EB-5 Fees Rise on November 30, 2026: What Investors Should Know

Updated October 2026.

USCIS has finalized a rule that raises most fees for the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program. The rule was published in the Federal Register on September 30, 2026 and takes effect on November 30, 2026. The new fees were first proposed in October 2025 and the final rule includes changes made after public comments.

The main changes as reported Law firms and news outlets report these figures. The filing fee for a standalone Form I-526 rises from $3,675 to $7,615. The initial filing for a regional center petition on Form I-526E is $7,850. A new $75 EB-5 technology fee applies to both. The Integrity Fund fee rises from $1,000 to $1,100. Regional center filings also become far more expensive.

The final amounts are lower than the ones proposed last year. The proposed standalone fee was $9,625. The rule follows a federal court decision that found an earlier fee increase was made without a required fee study.

What does not change These are government filing fees. They are separate from the investment itself. The investment thresholds in our program review are $800,000 for a Targeted Employment Area and $1,050,000 elsewhere. The program still requires at least 10 full-time jobs created. Processing times also vary by country of birth, with long backlogs for applicants born in China and India and Vietnam.

What to do next If you plan to file soon, ask an expert about timing and about which petition type fits you. Check every fee against the Federal Register notice or the USCIS fee page before you budget. Secondary sources sometimes describe the details differently.

Sources: Federal Register notice 91 FR 61940 (September 30, 2026) as summarized by AILA. Fragomen and Bloomberg Law reporting on the final rule. ORBIZLY program review of September 15, 2026.