Visa Application Fees to Increase
The Department of State has announced that nonimmigrant visa application fees will increase effective June 4, 2010. The new fees are as follows:
- $140 for applications that are not petition based, including B-1/B-2 tourist and business visitor visas, border crossing cards, and F, M and J student and exchange visitor visas;
- $150 for petition-based visas, including H, L, O, P, Q and R work-authorized visas;
- $350 for K fiancé(e) visas; and
- $390 for E treaty trader/investor visas.
The Department of State established the tiered structure to recognize the greater levels of complexity involved in processing certain types of visas. Visa application fees were last increased on January 1, 2008, at which time the fee for all nonimmigrant visa applications was set at $131.
The interim final rule announcing this fee increase is open for public comment for 60 days. After considering public comment, the Department will publish a final rule.