The United States Mission in Nigeria has stated that the United States government has doubled the price for non-immigrant visa applications, beginning March 30.
According to news sources, the Mission stated in an Abuja statement on Wednesday that the increases were published in the Federal Record on March 28.
The changes are in line with the Department of State’s commitment to facilitating legitimate travel to the United States for both immigrant and nonimmigrant travelers, according to the statement.
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The US government said: “The 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.
“These increases were published in the Federal Register on March 28, 2023 and will be effective on May 30, 2023.
“The 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.”
The fee for certain petition-based non-immigrant visas for temporary workers (H, L, O, P, Q, and R categories) would be raised from 190 to 205 dollars.
The charge for a treaty merchant, treaty investor, and treaty applicants in a speciality occupation (E category), according to the Mission, will rise from 205 to 315 dollars.
“NIV 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
“The Department uses an Activity-Based Costing (ABC) methodology to calculate, annually, the cost of providing consular services, including visa services.
“The fees for most non-petition based NIVs were last updated in 2012, and certain other NIV fees were last updated in 2014,” it stated.
Other consular expenses, such as the waiving of the two-year residency requirement fee for some exchange visits, are not affected by this provision, according to the US.
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It also stated that work and tourism visas are crucial to President Biden’s foreign policy, recognizing the critical role international travel plays in the US economy.
“Fee information can be found on the Bureau of Consular Affairs website, travel.state.gov, and on the websites of U.S. embassies and consulates,” it stated.
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