CBP begins assessing HR-1 EVUS enrollment fee

Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix

CountryUnited States

Operative dateSeptember 30, 2025

CategoryVisitor, other

Policy toolFees

Affected groupPrc nationals with an approved u.s.-issued visa of a designated category enrolling in evus

Policy effect

From September 30, 2025, CBP began assessing a new $30 FY2025 EVUS enrollment fee, payable at enrollment in addition to other applicable fees. The notice describes EVUS as applying to PRC nationals holding designated 10-year B1/B2, B1 or B2 visitor visas; its footnote specifies designated visas issued without restriction for maximum validity in a PRC-issued passport.

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: From September 30, 2025, CBP began assessing a new $30 FY2025 EVUS enrollment fee, payable at enrollment in addition to other applicable fees.; its footnote specifies designated visas issued without restriction for maximum validity in a PRC-issued passport.

Official source excerpt

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CBP will begin assessing the new HR-1 fees described in this notice on September 30, 2025. … Pursuant to HR-1, the Secretary of Homeland Security must require the payment of a fee by any alien enrolling in EVUS. Public Law 119-21 sec. 100015. The alien must pay the fee at the time of enrollment. Id. For FY 2025, the statute sets a minimum fee of $30. See Public Law 119- 21 sec. 100015(b)(1). This $30 fee is in addition to any other fee applicable by law. … PRC nationals with an approved U.S.-issued visa of a designated category must enroll in EVUS and provide or update personal and travel information to receive a determination of travel eligibility. … EVUS is an online system currently used by nationals of the People's Republic of China (PRC) holding a 10-year B1/B2, B1 or B2 (visitor) visa to provide required information to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) prior to travel to the United States. … In a Federal Register notice published on Oct. 20, 2016 (81 FR 72600), DHS identified the PRC as an EVUS country and designated B-1, B-2, and B-1/B-2 visas issued without restriction for the maximum validity period and contained in a passport issued by the PRC as designated visa categories for purposes of EVUS.

Federal Register 90 FR 42025Federal Register 90 FR 42025. CBP implements HR-1 I-94, EVUS, and ESTA fee changes. Effective 2025-09-30.Open official source

Retrieved from https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2025/08/28/2025-16453.txt

Review method

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite extraction with independent Gemini 3.8 Flash verification

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CBP begins assessing HR-1 EVUS enrollment fee

Policy effect

Conditions and exceptions

Official source excerpt

Review method

Other United States changes operative in 2025