State Dept. Implements Fee Increases for Certain Consular Services

On December 6, 2011, the Department of State will implement changes to the Schedule of Fees for Consular Services (PDF). Affected services include nonimmigrant visas and border crossing cards.

The final rule on fees changes from $131 to $140 the fee charged for most non-petition-based nonimmigrant visas (Machine-Readable Visas or MRVs) and adult Border Crossing Cards (BCCs). The rule also provides new tiers of the application fee for certain categories of petition-based nonimmigrant visas and treaty trader and investor visas. Finally, the rule increases the BCC fee charged to Mexican citizens under age 15 who apply in Mexico and whose parent or guardian already has a BCC or is applying for one, from $13 to $14.