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Original Date Announced
October 23, 2025USCIS announced a final rule adjusting EB-5 fees, effective November 30, 2026. The final rule revises USCIS’s fee schedule for the EB-5 Program to better align fees with the costs of administering the program. It also codifies EB-5 Integrity Fund fees and penalties, establishes a technology fee, creates Form I-527 for amendments to legacy Form I-526 petitions, and clarifies certain Form I-829 filing requirements for investors’ family members. Overall, the rule increases EB-5 fees, although some individual fees decrease. Compared with current fees, for example, the initial Form I-526 fee rises from $3,675 to $7,615, the initial regional-center designation fee (Form I-956) increases from $17,795 to $44,115, and the investment approval fee (Form I-956F) rises from $17,795 to $42,675. By contrast, the fee for regional-center amendments decreases from $17,795 to $9,835.
Compared with the proposed rule, the final rule incorporates updated workload and cost projections and makes substantial adjustments to the proposed fee schedule. The rule states that "these fees will only recover the cost of the EB-5 program."
Trump 2.0 [ID #2038]
2026.09.30 USCIS - Final Rule on EB-5 Filing FeesCurrent Status
NoneOriginal Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/ActualTrump Administration Action: RuleSubject Matter: Immigrant Visas: Employment-BasedAssociated or Derivative Policies
- January 28, 2025 USCIS terminates the designation of over a hundred EB-5 immigrant investor regional centers
- February 25, 2025 EO 14351: The Gold Card
- July 2, 2026 USCIS proposes rule to implement EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022
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2026.09.30 USCIS - Final Rule on EB-5 Filing Fees
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