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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Employment-Based Immigrant Visa, Fifth Preference (EB-5) Fee Rule
The Homeland Security Department published this final rule in the Federal Register on September 30, 2026. It takes effect on November 30, 2026.
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What the agency says
This final rule adjusts the Employment-Based Immigration, Fifth Preference (EB-5) immigration benefit request fees charged by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). It also codifies provisions of the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022, implements new statutory requirements, and addresses public comments received on the proposed fee rule published on October 23, 2025.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-20016
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Homeland Security Department
- Published
- September 30, 2026
- Takes effect
- November 30, 2026
- Dates
- This final rule is effective November 30, 2026. Any application, petition, or request postmarked on or after this date must be accompanied by the fees established by this final rule.
- Docket
- CIS No. 2846-26; DHS Docket No. USCIS-2025-0139
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 1615-AC93
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 8 CFR 106; 8 CFR 216
- Topics
- Administrative practice and procedure; Aliens; Citizenship and naturalization; Fees; Immigration
- Significant
- Yes, under Executive Order 12866
- Pages
- 46
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