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27 Oct 2026
A passport stamp document relevant to the USCIS fee increase October 2026

USCIS Is Raising Fees Again on October 16 — Here’s Exactly What Changes

Categories Visa Updates, Work Permits

USCIS quietly raised four immigration fees on 16 October 2026, under a new annual inflation adjustment rule that most applicants have never had to deal with before. The USCIS fee increase October 2026 is small in dollar terms, but it carries a hard deadline: get the new amount wrong and the agency says it will reject the filing outright.

The USCIS fee increase October 2026: what exactly went up

According to an official bulletin confirmed through USCIS’s own notification system, four specific fees changed. The annual asylum application fee rose from $102 to $105. The Form I-131 fee, used for immigration parole documents, rose from $1,020 to $1,050. The Form I-765 fee for an initial Employment Authorization Document, filed by asylum applicants, parolees and Temporary Protected Status holders, rose from $560 to $570. And the Form I-821 fee for Temporary Protected Status itself rose from $510 to $520. As Cronista reported, no other immigration fees changed in this round.

Why these four fees and why now

The increases implement a provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which requires the Department of Homeland Security to adjust certain immigration fees for inflation every fiscal year starting with FY 2026. USCIS first laid out these fee categories in a Federal Register notice back on 22 July 2025, and this particular round, covering FY 2027, reflects inflation measured from July 2025 through July 2026. In practical terms, that’s a legally mandated, formula-driven update rather than a discretionary policy choice, which is part of why the dollar amounts involved are modest, ranging from a $3 bump on the asylum fee up to a $30 increase on the parole document fee.

The deadline that actually matters

The fee amounts only matter if applicants get the timing right. USCIS has stated plainly that any request postmarked on or after 16 October 2026 must include the new, higher fee, and that submissions sent on or after that date with the old, lower amount will be rejected rather than processed with a request for the difference. For applicants and their attorneys, that makes the mailing date, not the date the form was filled out, the operative deadline. Anyone who prepared paperwork before the change took effect should double-check the fee amount before it actually goes in the mail.

Who should pay attention

This round of changes is narrowly targeted. Asylum applicants, people applying for or holding Temporary Protected Status, and immigration parolees are the groups directly affected, since those are the categories tied to the four forms involved. Most other visa categories and USCIS forms are untouched by this specific update, so the vast majority of applicants filing green card, work visa or naturalization paperwork won’t see any change from this particular notice.

What this means going forward

USCIS has described these as minor adjustments, but the inflation-linked mechanism behind them means this almost certainly won’t be the last update under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s fee provisions. Expect a similar round of smaller increases roughly every fiscal year going forward, which makes checking the official USCIS fee schedule immediately before filing, rather than relying on a figure from months earlier, the safest habit for anyone navigating these four forms.

Frequently asked questions

Which USCIS fees are increasing in October 2026?
Four fees rise effective 16 October 2026: the annual asylum application fee from $102 to $105, the Form I-131 parole document fee from $1,020 to $1,050, the Form I-765 initial work permit fee from $560 to $570, and the Form I-821 Temporary Protected Status fee from $510 to $520.

Who is affected by the USCIS fee increase October 2026?
Asylum applicants, immigration parolees, and Temporary Protected Status holders and applicants are affected, since the increases apply specifically to the annual asylum fee, parole document requests, initial work permit filings tied to these categories, and TPS applications.

Why is USCIS raising these fees now?
The increases implement an annual inflation adjustment required under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which directs the Department of Homeland Security to adjust certain fees for inflation each fiscal year starting in FY 2026. This round covers inflation measured from July 2025 through July 2026.

What happens if I send the old, lower fee after October 16?
USCIS says applications postmarked on or after 16 October 2026 that include the outdated, lower fee amount will be rejected outright, so applicants need to confirm the current fee before mailing any affected form.

Are other USCIS fees changing too?
No. USCIS has described this round of adjustments as minor, and the agency says other immigration fees outside these four forms remain unchanged for now.

Where can I confirm the exact current fee before filing?
Applicants should check the official USCIS fee schedule directly before submitting any affected form, since fee amounts can be updated again in future inflation adjustment cycles.

