Visa Services

Fees for Non-Immigrant ( Temporary Visit ) Visa Services

The following lists fees for visa application and other types of processing fees collected by Department of State. If the type of information or form you are seeking is not shown here, select USCIS Forms and Fees to go to the USCIS Internet site to review more.

Coming to the U.S. Temporarily - Nonimmigrant Visa Services
Description of Service and Fee Amount

Nonimmigrant visa application and border crossing card processing fees (per person):

• Nonimmigrant visa application processing fee, Form DS-156 (non-refundable): $131.00  (NOTE: required for "Special" and "Regular" passport holders, but not required for "Diplomatic" passport holders)
  
• L Visa- Fraud Prevention and Detection for visa applicant in the L blanket petition abroad only (principal applicant only): $500.00
  
  
• When the nonimmigrant visa application processing fee is not required:
  
  
• Applicants for official and diplomatic visas (A, G, C-3, NATO visas - defined in 22 CFR 41.26): No Fee
  
• Applicants for J visas participating in official U.S. Government sponsored educational and cultural exchanges: No Fee
  
• Replacement or reissuance of a 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
  
• U.S. Government employees travelling 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
  
  
  
  • See the Visa Reciprocity Tables to find out the visa issuance fee amount,
    if applicable: Varies (Reciprocal)
    
  
  
• 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: No Fee
    
  • An applicant traveling to provide charitable services as determined by Visa Services: No Fee
    
  
  
• Other - When a Visa is Not Required - Visa Waiver Program
  
  
  
  • Citizens of Visa Waiver Program participating countries, and meeting requirements pay a small fee. Select USCIS fees to learn more.

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