Status as of September 29, 2026. USCIS has finalized a new fee schedule for the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program. The new fees take effect Nov. 30, 2026. Investor filing fees for Forms I-526, I-526E and I-829 will increase from the amounts USCIS currently accepts, while some regional center fees will decrease. The final rule also establishes a new Form I-527 fee, a $75 EB-5 technology fee and higher EB-5 Integrity Fund charges.
The Department of Homeland Security's final EB-5 fee rule sets a new program-specific fee schedule under the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022. The rule is scheduled for publication in the Federal Register on Sept. 30, 2026, and USCIS says the new amounts will take effect Nov. 30.
The changes are substantial. The filing fee for a standalone investor's Form I-526 will rise from $3,675 to $7,615. An initial Form I-526E filed by a regional center investor will rise from $3,675 to $7,850, before the separate EB-5 Integrity Fund fee. Form I-829 will increase from $3,750 to $5,000.
New EB-5 fees effective Nov. 30, 2026
EB-5 filing or fee | Current fee | New fee | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Form I-526, standalone investor, including technology fee | $3,675 | $7,615 | +$3,940 |
Form I-526E, initial regional center investor filing, including technology fee | $3,675 | $7,850 | +$4,175 |
Form I-526E amendment | $3,675 | $7,775 | +$4,100 |
Form I-527, Amendment to Legacy Form I-526 | No fee | $10,330 | New fee |
Form I-829, Petition by Investor to Remove Conditions on Permanent Resident Status | $3,750 | $5,000 | +$1,250 |
Form I-956, initial regional center designation | $17,795 | $44,115 | +$26,320 |
Form I-956 amendment | $17,795 | $9,835 | −$7,960 |
Form I-956F, investment in a commercial enterprise | $17,795 | $42,675 | +$24,880 |
Form I-956G, Regional Center Annual Statement | $3,035 | $2,165 | −$870 |
Form I-956H, Bona Fides of Persons Involved with Regional Center Program | No fee | $65 | New fee |
Form I-956K, Registration for Direct and Third-Party Promoters | No fee | $2,165 | New fee |
Form I-526E EB-5 Integrity Fund fee | $1,000 | $1,100 | +$100 |
Regional Center Integrity Fund fee, 20 or fewer investors | $10,000 | $11,000 | +$1,000 |
Regional Center Integrity Fund fee, more than 20 investors | $20,000 | $22,000 | +$2,000 |
An initial I-526E filing will involve $8,950 in USCIS EB-5 fees
The final rule sets the initial Form I-526E filing fee at $7,850. That amount includes the new $75 EB-5 Technology Fee.
Regional center investors filing Form I-526E are also subject to the separate EB-5 Integrity Fund petition fee. The final rule increases that charge from $1,000 to $1,100.
As a result, the two USCIS charges associated with an initial Form I-526E filing total $8,950: the $7,850 Form I-526E fee and the separate $1,100 Integrity Fund fee.
The $75 technology fee is already included in two listed fees
The EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act authorized USCIS to collect a technology fee to support improvements to information systems used to process, adjudicate and archive EB-5 filings.
DHS had proposed a $95 technology fee. In the final rule, it reduced that amount to $75 after updating the underlying fee study.
The $75 charge is already included in the final $7,615 fee for Form I-526 and the $7,850 fee for an initial Form I-526E. It is not an additional $75 on top of those listed amounts.
Not every EB-5 fee is increasing
Although most investor fees and several regional center fees rise, the final schedule also contains two notable reductions.
The fee for an amendment to Form I-956 falls from $17,795 to $9,835, a decrease of $7,960. The Form I-956G annual statement fee falls from $3,035 to $2,165, a decrease of $870.
By contrast, an initial Form I-956 increases sharply to $44,115, and Form I-956F rises to $42,675. DHS explains that the final allocation of regional center termination and reaffirmation costs places those costs on initial Form I-956 and Form I-956F filings rather than on Form I-956 amendments.
