USCIS Implements New Immigration Parole Fee

U.S. Citizenship and Im migration Services Office of the Director Camp Springs, MD 20588-000 9 December 18, 2025 PA -2025-30 Policy Alert SUBJECT: Implementat ion of the Immig ration P arole Fee Purpose U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual regarding the implemen tation of th e new immigra tion parole fee, as estab lished in th e One Big Beautifu l Bill Act (H.R. -1). 1 Background Section 212(d)(5)(A) of t he Immigrat ion and Natio nality Act (IN A) authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Se curity to paro le an alien seeking admiss ion into the United State s temporari ly for urgen t humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit. Such decisions are entirely discretionary in nature, made on a case -by- case basis, and may impose conditions on parole as prescrib ed by the Secretary. On July 4, 2025, the President signed H.R.-1, which establishes the assessment and collection of the immigration parole fee. A ll aliens paro led into the United States ar e required to pay the immigration parole fee, in addition to any other fee, unless an exception applies. 2 On October 16, 2025, DHS published a Federal Register notice (FRN) implementing the immigration parole fee. 3 USCIS is now updating its guidance to include information about this fee and how it will be collected. This guidance, contained in Volume 3 of the Policy Manual, is effective immediately and applies to any alien paroled into the United States on or after October 16, 2025, regardless of when the parole request was filed. The guidance contained in the Policy Manual is controlling and supersedes any related prior guidance. Policy High lights • Summarizes the information from the October 16, 2025 FRN about the imposition and collection o f the immigra tion parole fee. 1 See H.R.1 — One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. - 1), Sub title A, Title X of Pub. L. 119 - 21 (July 4, 2025). 2 See Section 10000 4 of H.R.1 — One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. - 1), Subtitle A, Title X o f Pub. L. 119 - 21, 139 S tat. 72, 367 - 68 (July 4, 20 25), codified at 8 U.S.C. 1804. 3 See 90 FR 48317 (Oct. 16, 20 25).

PA -2025-30: Implementation of the Immig ration Parole Fee Page: 2 • Specifies that an alien do es not submit payment o f the immigra tion parole fe e with the parole request, but upon notification by DHS that he or she is subject to the fee, because the October 16, 2025 FRN requires payment of the fee each time an alien is granted p arole, unless an exception applies. • Explains tha t the agency that collects the immigra tion parole fee is the on e that issues the final determination granting parole, as described in the October 16, 2025 FRN. • Explains that the October 16, 2025 FRN requires that each time an alien is granted parole under INA 212 (d)(5)(A), in cluding initi al parole from outside the United S tates, paro le in place, re -parole, or parole from DHS custody, the alien must pay the immigration parole fee, unless an exception applies. • Explains that the alien requesting parole has the burden of proving that an exception to the immigration parole fee applies in his or her case, and that evidence of the exception should be submitted at the time th e parole requ est is made. Summary of Changes Affected Section: Vo lume 3 > Part F > Chap ter 1 > Section A, Purpose • Adds new third paragraph. Affected Section: Vo lume 3 > Part F > Chap ter 1 > Section B, Background • Deletes the first two paragraphs. • Revises language in third paragraph and adds new fourth paragraph. Affected Section: Vo lume 3 > Part F > Chap ter 1 > Section C, Immigrat ion Parole F ee • Adds new Section C (Immigratio n Parole Fe e). Affected Section: Vo lume 3 > Part F > Chap ter 1 > Section D, Legal A uthorities • Redesignate s former Sec tion C (Legal A uthorities), as new Se ction D (Leg al Authoriti es) and continues to reserve that Section. USCIS may also make other minor technical, stylistic, and conforming changes consistent with this update. Citation Volume 3: Humanitarian Protection and Parole, Part F, Parolees, Chapter 1, Purpose and Background [3 USCIS - PM F.1 ].