Department of State has Changed its fees

The Department of State (DOS) has revised certain nonimmigrant and immigrant visa fees. The following categories have new fees:

1. E visas – treaty/trader and Australian specialty occupation visas decreased to $205 (from $270).
2. K visas – Fiancé(e) or Spouse of U.S. citizen category visa increased to $265.
3. Immigrant visa application processing fee based on an approved I-130 Immediate Relative of Family Preference petition increased to $325.
4. Immigrant visa processing fee based on an approved I-140 employment-based petition decreased to $345 (from $405).

As detailed on the DOS website, the following procedures apply:

1. DOS will not refund the difference for fees that have been lowered.
2. If you are applying for a category where the fee has been raised and you have already paid the fee, you are not required to pay the difference between the amount you paid and the new fee as long as your appointment is on or before December 11, 2014.
3. If you are applying for a category where the fee has been raised, you are required to pay the difference between the amount you paid and the new fee if your appointment is on or after December 12, 2014.

Author: Adam Frank, Esquire

I am an immigration attorney with over 20 years of experience. I was graduated from Brandeis University undergrad in 1990 and then spent a year traveling around Central America. In 1991 I began attending the University of Baltimore School of Law and was graduated in 1994. I began working in Immigration Law in 1998 when I joined a small law firm and, in 2000 opened my own firm with my law partner Ed Leavy. Sadly, Ed passed away in 2011. I am still a partner in my own firm with my current partner Brendan Delaney. Our firm is Frank & Delaney Immigration Law, LLC. View all posts by Adam Frank, Esquire