U.S. State Department revises fees for consular services (06/02/02)

U.S. State Department revises fees for consular services

U.S. Embassy

KYIV - The U.S. Department of State has revised fees for consular services provided by American Embassies and consulates overseas. The new fees will take effect June 1.

The visa application fee will increase to $65 (from $45.) The immigrant visa application fee will rise to $335 (from $325). Fees for various services to American citizens living overseas also will increase.

At the same time, fees for issuing visas in Ukraine will decrease. Beginning June 1 the issuance fee for a single-entry visa (tourist and business) will decrease to $10 (from $30). The double-entry visa fee will decrease to $40 (from $60). The fee for a multiple-entry visa valid for three years will decrease to $100 (from $120). Thus, the overall cost of U.S. visas for Ukrainians will remain the same.

The State Department is required by U.S. regulations and law to recover the costs of most consular services through fees and periodically adjusts them to comply with the law. The last major revision of consular service fees was in 1998.

The new fees reflect the cost of providing consular services in 2002. They also are essential to maintaining and improving high-quality customer service while taking advantage of advances in information technology, and enhancing security features of services related to homeland security.

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