On June 28, 2010, the U.S. Department of State published its Schedule of Fees for Consular Services in the Federal Register. The schedule includes fees for passports, immigrant visas and other consular services. The changes took effect on July 13, 2010, 15 days after publication in the Federal Register. The revised fees will cover actual operating expenses for the 301 overseas consular posts, 23 domestic passport agencies and other centers that provide these consular services to U.S. and foreign citizens.

The 27 adjusted fees are based on a Cost of Service Study completed by the Bureau of Consular Affairs in June 2009. The study, which was the most detailed and exhaustive ever conducted by the U.S. Department of State, established the true cost of providing these consular services, which the Department recovers through the collection of fees.

For a full list of American Citizen Service fees, please click here.

To see a list of Questions and Answers about the new Schedule of Fees for Consular Services, please see below:

• General Q&A's about the new schedule
• Passport Q&A's, including a new fee for Adding Extra Visa Pages
• Consular Report of Birth Abroad Q&A
• Renunciation of U.S. Citizenship Q&A
• Immigrant Visa fee Q&A's