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Visa applicants, including children, are required to pay a non-refundable, non-transferable visa application fee, sometimes referred to as the MRV fee, before applying for a nonimmigrant visa. The visa application fee must be paid whether a visa is issued or not. The type of visa for which you apply determines the fee amount. Depending on your citizenship and the type of visa you are applying for, you may also have to pay a visa issuance or ” fee. This webpage lists visa application fees associated with each nonimmigrant visa type.
Please note that only the application fees for nonimmigrant visas are listed here.
Although fees are listed in U.S. dollars, payment must be made using local currency. You can pay your fee at any of CITIC Bank’s around&1,200 branches, or at any CITIC ATM, or online using debit cards issued by a Chinese bank. More information about payment options is . To find a CITIC branch or ATM, click .
Restrictions
Your visa application fee is non-refundable and you cannot transfer it to another person. You will receive a receipt after paying the application fee. This receipt is valid for one year from the date of payment and allows you to schedule your interview at the U.S. Embassy or Consulate General. You must schedule your interview while the receipt is valid, which means your interview must be booked within one year of paying your fee. If you do not schedule an interview within a year of payment then your receipt will expire, you will not be able to schedule an interview, and you must pay the fee again and begin the process anew.
Visa Types and Application Fee Amounts
The application fees are listed below and apply to one visa application. The application fee for the most common nonimmigrant visa types is US$160. This includes tourist, business, student, and exchange visas. Most petition-based visas, such as work and religious visas are US$190. K visas cost US$265 and the fee amount for E visas is US$205.
Two visa application (MRV) fees are required for two visas of different categories:
An applicant who applies at the same time for two visas of different categories is required to pay two separate MRV fees corresponding to the visa categories. Please remember to bring both receipts to your interview in order for post to verify your payments.&
Only one MRV fee is required for C1/D and B1/B2 visas when applying at the same time.
The tables below are a more comprehensive list of visa types and fee amounts.
Visa Types and Application Fee Amounts - Sorted by Fee Class
Fee Amount (USD)
Fee Amount(Yuan Renminbi)
Description
Business/Tourist
Ship/Airline Crew
Student (academic)
Journalist and Media
Exchange Visitors
Student (vocational)
Victim of Human Trafficking
NAFTA Professionals
Victim of Criminal Activity
Transitional Worker CNMI (CW)
Temporary/Seasonal Workers and Employment, Trainees
Intracompany Transferees
Persons with Extraordinary Ability
Athletes. Artists & Entertainers
International Cultural Exchange
Religious Worker
Fiancé(e) or Spouse of U.S. Citizen
Treaty Trader/Investor, Australian Professional Specialty, Long-Term Investor CNMI
Visa Types and Application Fee Amounts - Sorted by Visa Type
Description
Fee Amount (USD)
Fee Amount(Yuan Renminbi)
Business/Tourist
Transitional Worker CNMI (CW)
Ship/Airline Crew
Treaty Trader/Investor, Australian Professional Specialty, Long-Term Investor CNMI
Student (academic)
Temporary/Seasonal Workers and Employment, Trainees
Journalist and Media
Exchange Visitor
Fiancé(e) or Spouse of U.S. Citizen
Intracompany Transferees
Student (vocational)
Persons with Extraordinary Ability
Athletes. Artists & Entertainers
International Cultural Exchange
Religious Worker
Victim of Human Trafficking
Victim of Criminal Activity
NAFTA Professionals
Visa Types and Conditions with No Fee Required
Applicants for A, G, C-2, C-3, NATO, and diplomatic visas (as defined in 22 CFR 41.26);
Applicants holding J visas and who are participating in certain official U.S. Government-sponsored educational an
Replacement of a machine-readable visa within one year of visa issuance, when the original visa was not properly affixed or the visa needs to be reissued through no fa
Applicants exempted by international agreement, including members and staff of an observer mission to United Nations Headquarters recognized by the UN General Assembly, and thei
Applicants traveling to provide certain
U.S. Government employees traveling
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 a parent, sibling, spouse, son or daughter of a U.S. Government employee critically injured in the line of duty for visitation during urgent treatment and convalescence.
Other Fees
In some cases, additional visa fees are paid directly to the National Visa Center, to the U.S. Embassy, Consulate General, or to the Department of Homeland Security.
Blanket L Fee (Fraud Prevention and Detection Fee)
First-time principal applicants who are covered under a blanket petition for L status must pay a Fraud Prevention and Detection fee of US $500. This fee should be paid to the cashier at the Consular Section on the day of the interview. If a subsequent L-1 visa application is based on a new Form I-129S, the Fraud Prevention and Detection fee must be collected again.
Payment can be made at the Consular Section in USD and CNY cash as well as Visa, Master Card, American Express, Discover and Diners Club credit cards.Note that no payments can be accepted at Ritan Annex.
SEVIS Fees
The Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) is an Internet-based system that tracks F, M, and J visa participants (and their family members) from the time they receive their initial documentation (either an I-20 or a DS-2019) until they graduate/leave school or conclude/leave program.
F, M and J visa principal applicants: Check with your U.S. school to make sure your information has been entered into SEVIS. You will need to pay a separate SEVIS fee in addition to the visa application fee. For nonimmigrant students with Form I-20, the SEVIS fee is US$200. For most exchange visitors with Form DS-2019, the SEVIS fee is US$180. Proof of payment is required before your student or exchange visitor visa will be issued. Payment cannot be made at the Embassy or Consulate General. Instructions for paying the SEVIS fee can be found .
SEVIS Fee Exception
Applicants participating in a U.S. Government sponsored program (programs whose codes begin with G-1, G-2, G-3, G-7) are not required to pay the SEVIS fee.
Nonimmigrant Visa Issuance ("Reciprocity") Fees
Applicants from certain countries may be required to pay a visa issuance fee after their application is approved. These fees are based on "reciprocity" (what another country charges a U.S. citizen for a similar-type of visa). The United States strives to eliminate visa issuance fees whenever possible, however, when a foreign government imposes these fees on U.S. citizens for certain types of visas, the United States will impose a "reciprocal" fee on citizens of that country for similar types of visas. The Department of State's
has more information about visa issuance fees and can help you determine if an issuance fee applies to your nationality.
Payment can be made at the Consular Section in USD and CNY cash as well as Visa, Master Card, American Express, Discover and Diners Club credit cards.Note that no payments can be accepted at Ritan Annex.
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NIV Application
Immigrant Visas
Local Visa Programs
General Information
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Consular Affairs
and Consular Post websites are the definitive sources of visa information. Should there be discrepancies in content, the Consular Affairs website and Consular Post websites take precedence.}