Written by ASAP’s expert immigration lawyers · Updated
This notice from the immigration court says that you need to pay the $100 annual asylum fee and includes a deadline to pay the fee. You can pay online at this immigration court website. Make sure to save a copy of the receipt and bring it to your next hearing.
Immigration judges started to send these notices in early January 2026, even though a federal judge had previously paused the annual asylum fee in ASAP members' lawsuit.
You can find the most up-to-date information about the annual asylum fee in immigration court here. ASAP members have filed a lawsuit about the annual asylum fee and the information is rapidly changing.
The Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project (ASAP) aims to provide factual information about current immigration laws. This information is not legal advice.
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