An asylum applicant pays $550 for a first work permit
What the document says“the Secretary of Homeland Security shall require the payment of a fee, equal to the amount specified in this subsection, by any alien who files an initial application for employment authorization under section 208(d)(2) (8 U.S.C. 1158(d)(2)) at the time such initial employment authorization application is filed.”
The section requires the Secretary, on top of any other fee, to charge a fee when an asylum applicant files a first application for work authorization under section 208(d)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. For fiscal year 2025 the amount is the greater of $550 or what the Secretary sets by rule, and it rises each year with the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, rounded to the next lowest multiple of $10.
What the document actually says“the Secretary of Homeland Security shall require the payment of a fee, equal to the amount specified in this subsection, by any alien who files an initial application for employment authorization under section 208(d)(2) (8 U.S.C. 1158(d)(2)) at the time such initial employment authorization application is filed.”
A fee is charged for a first work permit. It falls on someone seeking asylum. It is due when the form goes in.
The starting amount is $550. The agency may set a higher one. The fee climbs with prices each year.
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