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Inflation Adjustment for EOIR OBBBA Fees; Fiscal Year 2027
The Department of Justice is raising EOIR immigration filing fees for Fiscal Year 2027 to account for inflation, as required by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
What this is
The Department of Justice is raising EOIR immigration filing fees for Fiscal Year 2027 to account for inflation, as required by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Source: Inflation Adjustment for EOIR OBBBA Fees; Fiscal Year 2027 · in effect from 1 October 2026
What you need to know
- EOIR immigration filing fees are being adjusted upward for inflation
- The adjustment covers Fiscal Year 2027
- The change is required by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
- The Department of Justice is responsible for this change
- EOIR immigration filing fees will increase for Fiscal Year 2027
- The increases are inflation adjustments, not discretionary increases
- The adjustment is legally required by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
Source: Inflation Adjustment for EOIR OBBBA Fees; Fiscal Year 2027 · in effect from 1 October 2026
Frequently asked questions
Why are my EOIR filing fees going up? The Department of Justice is required by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to adjust EOIR immigration-related fees for inflation. This is a legally mandated adjustment, not a discretionary decision.
Which agency collects these fees and is changing them? The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), which is part of the Department of Justice, collects these immigration filing fees and is the agency making the adjustments.
What fiscal year do the new fee amounts apply to? The inflationary adjustments described in this notice apply to Fiscal Year 2027.
What law is requiring this fee increase? The One Big Beautiful Bill Act mandates that the Department of Justice make inflationary adjustments to EOIR fees for Fiscal Year 2027.
When does this take effect? It takes effect on 2026-10-01.
Who does this apply to? This relates to Green Card, H-1B, F-1.
Where does this information come from? Justice Department, published at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/21/2026-17146/inflation-adjustment-for-eoir-obbba-fees-fiscal-year-2027.
Source: Inflation Adjustment for EOIR OBBBA Fees; Fiscal Year 2027 · in effect from 1 October 2026
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Green Card, H-1B, F-1
Source: Inflation Adjustment for EOIR OBBBA Fees; Fiscal Year 2027 · in effect from 1 October 2026
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Frequently asked questions
- Why are my EOIR filing fees going up?
- The Department of Justice is required by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to adjust EOIR immigration-related fees for inflation. This is a legally mandated adjustment, not a discretionary decision.
- Which agency collects these fees and is changing them?
- The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), which is part of the Department of Justice, collects these immigration filing fees and is the agency making the adjustments.
- What fiscal year do the new fee amounts apply to?
- The inflationary adjustments described in this notice apply to Fiscal Year 2027.
- What law is requiring this fee increase?
- The One Big Beautiful Bill Act mandates that the Department of Justice make inflationary adjustments to EOIR fees for Fiscal Year 2027.
- When does this take effect?
- It takes effect on 2026-10-01.
- Who does this apply to?
- This relates to Green Card, H-1B, F-1.
- Where does this information come from?
- Justice Department, published at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/21/2026-17146/inflation-adjustment-for-eoir-obbba-fees-fiscal-year-2027.