Why today's fees are lower than the 2024 schedule
The comparison in the final rule uses the EB-5 fees USCIS currently accepts, not the higher amounts that took effect under the broader 2024 USCIS fee rule.
On Nov. 12, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado issued a decision in Moody v. Noem staying certain EB-5 fees from the 2024 rule. USCIS then reverted to the EB-5 fees that had been in effect before April 1, 2024.
The final rule therefore compares the new schedule with those reinstated amounts. That is why the current Form I-526 and I-526E fee in the final rule is $3,675 rather than the $11,160 amount established by the 2024 fee rule.
The final fees differ substantially from the 2025 proposal
DHS proposed the EB-5 fee rule in October 2025, but the final amounts are not simply the proposed numbers carried forward.
For example, DHS had proposed a total fee of $9,625 for initial Forms I-526 and I-526E. The final rule sets Form I-526 at $7,615 and initial Form I-526E at $7,850. The proposed Form I-829 fee was $7,860; the final amount is $5,000.
Form I-527 moved in the opposite direction. DHS proposed an $8,000 fee but finalized it at $10,330.
DHS says it revised its calculations using updated fiscal year 2026 and 2027 workload, receipt, completion-time and budget projections. The agency estimates EB-5-specific program costs at about $105 million under the updated study.
New Form I-527 gets a $10,330 fee
The final rule establishes Form I-527, Amendment to Legacy Form I-526, with a filing fee of $10,330.
The form is intended for certain investors who filed Form I-526 before enactment of the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act and need to amend the legacy petition to retain eligibility after termination of a regional center or debarment of a new commercial enterprise or job-creating entity.
The new Form I-527 did not previously have a filing fee because the form itself did not exist as a separate USCIS benefit request.
Integrity Fund fees increase by 10 percent
DHS also finalized a 10% inflation adjustment to EB-5 Integrity Fund fees.
The Integrity Fund fee associated with Form I-526E rises from $1,000 to $1,100. The annual fee for a regional center with 20 or fewer investors rises from $10,000 to $11,000, while the fee for a regional center with more than 20 investors rises from $20,000 to $22,000.
The EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act authorizes the fund to support activities including fraud detection, investigations, audits, site visits and compliance monitoring.
Which filing date controls the new fee
The final rule states that an application, petition or request postmarked on or after the effective date must be accompanied by the fee established by the new rule.
USCIS has announced Nov. 30, 2026, as the effective date. The relevant distinction is therefore tied to when a covered filing is postmarked, rather than simply when the form was prepared or signed.
What changed
Form I-526: increases to $7,615, including the $75 technology fee.
Initial Form I-526E: increases to $7,850, including the $75 technology fee, with a separate $1,100 Integrity Fund fee.
Form I-829: increases to $5,000.
New Form I-527: carries a $10,330 fee.
Regional center fees: some rise sharply, while the I-956 amendment and I-956G fees decrease.
Integrity Fund: the investor and regional center Integrity Fund fees increase by 10%.
Effective date: USCIS says the new schedule applies beginning Nov. 30, 2026.
Frequently asked questions
When do the new USCIS EB-5 fees take effect?
The new EB-5 fee schedule takes effect Nov. 30, 2026. The final rule states that covered applications, petitions or requests postmarked on or after the effective date must include the new fee.
How much will an initial Form I-526E filing cost?
The final Form I-526E filing fee is $7,850, including the $75 EB-5 Technology Fee. A separate $1,100 EB-5 Integrity Fund fee also applies, bringing those two USCIS EB-5 charges to $8,950.
Did every EB-5 fee increase?
No. Most investor fees and several regional center fees increase, but the Form I-956 amendment fee falls from $17,795 to $9,835 and the Form I-956G fee falls from $3,035 to $2,165.
Official sources
USCIS — USCIS Adjusts EB-5 Fees to Cover Program Costs and Strengthen Integrity Measures
USCIS — Court Order on Partial Stay of DHS 2024 USCIS Fee Rule
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