US Visa Processing Fees to Change on April 13, 2012
Effective April 13, 2012, the Department of State will adjust visa processing fees. The fees for most nonimmigrant visa applications and Border Crossing Cards will increase, while all immigrant visa processing fees will decrease.
The Department is required to recover, as far as possible, the cost of processing visas through the collection of application fees. For a number of reasons, the current fees no longer cover the actual cost of processing nonimmigrant visas. The nonimmigrant visa fee increase will support the addition and expansion of overseas facilities, as well as additional staffing required to meet increased visa demand.
Although most categories of nonimmigrant visa processing fees will increase, the fee for E visas (treaty-traders and treaty-investors) and K visas (for fiancé(e)s of U.S. citizens) will decrease.
The Department is required to recover, as far as possible, the cost of processing visas through the collection of application fees. For a number of reasons, the current fees no longer cover the actual cost of processing nonimmigrant visas. The nonimmigrant visa fee increase will support the addition and expansion of overseas facilities, as well as additional staffing required to meet increased visa demand.
Although most categories of nonimmigrant visa processing fees will increase, the fee for E visas (treaty-traders and treaty-investors) and K visas (for fiancé(e)s of U.S. citizens) will decrease.
Nonimmigrant
Visa Processing Fees
Type
of Visa
|
Previous
Fee
|
New
Fee
|
Tourist,
Business, Transit, Crew Member, Student, Exchange Visitor, and Journalist
visas
|
$140
|
$160
|
Petition-Based
visas (H, L, O, P, Q, and R)
|
$150
|
$190
|
Treaty
Investor and Trader visas (E)
|
$390
|
$270
|
Fiancé(e)
visas (K)
|
$350
|
$240
|
Border
Crossing Cards (age 15 and older)
|
$140
|
$160
|
Border
Crossing Cards (under age 15)
|
$14
|
$15
|
Because of a reallocation of costs
associated with immigrant visas, all categories of immigrant visa processing
fees will decrease.
Immigrant
Visa Processing Fees
Type
of Visa
|
Previous
Fee
|
New
Fee
|
Immediate
Relative and Family Preference Applications
|
$330
|
$230
|
Employment-Based
Applications
|
$720
|
$405
|
Other
Immigrant Visa Applications
|
$305
|
$220
|
Diversity
Visa Program Fee
|
$440
|
$330
|
Determining
Returning Resident Status
|
$380
|
$275
|
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