Types of Appeals, Motions, and Required Fees

Filing Type: Appeal from an IJ Decision

Form Required: Yes, EOIR-26

Fee: $1,010.00

Filing Type: Appeal from a Decision of a DHS Officer

Form Required: Yes, EOIR-29

Fee: $1,010.00

Notes: Appeal from a DHS Officer decision – Form EOIR-29, must be filed with, and fee paid to the appropriate DHS office.  See Notice of Appeal to the Board of Immigration Appeals from a Decision of a DHS Officer | USCIS (Form EOIR-29).

Filing Type: Bond Appeal

Form Required: Yes, EOIR-26

Fee: No Fee

Filing Type: Motions to Reopen or Reconsider Before the BIA

Form Required: No

Fee: $1,010.00

Filing Type: Motions to Reopen or Reconsider Before the IJ

Form Required: No

Fee: $1,045.00

Notes: The filing fee does not apply to motions to reopen where INA § 240(b)(5)(C)(ii) or former INA § 242B(c)(3)(B) (prior to April 1, 1997) are established.

Filing Type: Appeal from a Decision of an Adjudicating Official in a Practitioner Disciplinary Case

Form Required: Yes, EOIR-45

Fee: $2,000.00