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FEES

What is the cost to apply for a visa? 

Where can I find a list of application, reciprocity and other fees?

The consular officer denied my visa.  Can I get a refund on my MRV fee? 

 

What is the cost to apply for a visa? 

For most visa categories the Machine Readable Visa (MRV) fee is $160.  Petition-based visas, such as H, L, O, P, Q and R, are $190.  E visas are $270.  Depending upon the applicant’s nationality or visa category, there might be additional reciprocity fees payable at the time of visa issuance. MRV fees are not refundable and are not transferrable.  They are valid only for the individual named on the receipt.  MRV fees are valid for one year from the date of purchase.  For additional information, click here.

NOTE: Applicants who have the old, green MRV fee receipt that was purchased before December 12, 2011 must call the Call Center to schedule an appointment; you cannot schedule appointments online with the old MRV receipt. 

Where can I find a list of application, reciprocity and other fees?

This information is available at: http://travel.state.gov/visa/fees/fees_1341.html

 

The consular officer denied my visa.  Can I get a refund on my MRV fee. Can my MRV fee be refunded?

The MRV fee is not refundable. 

Notice

  • Changes in Visa Fees – April 17, 2012

    In Fiscal Year 2012, the Department of State estimates it will process 10.5 million nonimmigrant visas and one million immigrant visas.  Based on an updated Bureau of Consular Affairs’ cost-of-service model, which was conducted in December 2011, consular fees were adjusted on April 13, 2012 to better reflect the costs of providing these services.  See the Visa Fees section for more information.

     

  • U.S. Embassy Tel Aviv Consular Section Launches Blog

    The Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy Tel Aviv is pleased to announce the launch of our new blog “Consular Round Up” at http://consularroundup.blogspot.com/. The blog brings you the latest news about visas, American Citizen Services and other consular issues, and replaces our quarterly newsletter of the same name. To provide quality customer service to our applicants, we will answer your visa and American Citizen Services questions on our blog via the “Ask the Consul” column. Every few weeks, one of the Embassy's consular officers will answer an interesting consular question we’ve received from one of our readers.  Think you can stump us? To submit a question, you can submit a comment on our blog, post it on our Facebook wall or email us at NIVTelAviv@state.gov. We look forward to hearing from you!