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New Nonimmigrant Visa Fees to go into effect January 1, 2008

December 18, 2007

Effective January 1, 2008, the application fee for a U.S. nonimmigrant visa will increase from $100 to $131, or the equivalent in Mauritian rupees.  Those applicants who paid the prior $100 application fee before January 1, 2008 will be processed without further payment only if they appear for a visa interview before January 31, 2008.  Applicants who paid the prior $100 application fee and appear for visa interviews after January 31, 2008 must pay the difference -- $31 -- before they will be interviewed.  Any payments made after January 1, 2008, regardless of the interview date, must be for the full $131 USD fee.

The Department of State is increasing the nonimmigrant visa application fee to $131 from its current $100 because the current fee is lower than the actual cost of processing the visas.  New security-related costs, new information technology systems, and inflation mean that the Department of State has been absorbing the additional cost. 

Please visit the U.S. Embassy’s website for more information on applying for nonimmigrant visas.  http://mauritius.usembassy.gov