DOS Announces Nonimmigrant Visa Fee Increases
Gabriela Ungo • June 3, 2023
New Nonimmigrant Visa Applications Fee Will Take Effect June 17, 2023
Effective June 17, 2023, the processing fee for certain nonimmigrant (NIV) visas will increase as follows:
- The NIV visas fee for visitors and tourists (B1/B2 and BCCs) , as well as other non-petition based visas like student and exchange visitor visas (F, M, and J visas), Media and Journalists (I Visas) will increase from $160 to $185.
- The NIV fee for petition-based visas for temporary workers (H, L, O, P, Q, and R categories) will increase from $190 to $205.
- The NIV fee for nonimmigrant E category visas for treaty traders, treaty investors, and specialty occupation applicants will increase from $205 to $315.
Fees paid prior to June 17, 2023, will remain valid until the fee receipt's expiration date. This rule does not change any other fees, including the fee to apply for a waiver of the two-year residency requirement for certain exchange visitors, which remains at $120. The K-1 Fiancé(e) visa fee is $265.00.
The Department of State announced that the fee adjustments were based on the actual costs associated with providing nonimmigrant visa services, determined through an annual study of service costs.
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