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

What it does

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issues this interim final rule (IFR) to codify certain immigration fees and other provisions required by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R.1). This IFR amends U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) regulations to codify: the asylum and annual asylum fees, including the consequences of non-payment of these fees; the new Form I-94 fee requirement; the validity period for certain types of employment authorization; and the retention of the Form I-589 filing fee for every application.

The Homeland Security Department's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What changed in the regulation

5 parts of Title 8 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

8 CFR 103, 8 CFR 106, 8 CFR 208, 8 CFR 244, 8 CFR 274

Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).

Compared with

The Homeland Security Department has published 23 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 16 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

Before this

No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 1615-AD09 since Jan. 1, 2025.

Since then:

• July 21, 2026 Correcting amendment. USCIS Immigration Fees and Related Procedures Required by H.R.1 Reconciliation Bill; Correction

What happens next and when

This interim final rule is effective May 29, 2026. DHS invites public comment on all aspects of this interim final rule; written comments must be submitted on this interim final rule on or before June 29, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Check it yourself

• The document in the Federal Register
• Docket USCIS-2026-0133 on Regulations.gov
• Title 8 on eCFR

The record as published

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register