Types of Appeals, Motions, and Required Fees

Form Required: Yes, EOIR-26

Fee: $1,060.00

Form Required: Yes, EOIR-29

Fee: $1,060.00

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). 

Form Required: Yes, EOIR-26

Fee: No Fee

Form Required: No

Fee: $1,060.00

Notes: The fee is $950 for (1) a motion to reopen that is based exclusively on an application for relief that does not require a fee, or (2) a motion to reconsider that is based exclusively on a prior application for relief that did not require a fee. 

Form Required: No

Fee: $1,095.00

Notes: The fee is $950 for (1) a motion to reopen that is based exclusively on an application for relief that does not require a fee, or (2) a motion to reconsider that is based exclusively on a prior application for relief that did not require a fee. 

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. 

Form Required: Yes, EOIR-45

Fee: $2,070.00

Form Required: No

Fee: $105

Notes: No fee-waiver or reduction in fee is permitted; Any alien who had an asylum application pending for one year or more on or after October 1, 2025, must pay an AAF. Any application that remains pending for another 365 days after the initial AAF was due—and for each year thereafter—is also subject to the AAF. The Immigration Judge or the Board of Immigration Appeals will provide a written order regarding the payment of the AAF. Aliens must use the EOIR Payment Portal to pay the AAF listed in the “Filing Type” drop-down menu on the Portal’s webpage.