EOIR-42B Application for Cancellation of Removal and Adjustment of Status for Certain Nonpermanent Residents
The main relief for people without status in removal proceedings. It requires ten years of continuous physical presence, good moral character, no disqualifying convictions, and exceptional and extremely unusual hardship to a U.S. citizen or permanent resident spouse, parent, or child. Only 4,000 grants a year are allowed nationwide.
- Fee
- $1,640, plus a $30 per person DHS biometric services fee
- Fee waiver
- Available (Form I-912)
- Who files
- Respondents in removal proceedings who are not permanent residents.
- 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
What changed in 2025 and 2026
- The hardship standard is deliberately severe and the 4,000 annual cap means grants are reserved decisions that can wait years. The fee more than doubled under the current schedule.
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.