The Department of State has announced that it will being changing the fees it charges for visas. Some of the fees have actually gone down, so review which fees apply to you and see if you can save some money.
Coming to the United States Temporarily – Nonimmigrant Visa Services
Nonimmigrant visa application processing fees are tiered, as shown below, based on the visa category for which you are applying.
Notice: Every visa applicant must pay the visa application processing fee for the visa category being applied for, unless the application fee is not required, as listed below.
Description of Service and Fee Amount (All fees = $ in US currency)
Nonimmigrant visa application processing fee (non-refundable) for all categories below
Non-petition-based nonimmigrant visa (except E): $160.00
Includes (but not limited to), the following visa categories:
B Visitor Visa: Business, Tourism, Medical treatment
C-1 Transiting the United States
D Crewmembers – Airline, Ship
F Student, Academic
I Media and Journalists
J Exchange Visitors
M Students, Vocational
TN/TD NAFTA Professionals
T Victim of Trafficking in Persons
U Victim of Criminal Activity
Petition based visa categories: $190.00
Includes these visa categories:
H Temporary Workers/Employment or Trainees
L Intracompany Transferees
O Persons with Extraordinary Ability
P Athletes. Artists & Entertainers
Q International Cultural Exchange
R Religious Worker
E – Treaty Trader/Investor, Australian Professional Specialty category visa: $205.00
K – Fiancé(e) or Spouse of U.S. citizen category visa: $265.00
Border crossing card fees
Border crossing card – age 15 and over (Valid 10 years): $160.00
Border crossing card – under age 15; for Mexican 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): $16.00
Other Fees
L visa fraud prevention and detection fee – for visa applicant included in L blanket petition (principal applicant only): $500.00
Border Security Act fee – for visa applicant included in L blanket petition, where petition indicates subject to fee (principal applicant only): $2,250.00
When the nonimmigrant visa application processing fee is not required:
Applicants for A, G, C-2, C-3, NATO, and diplomatic visas (defined in 22 CFR 41.26): No Fee
Applicants for J visas participating in official U.S. Government-sponsored educational and cultural exchanges: No Fee (See Exchange Visitor Visas for further detailed fee information.)
Replacement of machine-readable visa when the original visa was not properly affixed or needs to be reissued through no fault of the applicant: No Fee
Applicants exempted by international agreement as determined by Visa Services, including members and staff of an observer mission to United Nations Headquarters recognized by the UN General Assembly, and their immediate families: No Fee
Applicants travelling to provide charitable services as determined by
Visa Services: No Fee
U.S. government employees travelling on official business: No Fee
A parent, sibling, spouse or child of a U.S. government employee killed in the line of duty who is traveling to attend the employee’s funeral and/or burial; or a parent, sibling, spouse, son or daughter of a U.S. government employee critically injured in the line of duty for visitation during emergency treatment and convalescence: No Fee
Nonimmigrant visa issuance fee, including border-crossing cards.
See the Visa Reciprocity Tables to find out the visa issuance fee amount, if applicable: Fee varies (Reciprocal)
When the nonimmigrant visa issuance fee is not required:
An official representative of a foreign government or an international or regional organization of which the United States is a member; members and staff of an observer mission to United Nations Headquarters recognized by the UN General Assembly; and applicants for diplomatic visas as defined under item 22(a); and their immediate families: No Fee
An applicant transiting to and from the United Nations Headquarters: No Fee
An applicant participating in a U.S. government sponsored program which may include applicant’s dependent spouse and children: No Fee
An applicant travelling to provide charitable services as determined by Visa Services: No Fee
Other – When a Visa is Not Required – Visa Waiver Program
Citizens of Visa Waiver Program participating countries, and meeting requirements pay a small fee. Select USCIS fees to learn more.
Coming to the United States Permanently – Immigrant Services
Immigrant visa application processing fees are tiered, as shown below, based on the visa category you apply for.
Notice: Every visa applicant must pay the visa application processing fee for the visa category being applied for.
Description of Service and Fee Amount (All fees = $ in US currency)
Filing an Immigrant Visa Petition (When collected by U.S. Embassies and Consulates for USCIS. Fees subject to change.)
Immigrant petition for relative (I-130) $420
Orphan (intercountry adoption) immediate relative petition (I-600, I-800)
$720
Immigrant Visa Application Processing Fees (non-refundable, per person)
Immediate relative and family preference applications (processed on the basis of an approved I-130, I-600 or I-800 petition)
$325
Employment-based applications (processed on the basis of an approved I-140 or I-526 petition)
$345
Other immigrant visa applications (including approved I-360 self-petitioners, special immigrant visa applicants, and all others, except DV program selectees)
$205
Certain Iraqi and Afghan special immigrant visa applications
NO FEE
Other Fees
Diversity Visa Lottery fee (per person applying as a DV program selectee for a DV category immigrant visa)
$330
Affidavit of Support Review (only when reviewed domestically)
$120
Note: Forms and fee amounts are listed for immigration petitions which are submitted to Department of State, either accepted at a U.S. Embassy or Consulate abroad, or within the United States to the National Visa Center or Kentucky Consular Center. Other immigration related forms can only be approved by the Department of Homeland Security’s United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). For other fees (relating to forms starting with an “I” select USCIS Forms and Fees for additional information.
Special Visa Services
Description of Service and Fee Amount (All fees = $ in US currency)
Application for Determining Returning Resident Status, Form DS-117
$180
Transportation letter for Legal Permanent Residents of the United States
NO FEE
Application for Waiver of two-year residency requirement, J Waiver, Form DS-3035
$120
Application for Waiver of visa ineligibility, Form I-601 (Collected for USCIS and subject to change)
$585
Refugee or significant public benefit parole case processing
NO FEE