This part charges $24 for a Form I-94 arrival record. The fee rises with prices each year. One fifth goes to the border agency to process the form. The fee may not be waived or cut.
The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of Homeland SecurityHow: statuteSec. 100008 in the PDF
What the document says
“the Secretary of Homeland Security shall require the payment of a fee, equal to the amount specified in subsection (b), by any alien who submits an application for a Form I-94 Arrival/Departure Record.”
The section requires the Secretary, on top of any other fee, to charge a fee to any alien who applies for a Form I-94 Arrival and Departure Record. For fiscal year 2025 the amount is the greater of $24 or what the Secretary sets by rule, and it rises each year with the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, rounded down to the nearest dollar. The fee may not be waived or reduced.
What the document actually says
“the Secretary of Homeland Security shall require the payment of a fee, equal to the amount specified in subsection (b), by any alien who submits an application for a Form I-94 Arrival/Departure Record.”
That sentence, in plain words
A fee must be paid for this form. It is an arrival and departure record.
What this is about
The amount starts at $24. It climbs with prices each year. The fee may not be waived.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: U.S. Customs and Border ProtectionHow: statuteSec. 100008 in the PDF
What the document says
“shall be made available to U.S. Customs and Border Protection to retain and spend without further appropriation for the purpose of processing Form I-94; and”
The section deposits 20 percent of the fees into the Land Border Inspection Fee Account under section 286(q)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act and makes that share available to U.S. Customs and Border Protection to keep and spend without further appropriation for processing the form. Everything else goes into the general fund of the Treasury.
What the document actually says
“shall be made available to U.S. Customs and Border Protection to retain and spend without further appropriation for the purpose of processing Form I-94; and”
That sentence, in plain words
The border agency may keep and spend the money. It needs no further vote of funds. It must go to processing the form.
What this is about
One fifth of the fees is kept this way. It sits in a border account. The rest goes to the Treasury.
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