[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 165 (Thursday, August 28, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42025-42026]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-16453]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
CBP Immigration Fees Required by HR-1 for Fiscal Year 2025
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: General notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that, pursuant to HR-1, U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will require aliens to pay a new
fee to apply for a CBP Form I-94 Arrival/Departure Record, and to
enroll in the Electronic Visa Update System. Additionally, pursuant to
HR-1, the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) fee for
authorizations has increased. This notice advises the public of the HR-
1 applicable fees for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025.
DATES: CBP will begin assessing the new HR-1 fees described in this
notice on September 30, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melanie Mataxas, Director, Electronic
Systems Travel Authorization, Office of Field Operations, U.S. Customs
and Border Protection, at 202-325-1372 or at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background and Legal Authority
On July 4, 2025, the President signed into law the One Big
Beautiful Bill Act, Public Law 119-21, 139 Stat. 72 (``HR-1''). HR-1
was a comprehensive legislative package that changed many laws and
added new laws that touch many areas of the United States
Government.\1\ Among those changes, the law established new immigration
enforcement fees and increased existing fees for certain immigration-
related actions. The statute establishes minimum fees for Fiscal Year
(FY) 2025 and requires annual increases to the fees based on the
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers.\2\
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\1\ See HR-1, Title X, Subtitle A, Part I, sections 100001
through 100018.
\2\ See Public Law 119-21 secs. 100008(b)(2), 100014(3),
100015(b)(2).
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This notice states the FY 2025 rates for three fees specified in
HR-1 that are generally administered by U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP).\3\ Specifically, this notice states the fees
applicable for the application of CBP Form I-94 Arrival/Departure
Record, for travel authorizations via the Electronic System for Travel
Authorization (ESTA), and for enrollment in the Electronic Visa Update
System (EVUS). See Public Law 119-21 secs. 100008, 100014, 100015. The
funds collected from these fees will be distributed to the appropriate
agency or the U.S. Treasury as mandated by statute.\4\ The following
table provides a summary of the FY 2025 fees described in this notice
and required by HR-1.
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\3\ The Secretary of Homeland Security has delegated the
authority to enforce and administer the immigration laws to the
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). See DHS,
Delegation No. 07010.3, Delegation of Authority to the Commissioner
of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, No. 07010.3, II.B.11 (Rev.
No. 03.2, Incorporating Change 2) (Dec. 11, 2024).
\4\ See 8 U.S.C. 1187(h)(3)(B)(ii); 8 U.S.C. 1356; Public Law
119-21 secs. 100008(c), 100015(c).
FY 2025 Fees, as Required by HR-1
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HR-1, Public Law 119-21 (139 Stat. Total FY
72) section Action Current fee FY 2025 HR-1 fee 2025 fee
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100008.............................. Application for CBP $6 $24 \5\ (added to $30
Form I-94 at land existing fee).
border ports of entry.
100014.............................. ESTA authorization..... 21 $40 (replaces existing 40
fee).
100015.............................. EVUS enrollment........ N/A $30.................... 30
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II. FY 2025 Immigration Fees Required by HR-1
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\5\ As described above in section II.B, the total fee for aliens
who apply for a CBP Form I-94 (i.e., aliens arriving at a land
border port of entry) will be $30, consisting of the $6 fee required
by 8 CFR 103.7(d)(4), 235.1(h)(1) and 286.9(b)(1), and the $24 fee
required by HR-1.
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A. CBP Form I-94 Arrival/Departure Record
CBP issues an electronic CBP Form I-94 Arrival/Departure Record to
all arriving aliens who are legally required to submit that form
(unless otherwise exempted). See 8 CFR 1.4, 235.1(h). CBP Form I-94
serves as evidence of the terms of the alien's admission or parole and
is generally issued at the time the alien is admitted or paroled at a
U.S. port of entry. See 8 CFR 235.1(h). Aliens arriving at a land
border port of entry must apply for a CBP Form I-94.
