This part charges $30 to enroll in the Electronic Visa Update System. The fee rises with prices each year. A new account holds all but $5 of each payment. The border agency may spend it on running the system.
The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of Homeland SecurityHow: statuteSec. 100015 in the PDF
What the document says
“of a fee, in the amount specified in subsection (b), by any alien subject to the Electronic Visa Update System at the time of such alien's enrollment in such system.”
The section requires the Secretary, on top of any other fee, to charge a fee when an alien subject to the Electronic Visa Update System enrolls in it. For fiscal year 2025 the amount is the greater of $30 or what the Secretary sets by rule, rising each year from fiscal year 2026 with the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, rounded to the next lowest multiple of 25 cents. The fee may not be waived or reduced.
What the document actually says
“of a fee, in the amount specified in subsection (b), by any alien subject to the Electronic Visa Update System at the time of such alien's enrollment in such system.”
That sentence, in plain words
A fee must be paid to join the system. It is due at the time of joining.
What this is about
The system is the Electronic Visa Update System. The amount starts at $30. It climbs with prices each year.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: U.S. Customs and Border ProtectionHow: statuteSec. 100015 in the PDF
What the document says
“There is established in the general fund of the Treasury a separate account, which shall be known as the `CBP Electronic Visa Update System Account'”
The section amends section 286 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to set up a separate account in the general fund of the Treasury holding the fees collected less $5 for each payment, appropriates that money without further appropriation to make payments and offset program costs, and keeps it available until spent for any U.S. Customs and Border Protection costs of running the system. The $5 a payment goes into the general fund of the Treasury.
What the document actually says
“There is established in the general fund of the Treasury a separate account, which shall be known as the `CBP Electronic Visa Update System Account'”
That sentence, in plain words
A new account is set up. It sits in the general fund of the Treasury. It has its own name.
What this is about
It holds the fees less $5 a payment. The border agency may spend it on the system. The rest goes to the Treasury.
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Each distinct thing the section does: charge the fee, set the amount and the yearly rise, set up the new account with its deposits and appropriation, send the rest to the Treasury, and bar any waiver.
Nothing in the section is left out. It has four subsections and each is recorded.
The section works alongside section 286 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, which is not indexed here.
