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8 CFR §286.8

Verified against eCFR.gov as of June 20, 2026View official text on eCFR.gov ↗
Under the provisions of section 286(q) of the Act, the Service may establish pilot programs at one or more land border ports-of-entry to charge fees for immigration inspection services to be collected by the Commissioner. Individual ports-of-entry selected by the Commissioner to participate in such pilot programs may charge a fee to enhance inspection services and to recover the cost of:
  1. (a)Hiring additional immigration inspectors, including all associated personnel costs such as salary, benefits, and overtime;
  2. (b)Expansion, operation, and maintenance of information systems for nonimmigrant control;
  3. (c)Construction costs, including those associated with adding new primary traffic lanes (with the concurrence of the General Services Administration);
  4. (d)Procuring detection devices and conducting training to identify fraudulent documents used by applicants for entry to the United States;
  5. (e)Other administrative costs associated with the PORTPASS Program; and
  6. (f)Costs associated with the administration of the Land Border Inspection Fee account.