For more on US immigration costs and deadlines this season, see our coverage of the November 2026 Visa Bulletin and the $750 expedited visa interview pilot winding down in December.

A travel document stamp, symbolising the paperwork affected by the USCIS fee increase October 2026 rule

26 Oct 2026
November 2026 visa bulletin US embassy consulate building

Good News for Most Visa Applicants in November — Unless You’re From India or China

Categories Immigration, Visa Updates

The State Department’s November 2026 visa bulletin advances several employment-based green card dates for most of the world. Applicants from India and China, though, face yet another month with almost no movement in their categories.

What Changed in the November 2026 Visa Bulletin

The new dates are based on visa demand reported through October 5, 2026, according to Newsweek. For most countries, Mexico and the Philippines, EB-1 remains current. EB-2’s final action date advances three months to April 1, 2025. EB-3 advances one month to June 15, 2024. EB-3 Other Workers jumps five months to June 1, 2022, for the same group of countries. That is the single largest move in this month’s bulletin.

November 2026 visa bulletin passport with visa stamp

Why India and China Barely Moved

India’s EB-2 final action date stays frozen at November 1, 2013. China’s EB-2 holds at October 1, 2021. China’s EB-1 advances a single month, to August 1, 2023, while India’s EB-1 stays put at February 1, 2023. Both countries’ EB-3 Other Worker categories edge forward by just 14 days, to January 22, 2014, according to Erickson Immigration Group. China’s EB-3 moves separately to January 22, 2022. EB-4 holds at December 15, 2022 across the board. EB-5’s unreserved category stays current for most countries, with China fixed at December 1, 2016 and India at December 1, 2023.

What This Means for H-1B Workers Waiting on Green Cards

Douglas S. Pierce, a former USCIS supervisor who retired in late 2025, told Newsweek the lack of movement is especially significant for Indian and Chinese H-1B workers. “The biggest things that stand out are the lack of movement forward on India employment preference categories,” Pierce said. He added that H-1B workers from both countries are being “profoundly impacted by the lack of movement on these numbers.” Pierce linked the bulletin’s limited progress to other changes this year, including higher H-1B filing fees and changes to the PERM labor certification program and H-4 work authorization.

Filing Dates and What USCIS Will Accept

Separate from the final action dates, the bulletin’s Dates for Filing chart sets a later, more generous cut-off. That date determines when applicants can submit paperwork. For November 2026, the EB-2 filing date sits at March 15, 2026 for most countries, including Mexico and the Philippines. For India, it’s January 15, 2015. USCIS has confirmed it will accept adjustment-of-status applications using the Dates for Filing chart for November. That gives many applicants a few extra months to file before their final action date actually arrives.

How Priority Dates and the Visa Bulletin Fit Together

The visa bulletin’s dates matter because of how the US caps green cards each year. Congress sets an annual limit for each employment-based category. Demand from countries like India and China regularly exceeds that limit, since both countries have large numbers of pending petitions. When demand outstrips supply, the State Department sets a cut-off date. Only applicants whose priority date falls before that cut-off can move forward that month. A priority date is simply the date an employer first filed a petition on the worker’s behalf. India and China send far more petitions than the per-country limits were built to handle. That is why workers from those two countries tend to wait years longer than applicants from almost anywhere else. The imbalance is structural, not the result of any single policy change. It’s the main reason the same two countries land at the back of the queue nearly every month. That is also why India and China are listed as separate columns rather than folded into the “all other countries” category used for most of the world on the same chart. Most other countries move through their categories far faster as a result, since they share a single, much larger pool of available visa numbers each year.

The Caveat Every Applicant Should Know

The State Department routinely warns that cut-off dates can move backward. That happens if demand in a category exceeds the visas available for the rest of the fiscal year. Categories can also become temporarily unavailable altogether. Reaching your priority date on the bulletin isn’t the same as approval. It only means your case becomes eligible for the next stage of processing, which can still take months depending on USCIS workload.

Related Coverage on Tamara News

For more on the policy backdrop shaping these numbers, see our coverage of the DHS proposal to end deference on work visa extensions, the PERM suspension affecting major employers, and the $750 expedited visa interview pilot program.

