. Therefore, between July 2024 and July 2025, the CPI-U increased by 2.70 percent.\5\ To determine the total HR-1 fee for each FY, the inflation adjustment is then added to the HR-1 fee or portion of the HR-1 fee used in the calculation of the inflation adjustment, pursuant to the statutorily prescribed formula. The specifics of the statutory inflation adjustment formulas differ for each HR-1 fee. The following table provides a summary of the inflation-adjusted FY 2026 HR-1 fees described in this notice --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \5\ Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index--July 2025, August 12, 2025, <a href="https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/cpi_08122025.htm">https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/cpi_08122025.htm</a> (last visited Oct. 21, 2025). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 52086]] and the following subsections further detail the HR-1 inflation adjustment requirements. Certain FY 2026 Fees, as Required by HR-1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total FY 2025 FY 2026 Total FY 2026 HR-1, Public Law 119-21 (139 Action fee (existing inflation fee (revised Stat. 72) section fee) adjustment fee) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 100004........................... Parole into the United $1,000 +$20 $1,020 States. 100008........................... Application for CBP Form 30 \6\ +0 \7\ 30 I-94 at land border ports of entry. 100014........................... ESTA authorization....... 40 +0.27 \8\ 40.27 100015........................... EVUS enrollment.......... 30 +0.75 30.75 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- …
Federal Register 90 FR 52085Federal Register 90 FR 52085. DHS applies FY2026 inflation adjustments to HR-1 parole, I-94, ESTA, and EVUS fees. Effective 2026-01-01.Open official source
Retrieved from https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/19/2025-20304/certain-dhs-immigration-fees-required-by-hr-1-fiscal-year-2026-adjustments-for-inflation

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