Pursuant to HR-1, the Secretary of Homeland Security must require
the payment of a fee for any alien who submits an application for a
Form I-94 Arrival/Departure Record. See Public Law 119-21 sec. 100008.
For FY 2025, the statute sets a minimum fee of $24. See Public Law 119-
21 sec. 100008(b)(1). Accordingly, for FY 2025, the minimum HR-1 fee to
apply for a CBP Form I-94 is $24.
The $24 fee is in addition to any other fee applicable by law. See
Public Law 119-21 sec. 100008(a). Currently, CBP imposes a $6 fee for
aliens who are required to be issued, or request to be issued, CBP Form
I-94 and who intend to arrive at a land border port of entry. See 8 CFR
103.7(d)(4), 235.1(h)(1) and 286.9(b)(1). Accordingly, the total fee to
apply for a CBP Form I-94 at a land border port of entry for FY 2025 is
$30, consisting of the $6 land border fee and the HR-1 $24 fee. CBP
will not assess a fee for aliens arriving at an air or sea port of
entry because such aliens are not required to submit an application for
a CBP Form I-94.
B. Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA)
ESTA is the online system through which aliens intending to enter
the United States under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) must obtain an
electronic travel authorization in advance of travel to the United
States.\6\ Each alien intending to travel by air, sea, or land to the
United States under the VWP must receive a travel authorization via
ESTA prior to travel. See sec. 217 of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (INA) (8 U.S.C. 1187) and 8 CFR part 217. Prior to the enactment of
HR-1, CBP required a fee of $21 for an ESTA.
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\6\ For additional information on the Visa Waiver Program, see 8
U.S.C. 1187 and 8 CFR part 217.
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Section 100014 of Public Law 119-21 amended section 217(h)(3)(B) of
the INA (8 U.S.C. 1187(h)(3)(B)) to increase the fee for the use of
ESTA to $40. The minimum ESTA fee for FY 2025 is now $40.\7\
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\7\ The ESTA fee is now the sum of three amounts: (1) $17 per
travel authorization fee, pre-existing in (B)(i)(I); (2) an amount
not less than $10, set now in (B)(i)(II); and (3) the new $13 per
travel authorization fee in (B)(i)(III), for a total minimum of $40.
See INA section 217(h)(3)(B), as amended by sec. 100014, Public Law
119-21.
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C. Electronic Visa Update System (EVUS)
EVUS is an online system currently used by nationals of the
People's Republic of China (PRC) holding a 10-year B1/B2, B1 or B2
(visitor) visa to provide required information to the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) prior to travel to the United States. See 8 CFR
part 215, subpart B.\8\ PRC nationals with an approved U.S.-issued visa
of a designated category must enroll in EVUS and provide or update
personal and travel information to receive a determination of travel
eligibility. See 8 CFR 214.24.
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\8\ In a Federal Register notice published on Oct. 20, 2016 (81
FR 72600), DHS identified the PRC as an EVUS country and designated
B-1, B-2, and B-1/B-2 visas issued without restriction for the
maximum validity period and contained in a passport issued by the
PRC as designated visa categories for purposes of EVUS.
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Pursuant to HR-1, the Secretary of Homeland Security must require
the payment of a fee by any alien enrolling in EVUS. Public Law 119-21
sec. 100015. The alien must pay the fee at the time of enrollment. Id.
For FY 2025, the statute sets a minimum fee of $30. See Public Law 119-
21 sec. 100015(b)(1). This $30 fee is in addition to any other fee
applicable by law. See Public Law 119-21 sec. 100015(a).
III. Signing Authority
Rodney S. Scott, Commissioner, having reviewed and approved this
document, has delegated the authority to electronically sign this
document to the Director (or Acting Director, if applicable) of the
Regulations and Disclosure Law Division for CBP, for purposes of
publication in the Federal Register.
Robert F. Altneu,
Director, Regulations and Disclosure Law Division, Regulations and
Rulings, Office of Trade, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2025-16453 Filed 8-27-25; 8:45 am]
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