November 2026 Visa Bulletin: Reader Questions

What is the November 2026 visa bulletin?
The State Department’s monthly update on employment and family-based green card cut-off dates, released in late October 2026 based on demand through October 5.

Did India’s EB-2 category move this month?
No. India’s EB-2 final action date remains at November 1, 2013.

Which category saw the biggest advance?
EB-3 Other Workers for most countries and Mexico, which advanced five months to June 1, 2022.

Can applicants file paperwork before their final action date arrives?
Yes, if their priority date is earlier than the Dates for Filing chart’s cut-off, which USCIS has confirmed it will accept for November 2026.

Why are H-1B workers particularly affected by this bulletin?
Former USCIS supervisor Douglas Pierce says the lack of movement in India’s categories compounds other recent changes, including higher H-1B fees and PERM program restrictions.

Can a visa bulletin cut-off date move backward?
Yes. The State Department can retrogress a date if demand exceeds the visas available for the rest of the fiscal year.

03 Oct 2026
Immigration paperwork affected by the USCIS fee increase

USCIS Fees Are About to Rise — You Have Days to Beat the Deadline

Categories Immigration, Visa Updates

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is raising fees for several humanitarian-protection filings. The USCIS fee increase takes effect October 16, 2026. It covers four filings: the asylum application, parole and advance parole requests, initial work permits for asylum seekers and Temporary Protected Status recipients, and Temporary Protected Status applications. USCIS ties the new rates to inflation adjustments required under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, known as H.R. 1. The new fees apply only to requests postmarked on or after October 16. Applicants who file sooner still pay today’s lower rates.

USCIS Fee Increase Takes Effect October 16, 2026

The USCIS fee increase touches four filings tied to humanitarian protection. These are the asylum application, the parole and advance parole request, the initial work permit filed by asylum applicants and parolees, and the Temporary Protected Status application. Each fee rises by a modest dollar amount. The increases range from $3 to $30 depending on the form. Even a small increase adds up for someone filing several forms in one case. A family that files an asylum application and a related work permit together will feel the combined increase more than a single filer would. USCIS has not announced any additional change to these four fees beyond the October 16 adjustment.

USCIS says federal law requires regular fee reviews. The agency says the new rates keep its fee schedule in line with inflation under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. A USCIS spokesperson said the changes “ensure USCIS continues to apply the law as Congress intended while supporting the integrity and sustainability of the immigration system.” The quote comes from Newsweek’s report on the new fee schedule. USCIS describes the increases as routine upkeep. It says they are not a policy shift aimed at any one group of applicants.

Asylum Applications Cost More Starting This Month

Form I-589, the Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal, rises from $102 to $105. That is a $3 increase, or about 2.9%. People fleeing persecution file Form I-589 to ask the United States for protection. Many file it soon after arriving in the country. Others file it after an immigration court places their case on track for an asylum hearing.

Asylum application paperwork affected by the USCIS fee increase

The new fee applies the moment the October 16 cutoff passes. It applies no matter how long an applicant has been preparing their case. Applicants should check which version of Form I-589 applies to them. They should confirm the correct fee before mailing it. Keeping a copy of the mailing receipt helps prove the postmark date. A payment for the wrong amount can delay a case by weeks.

Work Permit and Parole Fees Also Climb

Form I-131, used to request parole or advance parole, rises from $1,020 to $1,050. That is a $30 increase, or about 2.9%. Parole lets USCIS admit someone into the country temporarily for urgent humanitarian reasons or a significant public benefit. Advance parole lets certain applicants already in the country travel abroad and return without abandoning a pending case.

The initial Employment Authorization Document, or work permit, also costs more. For asylum applicants, parolees, and Temporary Protected Status recipients, it rises from $560 to $570. That is a $10 increase, or about 1.8%. The permit lets people work legally while their case moves through a system that can take months or years. These two filings already carry some of the highest costs in the humanitarian-protection category. A small percentage increase still adds real dollars for a family filing several forms at once.

Temporary Protected Status Filing Costs Rise

Form I-821, the application for Temporary Protected Status, rises from $510 to $520. That is a $10 increase, or about 2%. TPS lets nationals of certain countries remain and work in the United States. The Department of Homeland Security designates which countries qualify. It typically cites armed conflict, a natural disaster, or another extraordinary condition back home.

