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EOIR sets inflation-adjusted filing fees for fiscal year 2027
The Justice Department published a final rule setting fiscal year 2027 amounts for specified filings with immigration courts and the Board of Immigration Appeals. The new amounts apply to covered filings made on or after October 1, 2026.
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What the final rule changes
EOIR adjusted fee amounts that federal law requires it to update annually for inflation. The rule uses a 3.4 percent Consumer Price Index change for July 2025 to July 2026 and combines the adjusted statutory fee with any preexisting EOIR fee listed in the regulation.
Examples of the resulting total amounts include $1,060 for Form EOIR-26, an appeal from an immigration judge; $1,060 for Form EOIR-29, an appeal from a DHS officer decision; $1,095 for a motion to reopen or reconsider an immigration judge decision; $730 for Form EOIR-42A; and $1,690 for Form EOIR-42B. These are the totals stated in the final rule, excluding any separate biometrics fee that may apply.
When the new amounts apply
The rule is effective October 1, 2026, the first day of fiscal year 2027. EOIR says the fiscal year 2027 amounts are required for relevant filings with immigration courts or the Board of Immigration Appeals filed on or after that date.
This article reports the federal effective date. It does not calculate when a filing is due, determine which fee applies to a particular case, or recommend a filing method.
What the rule does not change
DOJ states that the rule does not change existing fee exceptions or waivers. It also does not change fee amounts collected under a different provision, section 286(m) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. The action updates the inflation-adjusted portion required by the 2025 budget law.
Because DOJ describes the calculation as a required, ministerial update, it issued the action as a final rule without a prior notice-and-comment period. This is therefore not an open proposal awaiting public comments.
Primary federal record
- Federal Register: “Inflation Adjustment for EOIR OBBBA Fees; Fiscal Year 2027” ↗ — DOJ/EOIR final rule published August 21, 2026; effective October 1, 2026.
- EOIR: Types of Appeals, Motions, and Required Fees ↗ — official agency reference page cited by the final rule.
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