DHS announced the implementation of the *new immigration parole fee of
$1,000* for any alien who is paroled into the United States who does not
meet an exception, pursuant to HR-1. This action is effective on October
16, 2025. The parole fee will apply for any alien that has a request for
parole filed or pending prior to the effective date of this notice because
the fee attaches when an alien is paroled into the United States.
*I. New Immigration Parole Fee*
This notice announces the imposition and collection of the new immigration
parole fee of $1,000 for FY 2025 pursuant to HR-1. The fee must be paid by
“any alien who is paroled into the United States. Each time an alien is
granted parole under INA sec. 212(d)(5)(A), 8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5)(A)
<https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/8/1182,> including initial parole from
outside the United States, Congressionally-authorized “parole in place,”
re-parole, or parole from DHS custody, the fee will be required.
NOTE: The fee will not be due when an application is merely submitted or
when a travel document is issued, but rather, *DHS will collect the $1,000
fee* after it determines that the alien merits a grant of parole as a
matter of discretion and *the alien either appears for inspection at a port
of entry or is already physically present in the United States*.
The operative event that triggers the statutory obligation to pay the fee *is
the actual grant and effectuation of parole at or into the United States*—not
the filing of an application or request. The timing of the fee attaches
when parole is effectuated, regardless of when the underlying application
or request was submitted. This means that any parole granted on or after
the effective date of this notice must be conditioned on payment of the fee
unless an exception applies, even if the request for parole was filed or
remained pending prior to October 16, 2025.
*II. EXCEPTIONS*
HR-1 *provides ten exceptions* to the $1,000 fee provided the alien
establishes to the satisfaction of the Secretary of Homeland Security that
the alien is being paroled because of one of the enumerated exceptions:
(1) The alien has a medical emergency and the alien cannot obtain necessary
treatment in the foreign state in which the alien is residing; or the
medical emergency is life-threatening and there is insufficient time for
the alien to be admitted to the United States through the normal visa
process;
(2) The alien is the parent or legal guardian of an alien described in
paragraph (1) and the alien described in paragraph (1) is a minor;
(3) The alien is needed in the United States to donate an organ or other
tissue for transplant; and there is insufficient time for the alien to be
admitted to the United States through the normal visa process;
(4) The alien has a close family member in the United States whose death is
imminent; and the alien could not arrive in the United States in time to
see such family member alive if the alien were to be admitted to the United
States through the normal visa process;
(5) The alien is seeking to attend the funeral of a close family member;
and the alien could not arrive in the United States in time to attend such
funeral if the alien were to be admitted to the United States through the
normal visa process;
(6) The alien is an adopted child who has an urgent medical condition; who
is in the legal custody of the petitioner for a final adoption-related
visa; and whose medical treatment is required before the expected award of
a final adoption-related visa;
*(7) The alien is a lawful applicant for adjustment of status under section
245 of the INA (8 U.S.C. 1255
<https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/8/1255>); and is returning to the
United States after temporary travel abroad;*
(8) The alien has been returned to a contiguous country pursuant to section
235(b)(2)(C) of the INA (8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(2)(C)
<https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/8/1225>); and is being paroled into
the United States to allow the alien to attend the alien’s immigration
hearing;
(9) The alien has been granted the status of Cuban and Haitian entrant (as
defined in section 501(e) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980
(Pub. L. 96-422; 8 U.S.C. 1522 note
<https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/8/1522>); or
(10) The Secretary of Homeland Security determines that a significant
public benefit has resulted or will result from the parole of an alien who
has assisted or will assist the United States Government in a law
enforcement matter; whose presence is required by the United States
Government in furtherance of such law enforcement matter; and who is
inadmissible or does not satisfy the eligibility requirements for admission
as a nonimmigrant or for which there is insufficient time for the alien to
be admitted to the United States through the normal visa process.[13
<#footnote-13-p48318>]
The HR-1 fee will not be assessed if DHS finds, in its discretion, that the
alien has established that the alien is being paroled under one of the ten
enumerated exceptions.
*III. Collection*
*1. **CBP* will collect the parole fee described in this notice for
aliens who apply for admission to the United States if
*(1) *the alien requests parole by presenting themselves *for inspection
at a U.S. port of entry* (including aliens who have been authorized by
another DHS agency to travel to the port of entry and seek parole);
*(2) *CBP, in its discretion, determines that the alien should be granted
parole under INA sec. 212(d)(5)(A); *and*
*(3) *the alien does not demonstrate, in CBP’s discretion, they are
eligible for a fee exception pursuant to H.R. 1, Public Law 119-21
<https://www.govinfo.gov/link/plaw/119/public/21,> 139 Stat. 367-68 (8
U.S.C. 1804 <https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/8/1804).> If CBP
determines that an alien should be granted parole and the alien is subject
to the parole fee described in this notice, CBP will notify the alien of
the applicability of the parole fee and provide instructions on how to pay
the fee required as of October 16, 2025.
*2. **ICE* will collect the fee when it grants parole under INA sec.
212(d)(5)(A) to aliens within its responsibility who are physically present
in the United States. ICE will individually notify aliens to whom the
$1,000 fee applies and, upon notification, provide instructions on how to
pay the fee required as of October 16, 2025.
*3. **USCIS* will collect the HR-1 fee when it grants parole under INA
sec. 212(d)(5)(A) to aliens within its responsibility who are physically
present in the United States.
*(1) *Beginning on October 16, 2025, when USCIS decides to favorably
adjudicate a Form I-131 for parole in place or re-parole for aliens
physically present in the United States, USCIS will issue a notice prior to
final adjudication stating that the parole approval is conditioned upon
payment of the HR-1 parole fee. This notice will contain payment
instructions and a deadline. Parole will only be granted after the fee has
been paid. Failure to pay within the time period provided in the
conditional approval notice would result in denial of the request.