TPS status is not permanent. Designated countries come up for periodic review. People covered by the program usually must re-register during specific windows. Every re-registration filed on or after October 16 carries the higher fee. Most TPS holders file an initial work permit application at the same time, which also costs more now. Immigration advocates say the combined cost falls hardest on people who already have few other paths to stable status. They say it adds a financial barrier on top of the uncertainty the program itself creates.

Who Still Has Time to File at the Old Fee

Only the postmark date decides which fee applies. A form mailed on or before October 15, 2026, pays the current, lower amount. A form postmarked October 16 or later pays the new amount. This holds even if USCIS does not receive it for several more days. The deadline now sits inside two weeks. Applicants preparing an asylum application, a parole request, a work permit, or a TPS filing have a narrow window left to mail at today’s rate.

Applicants who are close to finishing their paperwork may want to complete it now. Those who still need more time to gather documents should not rush. An incomplete or incorrect filing can cause delays that cost far more time than the fee difference itself. USCIS has not signaled any further change to these specific fees beyond October 16.

The increase arrives alongside other recent shifts in U.S. immigration processing. USCIS has also narrowed a filing deadline extension that once gave applicants more room to respond to agency requests. A federal court recently addressed a duration-of-status injunction affecting F-1 students. Neither change alters the fees described here. Both show how fast the broader U.S. filing landscape is moving this fall. Anyone with a pending case should confirm current rules before mailing anything.

USCIS Fee Increase: Your Questions Answered

When does the USCIS fee increase take effect?
The new fees apply to requests postmarked on or after October 16, 2026.

How much more will asylum applicants pay?
Form I-589 rises from $102 to $105, a $3 increase of about 2.9%.

What is the new fee for parole and advance parole requests?
Form I-131 rises from $1,020 to $1,050, a $30 increase of about 2.9%.

Did the work permit fee change for asylum seekers and TPS recipients?
Yes. The initial Employment Authorization Document fee for asylum applicants, parolees, and Temporary Protected Status recipients rises from $560 to $570, about 1.8% more.

How much does a Temporary Protected Status application cost now?
Form I-821 rises from $510 to $520, a $10 increase of about 2%.

Why is USCIS raising these fees?
USCIS says the increases are inflation-based adjustments required under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1). Immigration advocates counter that the increases add financial barriers for people seeking humanitarian protection.

For more on the shifting rules around U.S. immigration filings this fall, see Tamara News’ coverage of the diversity visa pause recently lifted by the State Department.

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29 Sep 2026
USCIS filing deadline extension

USCIS Just Narrowed a Filing Deadline Rule That Could Cost You Days

Categories Immigration, Visa Updates

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has narrowed its rule for extending filing deadlines. The change affects deadlines that land on a weekend or federal holiday. The agency issued a Policy Alert on the change. The new USCIS filing deadline extension policy takes effect October 23, 2026. Under the narrower rule, the next-business-day extension applies in one case only. A law, regulation, or form instruction must set the deadline as a specific number of days, such as “within 30 days.” It will not apply when a birthday, an age cutoff, or a visa or status anniversary date sets the deadline instead.

What the USCIS Filing Deadline Extension Rule Changes

For years, USCIS treated many filing deadlines the way courts treat legal deadlines. If a due date fell on a Saturday, Sunday, or federal holiday, the filing counted as on time when it arrived the next business day. Immigration attorneys relied on that rule constantly, especially for petitions and responses measured in a countable number of days.

Cyrus D. Mehta & Partners PLLC reported the new policy on September 28, 2026, in its Immigration Update. The USCIS filing deadline extension survives for one specific category of deadline. That category covers deadlines a statute, regulation, or form instruction states as a set number of days. Think a 30-day response window or a 90-day filing period. Applicants who miss the exact day count still get the benefit of the weekend or holiday extension.

Which Deadlines Will Lose the Weekend or Holiday Grace Period

The narrower rule drops the extension for deadlines set by a date rather than a day count. That covers any cutoff tied to a birthday or an age limit written into a visa category. It also covers the anniversary of a person’s status, approval, or entry. When the actual date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or federal holiday, USCIS will not push it forward. The filing has to arrive before that date.

