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Inflation Adjustment for EOIR OBBBA Fees; Fiscal Year 2026

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The Department of Justice has announced annual inflation adjustments to immigration court filing fees for Fiscal Year 2026 under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. These fee increases will take effect at specified dates in FY 2026. Anyone filing with the Executive Office for Immigration Review should expect to pay higher fees.
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SourceFed. Register
PublishedJanuary 21, 2026

The Department of Justice ("Department") is announcing inflationary adjustments to immigration-related fees for filings with the Executive Office for Immigration Review ("EOIR") under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act ("OBBBA") for Fiscal Year ("FY") 2026. OBBBA requires the Attorney General to annually adjust for inflation the OBBBA fees that EOIR collects. This notice sets out the EOIR-collected OBBBA fees for the remainder of FY 2026 and their effective dates.

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