Federal court orders pause on new fees on pending asylum applications
A federal court has decided that asylum seekers are not currently required to pay the $100 annual fee for pending asylum applications.
This pause may be only temporary. You can obtain the most up to date information from the Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project.
Under a federal law that took effect in July 2025, asylum seekers with pending asylum applications are required to pay a $100 fee every year. This requirement was challenged in a lawsuit and has been put on hold by a federal court.
You can get more information about the annual asylum fee here.
Tribinal federal la bay lòd pou yo sispann nouvo frè yo sou aplikasyon azil ki annatant yo
Yon tribinal federal deside ke moun k ap chèche azil yo pa oblije peye frè anyèl $100 la kounye a pou aplikasyon azil ki annatant.
Sispansyon sa a ka sèlman tanporè. Ou ka jwenn enfòmasyon ki pi ajou yo nan Pwojè Defans Moun k ap Chèche Azil la (ASAP).
Dapre yon lwa federal ki te antre an vigè an Jiyè 2025, moun k ap chèche azil ki gen aplikasyon azil annatant yo oblije peye yon frè $100 chak ane. Yo te konteste egzijans sa a nan yon pwosè epi yon tribinal federal te mete l sou kote.
Ou ka jwenn plis enfòmasyon sou frè azil anyèl la isit la.