Visa Fees
Tiered Structure for Visa Application Fees
The Department of State has implemented a tiered structure for nonimmigrant visa application processing fees, also called the Machine-Readable Visa (MRV) fee. This tiered structure more accurately reflects the cost of accepting, adjudicating and issuing various visa applications.
The MRV fee is 128 Euros for the following visa categories – (see a detailed chart at the bottom of this webpage): B (including B1/B2), C, C1/D, D, F, I, J, and M.
The MRV fee is 152 Euros for the following visa categories (see a detailed chart at the bottom of this webpage): H*, L*, O, P, Q, and R.
* Employers filing a petition for H1-B and L visa applicants are charged a supplementary fee of 500 USD. This fee is collected in the United States. An additional fee of 500 USD will be charged to the principal applicant for a Blanket L visa and will be collected at the consulate during the interview. Payment for this supplemental fee is by cash or credit card only.
The MRV fee is 216 Euros for E treaty trader/investor visas.
The MRV fee is 192 Euros for the K fiancée visa.
Identifying Your Visa Category
Applicants must take special care to identify the correct visa category before paying the MRV fee. Visa type is determined by the purpose of travel (e.g. tourism). If you are uncertain how to correctly identify your purpose of travel, visit the Visa Types page to establish which visa category you should apply for, or consult the chart below which includes the description of each visa category. Each possible purpose of travel is associated with a letter called the “visa symbol,” such as “student (F).” When booking interview appointments through the Call Center, applicants should explain their purpose of travel and verify the appropriate visa category.
|
Visa Category Symbol |
Description of Visa Class |
MRV Fee |
|
A1 or A2 |
Ambassador, Public Minister, Career Diplomat or Consular Officer, or Other Foreign Government Official or Employee and Immediate Family Members |
NO FEE |
|
A3 |
Attendant, Servant, or Personal Employee of A1 or A2, or Immediate Family |
NO FEE |
|
B1 |
Temporary Visitor for Business |
128 Euros |
|
B2 |
Temporary Visitor for Pleasure |
128 Euros |
|
B1/B2 |
Temporary Visitor for Business & Pleasure |
128 Euros |
|
C1 |
Alien in Transit |
128 Euros |
|
C1/D |
Combined Transit and Crewmember Visa |
128 Euros |
|
C3 |
Foreign Government Official, Immediate Family, Attendant, Servant or Personal Employee, in Transit |
N/A |
|
D |
Crewmember (Sea or Air) |
128 Euros |
|
E1 |
Treaty Trader, Spouse or Child |
216 Euros |
|
E2 |
Treaty Investor, Spouse or Child |
216 Euros |
|
E3 |
Australian Treaty Alien coming to the United States Solely to Perform Services in a Specialty Occupation |
216 Euros |
|
F |
Student in an academic or language training program |
128 Euros |
|
G1 – G5 |
Representatives to an International Organization and Immediate Family Members |
NO FEE |
|
H1 – H4 |
Alien in a Specialty Occupation, Nurse in Health Professional Shortage Area, Temporary Worker Performing Agricultural Services Unavailable in the U.S., Temporary Worker Performing Other Services Unavailable in the U.S. and the Spouse or Child * |
152 Euros |
|
I |
Representative of Foreign Information Media, Spouse and Child |
128 Euros |
|
J |
Exchange Visitor |
128 Euros |
|
K |
Fiancé(e) of United States Citizen |
192 Euros |
|
L |
Intracompany Transferee (Executive, Managerial, and Specialized Knowledge Personnel Continuing Employment with International Firm or Corporation) |
152 Euros |
|
M |
Vocational Student or Other Nonacademic Student |
128 Euros |
|
NATO 1- 7 |
NATO Permanent Staff, Representatives, Clerks, Civilians, Attendants and Servants and Immediate Family Members |
NO FEE |
|
O |
Alien with Extraordinary Ability in Sciences, Arts, Education, Business or Athletics |
152 Euros |
|
P1 |
Internationally Recognized Athlete or Member of Internationally Recognized Entertainment Group |
152 Euros |
|
P2 |
Artist or Entertainer in a Reciprocal Exchange Program |
152 Euros |
|
P3 |
Artist or Entertainer in a Culturally Unique Program |
152 Euros |
|
Q |
Participant in an International Cultural Exchange Program |
152 Euros |
|
R |
Alien in a Religious Occupation |
152 Euros |
|
TN |
NAFTA Professional |
152 Euros |
|
TD |
Spouse or Child of NAFTA Professional |
128 Euros |