EOIR-42A Application for Cancellation of Removal for Certain Permanent Residents

Asks the immigration judge to cancel removal for a permanent resident who has held the green card five years, lived in the United States continuously for seven years after any admission, and has no aggravated felony conviction. If granted, the person keeps their green card.

EOIREdition Revised February 2025Paper only

Fee: $710, plus a $30 per person DHS biometric services fee
Fee waiver: Available (Form I-912)
Who files: Lawful permanent residents in removal proceedings.
Where to file: With the immigration court, or uploaded through the ECAS Case Portal. Fees go through the EOIR Payment Portal.

Usually filed with

Part of these processes

Defending a removal caseCourt and appeals

What changed in 2025 and 2026

The seven years stop running when a notice to appear is served or a qualifying offence is committed, whichever comes first. That stop-time rule decides most of these cases.

Official page. https://www.justice.gov/eoir/eoir-forms. Download the form there, never from a third-party site; check the edition date and fee before filing.