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Application Fee for Immigrant Visas to Increase on January 1, 2008
December 18, 2007
Effective January 1, 2008, the application fee for a U.S. immigrant visa will increase from US$335 to US$355. The increased fee reflects the cost of enhanced biometric security features that have been added to the immigrant visa system. Currently, most immigrant visa applicants pay their fees in the United States through a fee bill sent by the U.S. Department of State's National Visa Center (NVC) in New Hampshire. All fee bills sent by NVC after January 1, 2008, will reflect this increase.
Applicants who have paid the prior US$335 application fee BEFORE January 1, 2008 will be processed without further payment, even if they appear for an immigrant visa interview after January 1, 2008.
Applicants who make their payment AFTER January 1, 2008 will be required to pay the $20 difference even if their original fee bill was sent prior to January 1, 2008. Applicants can pay the fee difference at the U.S. Embassy.
This fee increase also impacts Diversity Visa applicants, who pay this fee at the time of their interview.