New $1,000 Parole Fee Does Not Apply to Adjustment of Status Applicants

On October 15, 2025, USCIS announced the implementation of the new immigration parole fee required by the “Great Big Beautiful Bill” passed earlier this year. The fee is $1,000 and will be adjusted for inflation on an annual basis. The fee is not due upon filing an application for parole (Form I-131); applicants should instead wait until USCIS notifies them that they must pay the fee. USCIS will not approve applications subjected to the fee until the fee is paid. 

There are ten exceptions where the $1,000 parole fee does not apply, including for lawful applicants for adjustment of status who are returning to the US after temporarily traveling abroad. See the Federal Register notice for a full list of exceptions here.