Welcome! If you are looking for current
information on the fees that the United States charges for nonimmigrant visas, you have come to the right place.
In addition, you will find country-specific information regarding
documents such as birth certificates and police records. At the top
of the page, click on the letter that begins the name of the country in
which you are interested. Then click on the country.
WHAT IS RECIPROCITY?
Nonimmigrant visa fees are based on
"reciprocity," (what another country charges a United States
citizen for a similar-type of visa). The United States strives to
eliminate visa issuance fees whenever possible; however, when a foreign
government imposes such fees on U.S. citizens for certain types of visas,
the United States will impose a "reciprocal" fee to nationals of
that country for similar-type of visas.
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
VISA ISSUANCE
&
VISA APPLICATION
FEES
If money is important to you, and you or somebody you know needs a
United States visa, you need to understand the distinction between a visa
"issuance" fee and a visa "application"
fee.
Most non-diplomatic and non-official visas issued by United States
consular officers abroad require a visa "application"
(machine-readable visa - MRV) fee that
recovers for the United States the costs associated with manufacturing,
processing, and printing the visa. The current visa
"application" fee is $100.00.
Most visa applicants (visitors, students, temporary workers, etc.) are
charged this $100.00 visa "application" fee even if there is no visa
"issuance" fee.
So, when you are looking at one of the following country reciprocity
schedules, don't forget that an additional $100.00 visa "application" fee should be factored into the overall total cost of
the visa unless the visa is "diplomatic" or "official"
in nature.
At the top of the page click on the letter that begins the country's
name. Then click on the country.
The information contained at this site reflects the most recent
reciprocity schedules and availability of country documents.
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