---
kind: "section"
citation: "8 U.S.C. § 1804"
title: "8"
title_heading: "Aliens and Nationality"
number: "1804"
heading: "Immigration parole fee"
release: "119-102"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/8/1804"
units:
  - "Chapter 16 — Immigration Fees"
---

# §1804. Immigration parole fee

- (a) **In general—** Except as provided under [subsection (b)](#b), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall require the payment of a fee, equal to the amount specified in this section and in addition to any other fee authorized by law, by any [alien](/usc/8/1701.md?p=1) who is paroled into the United States.
- (b) **Exceptions—** An [alien](/usc/8/1701.md?p=1) shall not be subject to the fee otherwise required under [subsection (a)](#a) if the [alien](/usc/8/1701.md?p=1) establishes, to the satisfaction of the Secretary of Homeland Security, on an individual, case-by-case basis, that the [alien](/usc/8/1701.md?p=1) is being paroled because—
  - (1)
    - (A) the [alien](/usc/8/1701.md?p=1) has a medical emergency; and
    - (B)
      - (i) the [alien](/usc/8/1701.md?p=1) cannot obtain necessary treatment in the foreign [state](/usc/8/1365.md?p=e) in which the [alien](/usc/8/1701.md?p=1) is residing; or
      - (ii) the medical emergency is life-threatening and there is insufficient time for the [alien](/usc/8/1701.md?p=1) to be admitted to the United States through the normal visa process;
  - (2)
    - (A) the [alien](/usc/8/1701.md?p=1) is the parent or legal guardian of an [alien](/usc/8/1701.md?p=1) described in [paragraph (1)](#b-1); and
    - (B) the [alien](/usc/8/1701.md?p=1) described in [paragraph (1)](#b-1) is a minor;
  - (3)
    - (A) the [alien](/usc/8/1701.md?p=1) is needed in the United States to donate an organ or other tissue for transplant; and
    - (B) there is insufficient time for the [alien](/usc/8/1701.md?p=1) to be admitted to the United States through the normal visa process;
  - (4)
    - (A) the [alien](/usc/8/1701.md?p=1) has a close family member in the United States whose death is imminent; and
    - (B) the [alien](/usc/8/1701.md?p=1) could not arrive in the United States in time to see such family member alive if the [alien](/usc/8/1701.md?p=1) were to be admitted to the United States through the normal visa process;
  - (5)
    - (A) the [alien](/usc/8/1701.md?p=1) is seeking to attend the funeral of a close family member; and
    - (B) the [alien](/usc/8/1701.md?p=1) could not arrive in the United States in time to attend such funeral if the [alien](/usc/8/1701.md?p=1) were to be admitted to the United States through the normal visa process;
  - (6) the [alien](/usc/8/1701.md?p=1) is an adopted [child](/usc/8/1101.md?p=c-1)—
    - (A) who has an urgent medical condition;
    - (B) who is in the legal custody of the petitioner for a final adoption-related visa; and
    - (C) whose medical treatment is required before the expected award of a final adoption-related visa;
  - (7) the [alien](/usc/8/1701.md?p=1)—
    - (A) is a lawful applicant for adjustment of status under [section 1255 of this title](/usc/8/1255.md); and
    - (B) is returning to the United States after temporary travel abroad;
  - (8) the [alien](/usc/8/1701.md?p=1)—
    - (A) has been returned to a contiguous country pursuant to [section 1225(b)(2)(C) of this title](/usc/8/1225.md?p=b-2-C); and
    - (B) is being paroled into the United States to allow the [alien](/usc/8/1701.md?p=1) to attend the [alien](/usc/8/1701.md?p=1)’s immigration hearing;
  - (9) the [alien](/usc/8/1701.md?p=1) has been granted the status of Cuban and Haitian entrant (as defined in section 501(e) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–422; [8 U.S.C. 1522](/usc/8/1522.md) note); or
  - (10) the Secretary of Homeland Security determines that a significant public benefit has resulted or will result from the parole of an [alien](/usc/8/1701.md?p=1)—
    - (A) who has assisted or will assist the United States Government in a law enforcement matter;
    - (B) whose presence is required by the United States Government in furtherance of such law enforcement matter; and
    - (C)
      - (i) who is inadmissible or does not satisfy the eligibility requirements for admission as a nonimmigrant; or
      - (ii) for which there is insufficient time for the [alien](/usc/8/1701.md?p=1) to be admitted to the United States through the normal visa process.
- (c) **Initial amount—** For fiscal year 2025, the amount specified in this section shall be the greater of—
  - (1) $1,000; or
  - (2) such amount as the Secretary of Homeland Security may establish, by rule.
- (d) **Annual adjustments for inflation—** During fiscal year 2026, and during each subsequent fiscal year, the amount specified in this section shall be equal to the sum of—
  - (1) the amount of the fee required under this subsection for the most recently concluded fiscal year; and
  - (2) the product resulting from the multiplication of the amount referred to in [paragraph (1)](#d-1) by the percentage (if any) by which the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the month of July preceding the date on which such adjustment takes effect exceeds the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the same month of the preceding calendar year, rounded to the next lowest multiple of $10.
- (e) **Disposition of fees collected from aliens granted parole—** All of the fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the general fund of the Treasury.
- (f) **No fee waiver—** Except as provided in [subsection (b)](#b), fees required to be paid under this section shall not be waived or reduced.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 119–21, title X, § 100004, July 4, 2025, 139 Stat. 367.)