he US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)for its abbreviation in English) was announced on November 20 New rates For different Immigration procedures. The increase responds to annual inflation that is The specific day on which it enters into force.
In a Federal Register notice, the agency made the official announcement Inflationary adjustment of immigration fees under One big, beautiful bill (HR-1), approved by President Donald Trump, for Fiscal year 2026.
According to a statement from Uscis, the new prices have been adjusted for inflation It goes into effect on Thursday, January 1, 2026.
The agency also warns against this due to time Need to issue a manual Implementing change, and so on The public needs to adapt its immigration benefits procedures which are in the process of being processed, Requests An application postmarked on or after the specified date will be rejected, without the appropriate filing fee.
These modifications are in Prices for specific ordersreflects quantity Economic inflation From July 2024 to July 2025.
By applying this Percentage increase to current HR-1 rates (FY 2025) and rounded to the next lowest increment of $10, Some of them rose between $5, $10, or $20. but, Others will not change Because the inflation-adjusted amount equals the current rate when rounded.
This is it Forms and procedures With inflation adjustments HR-1 for the fiscal year 2026:
the Human Resources-1 Demands that Department of Homeland Security (Ministry of Homeland Securitybeginning in fiscal year 2026 and in each subsequent fiscal year, adjust Immigration fees According to Economic inflation.
HR-1 states that DHS Use the contrast ratio in CPI-U For July of the current year compared to the previous calendar year, rounding each price to the next lowest multiple of $10 or the nearest dollar.