Short alert · February 23, 2026
EOIR Requires Electronic Payment of Immigration Fees
Key takeaway
The Executive Office for Immigration Review announced that, effective February 23, 2026, immigration fees must be paid electronically. Checks and money orders are no longer accepted for covered EOIR fees under this change.
The Executive Office for Immigration Review announced that, effective February 23, 2026, immigration fees must be paid electronically. Checks and money orders are no longer accepted for covered EOIR fees under this change.
Immigration court filers, BIA appellants, and representatives must update office payment procedures. Rejected payments can delay filings and affect deadlines.
Verify the exact fee amount on the official EOIR fee schedule before submitting payment. Fee inflation adjustments also took effect February 1, 2026 under a separate notice.
Who may be affected
Parties filing in immigration court or with the Board of Immigration Appeals who pay EOIR fees.
What to do next
- Update client intake and billing instructions for electronic EOIR payments only.
- Confirm current fee amounts on justice.gov/eoir before each filing.
- Save payment confirmations with the filing receipt.
- Train staff not to mail checks or money orders for covered fees after February 23, 2026.
- Review EOIR practice manuals for payment method exceptions, if any.
What to do next
- Save the full notice, receipt, envelope, and any deadline exactly as written.
- Write a short timeline with dates, agency names, court or facility names, and prior filings.
- If ICE, court, detention, an RFE, NOID, denial, or a close deadline is involved, start intake and mark the issue urgent.
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