As of November 14, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has officially reverted all filing fees related to EB-5 investment immigration to the previous fee schedule that was in effect prior to April 1, 2024.
In short: submitting an EB-5 application now allows you to process your application at the “much cheaper” previous rates. The USCIS official website has updated the fee schedule, and the previous fees have been confirmed as legal and valid.
Latest Valid EB-5 Fees
Full Reversion to Old Standards
• Filing fee for Form I-526/E has been restored from $11,160 to $3,675;
• Filing fee for Form I-829 has been restored from $9,525 to $3,750;
• Filing fee for Form I-956, Application for Regional Center Designation, has been restored from the original I-924 fee of $47,695 to $17,795;
• Filing fee for Form I-956F, Application for Approval of an Investment Project, has also been restored to $17,795;
• Filing fee for Form I-956G, Regional Center Annual Statement, has been restored from the original I-924A fee of $4,470 to $3,035.
Why did EB-5 fees drop suddenly?
It is important to emphasize that the current decrease in EB-5 fees is not a voluntary “price reduction” by USCIS, but rather a temporary result of a procedural ruling made by a federal court in a key litigation.
The court determined that before increasing EB-5 related filing fees in April 2024, USCIS failed to conduct and publish a “fee study” as required by the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act. This procedural defect led the decision to increase fees to be deemed “arbitrary, capricious, and not in accordance with law.”
Therefore, it was ruled: temporarily revert to the old fees in effect before April 1, 2024.
What happens in the future? New fee rules are already on the way
Although fees have now reverted to the old standards, the “uncertainty” has not disappeared; it is, in fact, still brewing.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a draft of the new EB-5 immigrant visa fee rules in October 2025. The public comment period closes on December 22, 2025, and they are expected to officially take effect in early 2026. Once the new rates are implemented, EB-5 related filing fees will likely increase significantly again.
In other words: the current low rates represent only a temporary window; future fees are very likely to see another significant upward adjustment.
Therefore, for families with EB-5 plans, this is a genuine window of time to save real money.
Key Strategies to Seize the Fee Reduction Window
Before new regulations are implemented and filing fees potentially rise again, this current “old fee window period” is particularly valuable. For families who have already planned or are evaluating EB-5, you can prepare in advance from the following three directions:
• Submit as early as possible while rates are low to reduce overall costs.
• Secure reserved quotas: Rural projects currently have no visa backlog, benefit from visa set-asides, and enjoy priority processing rights.
• Choose high-quality projects & professional immigration agencies: A high-quality project is the cornerstone of immigration success. A professional immigration agency is the key force to escort you through the entire immigration application process. WorldWay Group, one of the Top 500 Asian Brands, has focused on investment immigration for over 20 years. We have been professionally handling U.S. investment immigration for 19 years, possess a professional documentation team with over 19 years of service experience, have successfully helped over 6,000 families immigrate to the United States, and have experience successfully processing over 10,000 U.S. green cards. We are worthy of your trust.
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