You must pay fee for your US visa. Depending on what kind of visa applicable or applied, the fee may vary. Following are fee details for different categories of US Visas.
Nonimmigrant visa application processing fee (non-refundable) for all categories below
- Non-petition-based nonimmigrant visa (except E visa): $140.00
( As On July 13th 2010)
Includes (but not limited to), the following visa categories:
B |
Visitor Visa: Business, Tourism, Medical treatment |
C-1 |
Transiting the U.S. |
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: $150.00
(A petition must be field for pre approval, before applicant can go for Visa.
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Includes the following visa categories:
H |
Temporary Workers/Employment or Trainees. Example H1B visa. |
L |
Intra company Transferees. Example - L1 visa. |
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: $390.00
- K – Fiance(e) or Spouse of U.S. citizen category visa: $350.00
Other Fees
- L visa fraud prevention and detection fee - for visa applicant included in L blanket petition (principal applicant only): $500.00
When the nonimmigrant 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
- An applicant for a J visa participating in official Department of State or USAID sponsored educational and cultural exchanges, under a G-1, G-2, G-3 or G-7 program number, as well as the applicant’s dependent spouse and children: 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 traveling to provide charitable services as determined by
Visa Services: No Fee
- U.S. Government employees traveling 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.
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 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 which may include applicant’s dependent spouse and children: No Fee
- An applicant traveling to provide charitable services as determined by Visa Services: No Fee
See complete US visa fee details at Dept of state website.
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