A pending asylum claim carries a yearly fee
What the document says“for each calendar year that an alien's application for asylum remains pending, the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General, as applicable, shall require the payment of a fee, equal to the amount specified in subsection (b), by such alien.”
The section requires the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General, on top of any other fee, to charge a fee for each calendar year an asylum application stays pending.
What the document actually says“for each calendar year that an alien's application for asylum remains pending, the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General, as applicable, shall require the payment of a fee, equal to the amount specified in subsection (b), by such alien.”
A fee is due each year a claim is open. It falls on the person who filed.
It comes on top of other fees. Either agency may charge it. The next rule sets the amount.
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