Fees
Schedule of Visa Fees
Please note that all fees must be paid in either dollars ($), or their equivalent in KD.
Non-Immigrant Visa Processing Fees
Type of Visa |
Fee (USD) |
Tourist, Business, Transit, Crew Member, Student, Exchange Visitor, and Journalist visas |
$160 |
Petition-Based visas (H, L, O, P, Q, and R) |
$190 |
Treaty Investor and Trader visas (E) |
$270 |
Fiancé(e) visas (K) |
$240 |
Border Crossing Cards (age 15 and older) |
$160 |
Border Crossing Cards (under age 15) |
$15 |
Because of a reallocation of costs associated with immigrant visas, all categories of immigrant visa processing fees will decrease.
Immigrant Visa Processing Fees
Beginning February 1, 2013, all individuals issued
immigrant visas overseas must pay a $165.00 USCIS Immigrant
Fee before traveling to the United States. Only prospective
adoptive parents whose child(ren) is/are entering the United
States under either the Orphan or Hague Process, Iraqi and
Afghan special immigrants who were employed by the U.S.
government, returning residents, and those issued K visas are
exempt from the new fee. The below USCIS website has more
details on the new fee, including contact information for
USCIS, if there are further questions:
Type of Visa |
Fee (USD) |
Immediate Relative and Family Preference Applications |
$230 |
Employment-Based Applications |
$405 |
Other Immigrant Visa Applications |
$220 |
Diversity Visa Program Fee |
$330 |
Determining Returning Resident Status |
$275 |
Fee information may also be found on the Bureau of Consular Affairs website, travel.state.gov, and on the websites of U.S. embassies and consulates.