USA Visa Fees
Visa Types and Application Fee Amounts
1. The application fees are listed below and apply to one visa application. The application fee for the most common Nonimmigrant visa types is $160. This includes tourist, business, student, and exchange visas. Most petition-based visas, such as work and religious visas, are US$190. K visas cost US$265 and the fee amount for E visas is US$205 The tables below are a more comprehensive list of visa types and fee amounts.
| Fee Amount (in USD) | Fee Amount (in INR) | Visa Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| $160 | 10240.00 | B | Business/Tourist |
| $160 | 10240.00 | C-1 | Transit |
| $160 | 10240.00 | D | Ship/Airline Crew |
| $160 | 10240.00 | F | Student (academic) |
| $160 | 10240.00 | I | Journalist and Media |
| $160 | 10240.00 | J | Exchange Visitors |
| $160 | 10240.00 | M | Student (vocational) |
| $160 | 10240.00 | T | Victim of Human Trafficking |
| $160 | 10240.00 | TN/TD | NAFTA Professionals |
| $160 | 10240.00 | U | Victim of Criminal Activity |
| $190 | 12160.00 | H | Temporary/Seasonal Workers and Employment, Trainees |
| $190 | 12160.00 | L | Intracompany Transferees |
| $190 | 12160.00 | O | Persons with Extraordinary Ability |
| $190 | 12160.00 | P | Athletes. Artists & Entertainers |
| $190 | 12160.00 | Q | International Cultural Exchange |
| $190 | 12160.00 | R | Religious Worker |
| $265 | 16960.00 | K | Fiancé(e) or Spouse of U.S. Citizen |
| $205 | 13120.00 | E | Treaty Trader/Investor, Australian Professional Specialty |
| Visa Type | Description | Fee Amount (in USD) | Fee Amount (in INR) |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | Business/Tourist | $160 | 10240.00 |
| C-1 | Transit | $160 | 10240.00 |
| D | Ship/Airline Crew | $160 | 10240.00 |
| E | Treaty Trader/Investor, Australian Professional Specialty | $205 | 13120.00 |
| F | Student (academic) | $160 | 10240.00 |
| H | Temporary/Seasonal Workers and Employment, Trainees | $190 | 12160.00 |
| I | Journalist and Media | $160 | 10240.00 |
| J | Exchange Visitor | $160 | 10240.00 |
| K | Fiancé(e) or Spouse of U.S. Citizen | $265 | 16960.00 |
| L | Intracompany Transferees | $190 | 12160.00 |
| M | Student (vocational) | $160 | 10240.00 |
| O | Persons with Extraordinary Ability | $190 | 12160.00 |
| P | Athletes. Artists & Entertainers | $190 | 12160.00 |
| Q | International Cultural Exchange | $190 | 12160.00 |
| R | Religious Worker | $190 | 12160.00 |
| T | Victim of Human Trafficking | $160 | 10240.00 |
| TN/TD | NAFTA Professionals | $160 | 10240.00 |
| U | Victim of Criminal Activity | $160 | 10240.00 |
2. Visa Types and Conditions with No Fee Required
1. Applicants for A, G, C-2, C-3, NATO, and diplomatic visas (as defined in 22 CFR 41.26)
2. Applicants holding J visas and who are participating in certain official U.S. Government-sponsored educational and cultural exchanges
3. Replacement of a machine-readable visa within one year of visa issuance, when the original visa was not properly affixed or the visa needs to be reissued through no fault of the applicant
4. Applicants exempted by international agreement, including members and staff of an observer mission to United Nations Headquarters recognized by the UN General Assembly, and their immediate families
5. Applicants traveling to provide certain charitable services
6. U.S. Government employees traveling on official business
Note: A parent, sibling, spouse or child of a U.S. Government employee killed in the line of duty who is traveling to attend the employee’s funeral and/or burial; or a parent, sibling, spouse, son or daughter of a U.S. Government employee critically injured in the line of duty for visitation during urgent treatment and convalescence
3. Other Fee and Charges:
In some cases, additional visa fees are paid directly to the National Visa Center, to the U.S. Embassy or Consulate, or to the Department of Homeland Security,
Nonimmigrant Visa Issuance (“Reciprocity”) Fees Applicants from certain countries may be required to pay a visa issuance fee after their application is approved. These fees are based on “reciprocity” (what another country charges a U.S. citizen for a similar-type of visa). The United States strives to eliminate visa issuance fees whenever possible, however, when a foreign government imposes these fees on U.S. citizens for certain types of visas, the United States will impose a “reciprocal” fee on citizens of that country for similar types of visas. The Department of State’s website has more information about visa issuance fees and can help you determine if an issuance fee applies to your nationality.
SEVIS Fees The Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) is an Internet-based system that tracks F, M and J visa participants (and their family members) from the time they receive their initial documentation (either an I-20 or a DS-2019) until they graduate/leave school or conclude/leave program.
F, M and J visa principal applicants: Check with your U.S. school to make sure your information has been entered into SEVIS. You will need to pay a separate SEVIS fee in addition to the visa application fee. For nonimmigrant students with Form I-20, the SEVIS fee is US$200. For most exchange visitors with Form DS-2019, the SEVIS fee is US$180. Proof of payment is required before your student or exchange visitor visa will be issued. Please bring your I-901 SEVIS fee receipt to your interview at the Embassy. Payment cannot be made at the Embassy or Consulate. Instructions for paying the SEVIS fee can be found here.
SEVIS Fee Exception Applicants participating in a U.S. Government sponsored program (programs whose codes begin with G-1, G-2, G-3, G-7) are not required to pay the SEVIS fee.
Blanket L Fees (Fraud Prevention and Detection Fee and Border Security Act Fee) The principal applicant of a blanket L petition must pay a Fraud Prevention and Detection fee and a public law fee for H&L category, either of US$500, as well as a Border Security Act fee of US$2,250 in certain circumstances. The U.S. petitioner pays the Fraud Prevention and Detection Fee and Border Security fee for individual L and H-1B and H-2B petitions when the petition is filed with USCIS. These fees are to be paid at the Embassy/Consulates with a demand draft/cashier’s check.