VISA SERVICES

VISA FEES

Coming to the U.S. Temporarily - Non-immigrant Visa Services
Coming to the U.S. Permanently - Immigrant Services
Special Visa Services

The following lists fees for visa application and other types of processing fees collected by Department of State. Note that many immigration-related forms are submitted to the Department of Homeland Security’s United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), and not to the Department of State. If the type of information or form you are seeking is not shown here, select USCIS Forms and Fees to go to the USCIS Internet site to review more.

Coming to the U.S. Temporarily - Non-immigrant Visa Services

• Non-immigrant visa application and border crossing card processing fees (per person):
• Nonimmigrant visa application processing fee, Form DS-156 (non-refundable): $131.00
• L Visa - Fraud Prevention and Detection for visa applicant in the L blanket petition abroad only (principal applicant only): $500.00
  
• When the non-immigrant visa application processing fee is not required:
  • Applicants for A, G, C-3, NATO and diplomatic visas (defined in 22 CFR 41.26): No Fee
  • Applicants for J visas participating in official Department of State or USAID sponsored educational and cultural exchanges, under a G-1 or G-2 program number: No Fee
  • 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
    
• Non-immigrant visa issuance fee, including border-crossing cards.
  • See the Visa Reciprocity Tables to find out the visa issuance fee amount,
    if applicable: Varies (Reciprocal)
    
• When the non-immigrant visa issuance fee is not required:
  • An official representative of a foreign government or an international or regional organization of which the U.S. 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: 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 U.S. Permanently - Immigrant Services

• Filing an immigrant visa petition (Collected for USCIS and subject to change)
  • Petition, USCIS, Form I-130 to classify status of alien relative for issuance of immigrant visa: $355.00
  • Petition to classify orphan as an immediate relative, USCIS Form I-600 : $670.00
    
• Immigrant visa application processing fee (per person), Form DS-230 : $355.00
  
• Diversity Visa Lottery surcharge for immigrant visa application (per person applying as a result of the lottery program): $375.00
  
• Immigrant visa security surcharge, for all IV and DV applicants: $45.00

Note: Forms and fee amounts are listed for immigration petitions which are submitted to Department of State, either accepted at an Embassy or Consulate abroad, or within the U.S 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 Immigrants Services (USCIS).  For other fees (relating to forms starting with an “I” select USCIS Forms and Fees for additional information. Special Visa Services Special Visa Services: Application for Determining Returning Resident Status, Form DSP-117 : $400.00 Transportation letter for Legal Permanent Residents of U.S.: $165.00 Application for Waiver of 2 year foreign residency requirement (J Waiver), Data Sheet, Form 3035 : $215.00 Application for Waiver of immigrant visa ineligibility (collected for USCIS and subject to change): $545.00 Refugee or significant public benefit parole case processing: No Fee U.S. Visa fingerprinting: $85.00 ( NOTE: This fee chart is based on the Code of Federal Regulations - Title 22, Part 22, Sections 22.1 through 22.7.)   Last Updated: 7/31/2007   10:18