May 25, 2010
Department of State Announces
Increase in Nonimmigrant Visa Application Fees
The Department of
State issued
an interim final rule on May 20, 2010 that will increase several
categories of visa fees effective June 4, 2010. The new fee structure
will be as follows:
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The
application fee for petition-based nonimmigrant visas
(categories H, L, O, P, Q, and R) will increase to $150.
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The application fee for
E nonimmigrant visas will increase to $390.
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The application for K
nonimmigrant visas will increase to $350.
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The border crossing
card fee charged to Mexican citizen minors who apply in
Mexico, and whose parent or guardian already has a
border crossing card or is applying for one will increase to $14.
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The application fee for the remaining non-petition-based nonimmigrant
visa fees and border crossing card application
processing fees will increase to $140.
The Department of State stated
that the fees are being adjusted to ensure that they
are able to meet the costs of providing consular services,
following an independent cost of service study which found
the current cost structure to be insufficient. The new fee structure is
intended to accurately
reflect the cost of providing consular services for each visa category.
Written comments on the interim final rule must be received on or
before July 19, 2010 at
http://www.regulations.gov/index.cfm.
The final interim rule can be found
here.
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