Immigration Blog

May 10, 2026

$1000 Parole Fee Became Effective on October 16th

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced a new immigration parole fee of $1,000 for aliens paroled into the United States, in accordance with HR-1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Public Law 119-21). This fee applies unless an exception is met.

Key Dates:

Effective Date: October 16, 2025  

Applies to: Any alien paroled into the U.S., including requests filed before the effective date, because the fee attaches at the time parole is granted.

What is Parole?

  • DHS can grant temporary parole for aliens for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit.  
  • CBP, USCIS, and ICE have discretionary authority to grant parole depending on location and circumstances.  
  • Parole requires the alien to return to DHS custody once the temporary need is fulfilled.  

New Immigration Parole Fee

Applies to: 

  • Initial parole from outside the U.S.  
  • Parole in place  
  • Re-parole  
  • Parole from DHS custody  

The fee does not apply if the alien qualifies under one of these conditions:

  1. Medical emergency requiring treatment unavailable in the foreign country.  
  2. Parent/legal guardian of a minor with a medical emergency.  
  3. Needed to donate organ/tissue for transplant with insufficient time for visa processing.  
  4. Close family member in the U.S. whose death is imminent.  
  5. Attending a close family member’s funeral.  
  6. Adopted child with urgent medical treatment before final adoption visa.  
  7. Returning from temporary travel abroad as a lawful applicant for adjustment of status.  
  8. Being paroled to attend an immigration hearing after return to a contiguous country.  
  9. Granted Cuban or Haitian entrant status.  
  10. Significant public benefit assisting U.S. government law enforcement matters.  

Collection Process

  • CBP: Collects fee for aliens presenting at U.S. ports of entry.  
  • ICE: Collects fee for aliens within U.S. custody.  
  • USCIS: Collects fee for parole in place or re-parole within the U.S.  
  • Payment: Parole approval is conditional upon payment. Non-payment results in denial.  

Paperwork

  • USCIS Form I-131 (Application for Travel Documents, Parole Documents, and Arrival/Departure Records) is used to process parole requests.  
  • No new edits to the form are required.  

 

Please call our office for more information:  Bailey Immigration, PC (503) 224-0950.