Age-based cutoffs run through immigration law in several forms. A dependent who must file before turning a certain age to keep a benefit illustrates the general mechanism. USCIS did not name specific programs in the alert. The same logic covers any deadline pegged to an anniversary of an approval, an admission, or a change in status. From October 23, 2026 onward, applicants cannot assume a weekend or holiday buys extra time on these date-driven deadlines.

USCIS filing deadline extension

How USCIS Draws the Line Between the Two Deadline Types

USCIS explained the distinction through a Policy Alert. That is the format the agency typically uses to update its Policy Manual outside formal rulemaking. A Policy Manual update like this one takes effect on the date USCIS sets, with no public comment period first. Once October 23, 2026 arrives, the new reading applies. USCIS posts the full update on its own Policy Manual updates page. Cyrus D. Mehta & Partners PLLC’s Immigration Update first flagged the narrower scope for practitioners on September 28, 2026.

The line USCIS draws is simple to state, harder to apply. A deadline counted in days can slide to the next business day. A deadline tied to a specific date cannot. Applicants now need to read the exact wording in the controlling statute, regulation, or form instruction. Only that wording tells them whether a grace period applies. This follows other recent shifts in USCIS filing practice. USCIS recently rejected an outdated Form I-864 edition. It also extended a separate H-1B visa fee deadline into 2027. Applicants tracking priority dates in the September 2026 Visa Bulletin for family-based categories face the same kind of date-driven deadline. The narrower rule now excludes that kind of deadline from any weekend or holiday extension.

How to Prepare Before the New Filing Deadline Extension Takes Hold

Applicants and attorneys have a few weeks to adjust before the rule takes hold. USCIS has not made the change retroactive. Nothing about it changes deadlines that fall before October 23, 2026.

  • Do not count on a weekend or holiday grace period for any date-driven deadline. That includes a birthday, an age cutoff, or a status anniversary.
  • Check whether the controlling statute, regulation, or form instruction states the deadline as a day count or as a fixed date. That wording decides which rule applies.
  • File a few business days early when a date-based deadline falls near a weekend or federal holiday after October 23, 2026.
  • Mark date-driven deadlines on the actual calendar date, not the following Monday. Build in buffer time for mail or courier delivery.
  • Talk to an immigration attorney or accredited representative when a deadline sits close to the effective date. Get help if the applicable rule looks unclear.

Filing Deadline Change: Questions Answered

What is the USCIS filing deadline extension rule change?

USCIS narrowed when a filing deadline that falls on a weekend or federal holiday extends to the next business day. Starting October 23, 2026, that extension applies only to deadlines expressed as a specific number of days. It does not apply to deadlines tied to a date, such as a birthday or anniversary.

When does the narrower rule take effect?

The rule takes effect October 23, 2026, under the USCIS Policy Alert that Cyrus D. Mehta & Partners PLLC reported on September 28, 2026.

Which deadlines still get a next-business-day extension?

A statute, regulation, or form instruction can set a deadline as a specific number of days, such as a 30-day or 90-day filing window. Those deadlines still move to the next business day when they land on a weekend or federal holiday.

Which deadlines lose the grace period?

Deadlines tied to a specific date, including a birthday, an age-based cutoff, or a visa or status anniversary, will not extend. Applicants must file before that exact date even when it falls on a weekend or holiday.

Does the change apply to deadlines before October 23, 2026?

No. The narrower rule applies from October 23, 2026 forward. It does not reach back to reinterpret deadlines that already passed under the prior practice.

Where can applicants read the official policy update?

USCIS posts Policy Alerts and Policy Manual changes on its policy manual updates page. Cyrus D. Mehta & Partners PLLC’s Immigration Update also summarized the September 28, 2026 alert for practitioners.

Additional Reading

21 Sep 2026
Seasonal outdoor workers affected by the H-2B visa cap 2027 closing early

Seasonal Employers Just Ran Out of H-2B Workers for Winter

Categories Immigration, Work Permits

Seasonal employers hoping to bring on H-2B workers for winter are out of luck. USCIS confirmed the H-2B visa cap 2027 for the first half of the fiscal year is full. New petitions requesting start dates before April 1, 2027, will now be rejected outright.

