English: Annual Asylum Fee. What asylum applicants need to know.

Annual Asylum Fee. What asylum applicants need to know
https://my.uscis.gov/accounts/annual-asylum-fee/start/overview.
https://epay.eoir.justice.gov.
https://my.uscis.gov/accounts/annual-asylum-fee/questionnaire
vaapvt.org/help.
https://asaptogether.org/en/new-fees/.

People with asylum cases pending for more than one year must now pay a new yearly fee to the U.S. government in order to keep their applications pending. This is called the Annual Asylum Fee or AAF.

Starting May 29, 2026, the government says it can reject pending asylum applications if the applicant's Annual Asylum Fee is not paid on time. USCIS says people must pay within 30 days after USCIS tells them to pay. In immigration court, the deadline may be shorter, so follow the exact deadline in the judge’s order.

The government requires one Annual Asylum Fee to be filed for each asylum application that's pending each year, not one fee for each family member listed on the same application.

For USCIS cases, this includes people whose asylum case was pending for the whole period from October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025. It also includes people who filed for asylum after October 1, 2024, if their case is still pending with USCIS 365 days later.

The annual fee is $102 as of January 1, 2026. This is separate from the $100 filing fee for new asylum applications, which started in 2025. The government may change the fee amount from year to year.

The government does not allow applicants to request a waiver of the Annual Asylum Fee. If you cannot afford the fee, contact your local community-based service provider right away. If you live in Vermont ask them to connect you with the Vermont and New Hampshire Asylum Support Network to see whether financial help may be available. Do not wait until the deadline if you need help.

If your asylum case is with USCIS, pay on the official USCIS Annual Asylum Fee page at this website

If your asylum case is with the Immigration Court, pay through the Executive Office of Immigration Review ("EOIR") online payment system at this website. Follow any deadline from the judge. Save your receipt and give proof of payment to the court and the government attorney representing ICE.

If you already paid a fee when you filed your asylum application within the last year, you may not need to pay the annual asylum fee right now. The annual asylum fee is different from the $100 filing fee for a new asylum application. The government says the annual asylum fee should not be charged until an asylum application has been pending for more than one year. If your case has been pending for less than one year, check the payment at this website but the fee should usually show as not due yet.

If the website or a judge’s order says the annual fee is due, save proof of any fee you already paid and ask a trusted legal service provider for help before the deadline. In Vermont, you can ask for help by walking into your local service partner office or submitting a request to this website

Remember that if you do not pay the Annual Asylum Fee on time, USCIS may reject your asylum case. USCIS may also cancel your asylum-based work permit or reject a pending work permit application. In immigration court, the judge may deny or dismiss your asylum case. This decision could become final.

If you are unsure about whether you need to pay the Annual Asylum Fee at this time, go to the USCIS payment page. Enter your A-number and your asylum receipt number. If the website says the fee is not due, check again later. If the website lets you pay, pay if you can. Save your receipt, tracking number, and screenshots.

Learn more at this website.

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