India, Oct. 2 -- US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will increase several immigration-related fees from October 16, 2026, under an annual inflation adjustment mandated by the H.R. 1 reconciliation law, with higher charges applying to certain asylum, employment authorization, temporary protected status (TPS) and immigration parole requests.

The fee increases are relatively small and reflect inflation between July 2025 and July 2026, USCIS said in an alert published on September 30. The new rates will apply to requests postmarked on or after October 16, 2026.

Applicants and petitioners who use one of the affected benefits will have to submit the new fee from that date. USCIS said requests sent on or after October 16 without t...