The agency announced on September 11 that it had received enough cap-subject petitions to reach the congressionally set limit. That closed the door earlier than many seasonal employers had hoped.

Work visa paperwork tied to the H-2B visa cap 2027

What the H-2B Visa Cap 2027 Means for Employers Right Now

September 4, 2026, was the final receipt date. That covered cap-subject H-2B petitions requesting start dates before April 1, 2027. USCIS will now reject any new cap-subject petitions filed after that date for the same window. Employers who missed the cutoff have no legal path to bring on seasonal workers this winter through the standard program.

How Fast the Cap Filled This Year

The first-half allocation is capped at 33,000 workers. That is the statutory limit Congress sets each year. USCIS did not disclose exactly how far demand outstripped that number. But the early closure suggests employer demand for winter-season labor stayed strong heading into the filing period.

Who Gets Left Without Workers

The H-2B program covers non-agricultural seasonal work. Think landscaping, hospitality, seafood processing and other industries that lean on temporary foreign labor during peak seasons. Employers in winter-heavy sectors, like ski resorts and holiday hospitality operations, are typically hit hardest when the first-half cap closes early.

Small and mid-sized employers feel the squeeze hardest. Larger companies often have more flexibility. They can shift staffing plans, recruit domestically at higher wages, or absorb the cost of alternative visas. A family-run ski resort or seafood processor has far less room to adapt once its usual worker pipeline is cut off.

Not Every H-2B Worker Counts Against the Cap

Some categories of H-2B workers are exempt from the annual numerical limit altogether. Returning workers under certain past exemptions, current H-2B holders already in the US extending or changing employers, and workers in a handful of specific US territories can all fall outside the capped count, depending on the rules in effect for a given fiscal year. That distinction matters for employers trying to plan around a closed cap.

USCIS publishes updated guidance each fiscal year on which categories qualify for an exemption. Employers uncertain whether a specific hire counts against the cap are generally advised to confirm the current rules with an experienced immigration attorney before assuming a petition is automatically blocked by the closed allocation.

The Second-Half Allocation Is the Next Fight

A separate 33,000-worker allocation exists for the second half of fiscal year 2027. It can draw on any first-half numbers that go unused. Employers with second-half start dates still have a filing window ahead. This cycle’s demand suggests that allocation could fill quickly too.

Why the Program Keeps Filling Faster Each Year

The H-2B cap has closed earlier in recent cycles. Demand for seasonal labor has outpaced the fixed 66,000-worker annual limit. Congress set that limit years ago and has not raised it substantially since. Employer groups in hospitality, landscaping and seafood processing have lobbied repeatedly for a bigger cap. Those arguments have gained little traction, even as the program fills faster nearly every cycle.

Some relief has come in past years through supplemental visa allocations, announced separately from the standard cap. Nothing of that kind has been confirmed for the current fiscal year as of publication.

What Employers Can Do Before the Next Window

Employers who missed this cycle have few options. They can wait for the second-half filing period or explore other visa categories that fit their needs. Immigration attorneys recommend filing as early as the window allows in future cycles, given how consistently the H-2B cap has closed ahead of expectations.

Employers with H-2B workers from a prior season should also check whether those workers qualify for returning-worker provisions. In some years, that pathway has offered more predictability than competing for new cap numbers from scratch.

Some employers are also looking at whether their business genuinely needs a cap-subject filing at all. A handful of roles and locations qualify for cap exemptions each year. Reviewing eligibility before the next filing window opens can save a business from missing out entirely over a technicality.

Answers for Workers and Employers

What is the H-2B visa cap 2027 news, in short?

USCIS announced on September 11, 2026, that it received enough petitions to reach the congressionally set H-2B cap for the first half of fiscal year 2027.

What was the final receipt date?

September 4, 2026, for cap-subject petitions requesting employment start dates before April 1, 2027.

How many workers does the first-half allocation cover?

33,000 H-2B workers, matching the separate 33,000 allocation set for the second half of the fiscal year.

What happens to petitions filed after the cutoff?

USCIS will reject new cap-subject H-2B petitions received after September 4, 2026, that request a start date before April 1, 2027.

Can unused first-half numbers roll over?

Yes. The second-half allocation can draw on any unused first-half numbers, subject to availability.

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