US visa application

US Visa cost

Visa Types and Application Fee Amounts

• The application fees are shown below and apply to one visa application. The application fee for the most common nonimmigrant visa types is ?11, 438.This includes tourist, business, student and exchange visas. Most petition-based visas, such as work and religious visas, are ?13, 583 K visas cost ?18, 945 and the fee amount for E visas is ?20,375. Please note that visa fees for K applicants must be made at GT Bank. The tables below are a more comprehensive list of visa types and fee amounts. Following the tables is a short list of nonimmigrant visas which do not require payment of an application fee.
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• Current Consular Exchange Rate: ?71.49 = 1 USD
• Current Rate Valid Through: 12/02/2020

Visa Types and Application Fee Amounts - Sorted by Fee Class

Fee Amount (USD) Fee Amount (?) Visa Type Description

$160 11,483.00 B Business/Tourist

$160 11,483.00 C-1 Transit

$160 11,483.00 D Ship/Airline Crew

$160 11,483.00 F Student (academic)

$160 11,483.00 I Journalist and Media

$160 11,483.00 J Exchange Visitors

$160 11,484.00 M Student (vocational)

$160 11,483.00 T Victim of Human Trafficking

$160 11,483.00 TN/TD NAFTA Professionals

$160 11,483.00 U Victim of Criminal Activity

$190 13,583.00 H Temporary/Seasonal Workers and Employment, Trainees

$190 13,583.00 L Intracompany Transferees

$190 13,583.00 O Persons with Extraordinary Ability

$190 13,583.00 P Athletes. Artists & Entertainers

$190 13,583.00 Q International Cultural Exchange

$190 13,583.00 R Religious Worker

$265 20,345.00 K Fiancé(e) or Spouse of U.S. Citizen

$205 18,945.00 E Treaty Trader/Investor, Australian Professional Specialty

Visa Types and Application Fee Amounts - Sorted by Visa Type

Visa Type Description Fee Amount (USD) Fee Amount (?)

B Business/Tourist $160 11,483.00

C-1 Transit $160 11,483.00

D Ship/Airline Crew $160 11,483.00

E Treaty Trader/Investor $250 17,869.00

F Student (academic) $160 11,483.00

H Temporary/Seasonal Workers $190 13,583.00

I Journalist and Media $160 11,483.00

J Exchange Visitors $160 11,483.00

K Spouse of U.S. Citizen $265 20,345.00

$190 13,583.00 L Intracompany Transferees

M Student (vocational) $160 11,583.00

O Persons with Extraordinary Ability $190 13,583.00

P Athletes. Artists & Entertainers $190 13,583.00

Q International Cultural Exchange $190 13,583.00

R Religious Worker $190 13,583.00

T Victim of Human Trafficking $160 11483.00

TN/TD NAFTA Professionals $160 11483.00

U Victim of Criminal Activity $160 11483.00

• Visa Types and Conditions with No Fee Required
• Applicants for A, G, C-2, C-3, NATO, and diplomatic visas (as defined in 22 CFR 41.26)
• Applicants holding J visas and who are participating in certain official U.S. Government-sponsored educational and cultural exchanges
• Replacement of a machine-readable visa when the original visa was not properly affixed or the visa needs to be reissued through no fault of the applicant
• 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
• Applicants traveling to provide certain charitable services
• U.S. Government employees traveling on official business
• 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 emergency treatment and convalescence
• Other Fee
• 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$350. For most exchange visitors with Form DS-2019, the SEVIS fee is ?15,735. 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 Fee (Fraud Prevention and Detection Fee)
• First-time principal applicants who are covered under a blanket petition for L status must pay a Fraud Prevention and Detection fee of US ?35,763 . This fee should be paid to the cashier at the Consular Section on the day of the interview. If a subsequent L-1 visa application is based on a new Form I-129S, the Fraud Prevention and Detection fee must be collected again.
• Reciprocity Fess
• Effective worldwide on 29 August, 2019, Nigerian citizens will be required to pay a visa issuance fee, or reciprocity fee, for all approved applications for nonimmigrant visas in B, F, H1B, I, L, and R visa classifications. The reciprocity fee will be charged in addition to the nonimmigrant visa application fee, also known as the MRV fee, which all applicants pay at the time of application. Nigerian citizens whose applications for a nonimmigrant visa are denied will not be charged the new reciprocity fee. Both reciprocity and MRV fees are non-refundable, and their amounts vary based on visa classification.
• The reciprocity fee will be required for all Nigerian citizens worldwide, regardless of where they are applying for a nonimmigrant visa to the United States. The reciprocity fee is required for each visa that is issued, which means both adults and minors whose visa applications are approved will be charged the reciprocity fee. The fee can only be paid at the U.S. Embassy or the U.S. Consulate General. The reciprocity fee CANNOT be paid at GTB banks or any other location.