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May
30, 2002
U.S. EMBASSY
REVISES CONSULAR FEES
Beginning
this Saturday, June 1, the U.S. Embassy will revise the Schedule
of Fees for its consular services. This revision will affect all
consular services except for U.S. passport services, which are
scheduled for revision effective August 19, 2002. These adjustments
will bring the fees into line with the actual costs of providing
consular services.
The
U.S. State Department is required by U.S. Federal regulations
and law to recover the costs of most consular services through
user fees, and must adjust the Fee Schedule periodically to comply
with that requirement.
The last major revision of the Fee Schedule was in 1998. In all
overseas locations, including Bucharest, the nonimmigrant visa
application fee will increase to $65 (from $45). This increased
fee will recover the actual cost of the service, including the
Machine Readable Visa, and processing through sophisticated name-check
technology. Immigrant visa fees will rise to $335 (from $325)
and the Diversity Immigrant Visa processing fee will rise to $100
from $75 previously. Adjustments to fees of services for American
citizens overseas include the Consular Report of Birth Abroad
documentation fee, which will be raised to $65 (from $40), while
the fee for performance of notarial services will be lowered to
a two-tiered schedule costing $20 to $30, depending on the service
rendered (from $55). |
