US Tourist And Student Visas Fees Set To Increase

The cost of United States visas is set to increase at the end of May 2023, after the US State Department said that processing fees for some categories will rise.

The US State Department announced that a fee increase ranging from $15 to $110 will be implemented on 30 May 2023, impacting tourist, business, student, and exchange visitor visa applications.

“Effective May 30, 2023, the fee for visitor visas for business or tourism (B1/B2), and other non-petition based NIVs such as student and exchange visitor visas, will increase from $160 to $185. The fee for certain petition-based nonimmigrant visas for temporary workers (H, L, O, P, Q, and R categories) will increase from $190 to $205. The fee for a treaty trader, treaty investor, and treaty applicants in a specialty occupation (E category) will increase from $205 to $315.”

However, the state department added, “Other consular fees are not affected by this rule, including the waiver of the two-year residency required fee for certain exchange visitors.”

The US State Department has made several attempts to try and cut down on visa wait time and has also taken steps to launch a pilot project in the next few months, where certain categories of the H1-B visa are stamped inside the country.

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