8 USC 1808 - Annual asylum fee

U.S Code last checked for updates: Aug 16, 2025

§ 1808.

Annual asylum fee

(a)

Fee authorized

(b)

Amount specified

(1)

Initial amount

For fiscal year 2025, the amount specified in this section shall be the greater of—

(A)

$100; or

(B)

such amount as the Secretary of Homeland Security may establish, by rule.

(2)

Annual adjustments for inflation

During fiscal year 2026, and during each subsequent fiscal year, the amount specified in this section shall be equal to the sum of—

(A)

the amount of the fee required under this subsection for the most recently concluded fiscal year; and

(B)

the product resulting from the multiplication of the amount referred to in subparagraph (A) by the percentage (if any) by which the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the month of July preceding the date on which such adjustment takes effect exceeds the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the same month of the preceding calendar year, rounded down to the nearest dollar.

(c)

Disposition of annual asylum fees

(d)

No fee waiver

(Pub. L. 119–21, title X, § 100009, July 4, 2025, 139 Stat. 371.)

cite as: 8 USC 1808