# US doubles EB-5 investor visa fees from 30 November 2026-09-30T02:06:49+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 6 independent outlets The US has more than doubled fees for the EB-5 immigrant investor programme, with the main application cost rising sharply from 30 November 2026. USCIS finalised the rule on 29 September. The fee for Form I-526, used by standalone investors, will increase from $3,675 to $7,615. Investors through regional centres will pay $7,850 for Form I-526E plus a $75 technology fee. A new Form I-527 for certain investors to amend older petitions will cost $10,330. Regional centre designation fees jump from $17,795 to $44,115. USCIS said the revisions implement the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 and cover the full cost of administering the programme, including background checks and fraud detection. The EB-5 programme grants permanent residency to investors who put in $1.05 million, or $800,000 in targeted areas, and create at least 10 full-time jobs for US workers. ## Indian Opinion Analysis All six sources report essentially identical facts from the USCIS announcement. Times Now News and NDTV note the earlier proposed $9,530 fee for the main petition was replaced by the final $7,615, and Times Now News mentions the regional centre programme is authorised through September 2027. Greatandhra.com adds extra details on integrity fund penalties. The Hindu, Rediff and India TV News follow the same wire copy closely. None of the sources express an editorial stance on the fee increase itself. The coverage is uniform straight reporting. The new fees take effect on 30 November and will be published in the Federal Register on 30 September. ## Coverage Coverage: 6 sources, 6 neutral - timesnownews.com (neutral report) Leads with Trump administration framing - greatandhra.com (neutral report) Adds integrity fund penalties detail - ndtv.com (neutral report) Syndicated feed, uniform facts - rediff.com (neutral report) Bullet-list summary, wire copy - thehindu.com (neutral report) Follows same wire copy as others - indiatvnews.com (neutral report) Adds impact-on-Indians question This brief was synthesised by AI from the 6 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Update, 30 September 2026: this story now draws on 6 sources. Last updated 2026-09-30T06:52:19+00:00. Tags: Donald Trump, EB-5, green card, United States, USCIS Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/us-doubles-eb-5-investor-visa-fee-from-november-2026/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/us-doubles-eb-5-investor-visa-fee-from-november-2026/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/