News Updates
Breaking News: Fee Increases for Consular Services to Take Effect June 4, 2010
Late yesterday the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs issued a rule which will increase fees for nonimmigrant visa and border crossing card application processing.
Currently all nonimmigrant visa applications submitted at U.S. Embassies and Consulates worldwide incur a visa processing fee of $131 USD. Effective June 4, 2010, consular visa processing fees will increase as follows:
- Most non-petition-based applications (such as B-1/2 tourist visas and F-1 student visas) will increase to $140;
- Most petition-based visas (such as H-1B and L-1) will increase to $150; and
- E visa adjudication/ issuance will increase to $390. Note that the $390 fee applies to all E visas, including E-1 treaty trader, E-2 treaty investor and E-3 Australian professional visas.
It is not yet known whether a different fee will apply to visa applications by dependent family members.
A list of the increased fees is below.
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Item No. Fee
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SCHEDULE OF FEES FOR CONSULAR SERVICES
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Nonimmigrant Visa Services
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21. Nonimmigrant visa and border crossing card
application processing fees (per person):
(a) Non-petition-based nonimmigrant visa (except E $140
category)..........................................
(b) H, L, O, P, Q and R category nonimmigrant visa.. $150
(c) E category nonimmigrant visa.................... $390
(d) K category nonimmigrant visa.................... $350
(e) Border crossing card--age 15 and over (valid 10 $140
years).............................................
(f) Border crossing card--under age 15; for Mexican $14
citizens if parent or guardian has or is applying
for a border crossing card (valid 10 years or until
the applicant reaches age 15, whichever is sooner).
Please ensure that your employees with upcoming consular appointments are aware of the new visa issuance fees.
Note that visa issuance fees are distinct from reciprocity fees, which apply only to certain nationalities and certain visa types. A list of the current reciprocity fees is available at http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/reciprocity/reciprocity_3272.html.
Also, please note that this is an Interim Final Rule, so although it will take effect on June 4, 2010, additional changes to the fees may occur at the time the Final Rule is issued. LMAC will issue another bulletin if/ when additional changes are announced.
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