Investment & Costs
EB-5 Filing Fees Reduced: Complete Updated Cost Guide for 2026
By EB5 Status Editorial Team·15 min read·Updated 2026-03-27eb5 filing fees 2026
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The November 2025 Court Ruling That Changed Everything On November 14, 2025, a federal court set aside the April 2024 USCIS Final Rule that had dramatically raised filing fees across the immigration system. For EB-5 investors specifically, the ruling reverted all petition and application fees to their pre April 2024 levels, cutting the combined USCIS filing cost by more than $11,000 per application. That is not a rounding error. It is a meaningful reduction in non recoverable costs for every investor who files after the ruling date. The April 2024 fee schedule had nearly tripled the I-526E petition fee and more than doubled the I-829 fee. The court found that USCIS had not followed proper administrative procedures in implementing the new fee structure, and the ruling vacated the entire fee rule effective immediately. All forms filed after November 14, 2025 are subject to the reverted fee schedule. This article...#
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