{"id":50196,"date":"2023-03-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/?guid=abfe2bef641820f6148be6c346d0f31f"},"modified":"2023-03-29T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T00:00:00","slug":"u-s-increases-visa-application-fee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/u-s-increases-visa-application-fee\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. increases visa application fee"},"content":{"rendered":"
The U.S. government has announced an increment for its non-migrant visa application fee effective from March 30.<\/P>
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The U.S. Mission in Nigeria, which said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, disclosed that the increases were published in the Federal Register on March 28.<\/P>
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According to the U.S. government, the changes is in line with the Department of State\u2019s commitment to facilitating legitimate travel to the United States for both immigrant and nonimmigrant travellers.<\/P>
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\u201cThe Department of State published a Final Rule regarding increases to certain non-immigrant visa application (NIV) processing fees and the Border Crossing Card (BCC) for Mexican citizens age 15 and over.<\/P>
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\u201cThese increases were published in the Federal Register on March 28, 2023 and will be effective on May 30, 2023.<\/P>
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\u201cThe fee for visitor visas for business or tourism (B1\/B2s and BCCs), and other non-petition based NIVs such as student and exchange visitor visas, will increase from 160 dollars to 185 dollars,\u201d it stated.<\/P>
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The mission said that the fee for certain petition-based non-immigrant visas for temporary workers (H, L, O, P, Q, and R categories) would increase from 190 dollars to 205 dollars.<\/P>
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\u201cThe fee for a treaty trader, treaty investor, and treaty applicants in a specialty occupation (E category) will increase from 205 dollars to 315 dollars.<\/P>
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\u201cNIV fees are set based on the actual cost of providing NIV services and are determined after conducting a study of the cost of these services<\/P>
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\u201cThe Department uses an Activity-Based Costing (ABC) methodology to calculate, annually, the cost of providing consular services, including visa services.<\/P>
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\u201cThe fees for most non-petition based NIVs were last updated in 2012, and certain other NIV fees were last updated in 2014,\u201d it stated.<\/P>
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According to the mission, other consular fees are not affected by this rule, including the waiver of the two-year residency required fee for certain exchange visitors.<\/P>
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\u201cThe U.S. government also noted that Visas for work and tourism are essential to President Biden\u2019s foreign policy, recognising the critical role international travel plays in the U.S. economy.<\/P>
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\u201cFee information can be found on the Bureau of Consular Affairs website, travel.state.gov, and on the websites of U.S. embassies and consulates,\u201d it stated. (NAN) (www.nannews.ng)<\/P>
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Source: News Agency of Nigeria<\/P>
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