Immigrant Visas

Visa Fees

The following lists fees for visa application and other types of processing fees collected by Department of State. Note that many immigration-related forms are submitted to the Department of Homeland Security’s United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), and not to the Department of State. If the type of information or form you are seeking is not shown here, visit the USCIS Forms and Fees page on the USCIS web site to review more.

Forms and fee amounts are listed for immigration petitions which are submitted to Department of State, either accepted at an Embassy or Consulate abroad, or within the U.S to the National Visa Center or Kentucky Consular Center. Other immigration related forms can only be approved by the Department of Homeland Security's United States Citizenship and Immigrants Services (USCIS). This fee chart is based on the Code of Federal Regulations - Title 22, Part 22, Sections 22.1 through 22.7.

Immigrant Visa Petition

• Petition, Form I-130 to classify status of alien relative for issuance of immigrant visa: US $185.00
• Immigrant visa application processing fee (per person), Form DS-230: US $335.00 plus the Immigrant visa security surcharge, of US $45.00
• Diversity Visa Lottery surcharge for immigrant visa application (per person applying as a result of the lottery program): US $375.00 plus the Immigrant visa security surcharge, of US $45.00

Special Visa Services

• Application for Determining Returning Resident Status, Form DSP-117 : $400.00
• Transportation letter for Legal Permanent Residents of U.S.: $165.00
• U.S. Visa fingerprinting: $85.00