Visa Fees

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Important Notice

Non immigrant and immigrant visa application fees for certain visa categories will change on March 6, 2015. All visa applicants must pay the fee amounts in effect on the day they pay, with the exception of Immigrant Visa application processing fees paid domestically to the National Visa Center (NVC), which will be effective as of the date of billing.  For more information please click here

Overview

Visa applicants, including children, are required to pay a non-refundable, non-transferable visa application fee, sometimes referred to as the MRV fee, before applying for a nonimmigrant visa. The visa application fee must be paid whether a visa is issued or not. The type of visa for which you apply determines the fee amount. This webpage lists visa application fees associated with each nonimmigrant visa type.

Please note that only the application fees for nonimmigrant visas are listed here.

Payment Information

Although fees are listed in U.S. dollars, payment must be made using local currency. You can pay your fee at a designated Australia Post Office or you can pay online by credit card. More information about payment options is here. To find an Australia Post Office, click here.

Important notification with regards to online payment:

If your online payment with the credit card fails, please DO NOT ATTEMPT to use the same credit card again until lapse of 24 hours. You will not be able to use the same credit card to make an online payment until lapse of 24 hours from the time you had last used/attempted to use the same credit card online, to pay for a U.S. visa processing fee on this website.

Restrictions

Your visa application fee is non-refundable and you cannot transfer it to another person. You will receive a receipt after paying the application fee. This receipt is valid for one year from the date of payment and allows you to schedule your interview at the U.S. Consulate. You must schedule your interview while the receipt is valid, which means your interview must be booked within one year of paying your fee. If you do not schedule an interview within a year of payment then your receipt will expire, you will not be able to schedule an interview, and you must pay the fee again and begin the process anew.

Forms of Payment at the Consulates General

When submitting payments in-person at a Consulate, applicants are strongly encouraged to pay via credit card during COVID-19 when possible.

Cash U.S. and Australian currency is accepted. U.S. currency is ONLY accepted in the exact dollar amount (coins excluded), as we do not have change in U.S. currency. Cash payments sent via mail will not be accepted under any circumstances.
Postal Money Orders & Bank Checks (Cashiers' Checks)

Payments can be in either Australian or U.S. currency, and must be payable to either the “U.S. Consulate General ” or  “Department of State“. 

We do not accept incorrect or multiple checks/money orders as payment, even if you have overpaid.

Special Note:

  • Personal and Company checks are not accepted.
  • If an applicant writes on the face of the money order/bank check, our cashier is unable to process it as valid payment. Please do not write anything on the face of the money order/bank check.
  • The Consulates General cannot accept U.S. dollar bank checks issued by the National Australia Bank (NAB), Suncorp, Deutsche Bank or St George Bank. Please note that our inability to accept U.S. dollar checks from these financial institutions is due exclusively to processing issues and no other reason.
  • The U.S. Consulate General in Perth does not accept postal money orders or bank checks issued in U.S. dollars. Please submit payments in Australian dollars only.
 Credit Card
  • Visa, Master Card, American Express, including Visa Debit and Mastercard Debit, are accepted. The back of the card MUST be signed.
  • Credit Card payments must be tendered in person . We are unable to accept credit card details supplied through the post. Applicants eligible to mail in an application must send payment via postal money order or bank check.
  • All credit card transactions are processed in U.S. dollars. The actual amount charged to your credit card will reflect the bank’s exchange rate and, possibly, a transaction fee.
  • Payment by EFTPOS – only cards (i.e. not linked to Visa or MasterCard) is not available.

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 US$160. This includes tourist, business, student, and exchange visas. Most petition-based visas, such as work visas, are US$190. K visas cost US$265 and the fee amount for E visas is US$205 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.

If a visa is issued, there may be an additional visa issuance reciprocity fee, depending on your nationality. The Department of State's website can help you find out if you must pay a visa issuance reciprocity fee and what the fee amount is.

Visa Types and Application Fee Amounts - Sorted by Fee Class
Fee Amount (USD) Fee Amount (AUD) Visa Type Description
$160 $216 B Business/Tourist
$160 $216 C-1 Transit
$160 $216 C-1/D Crew in Transit
$160 $216 D Ship/Airline Crew
$160 $216 F Student (academic)
$160 $216 I Journalist and Media
$160 $216 J Exchange Visitors
$160 $216 M Student (vocational)
$160 $216 T Victim of Human Trafficking
$160 $216 TN/TD NAFTA Professionals
$160 $216 U Victim of Criminal Activity
$190 $256.50 CW Transitional Worker CNMI
$190 $256.50 H Temporary/Seasonal Workers and Employment, Trainees
$190 $256.50 L Intracompany Transferees
$190 $256.50 O Persons with Extraordinary Ability
$190 $256.50 P Athletes. Artists & Entertainers
$190 $256.50 Q International Cultural Exchange
$190 $256.50 R Religious Worker
$265 $357.75 K Fiancé(e) or Spouse of U.S. Citizen
$205 $276.75 E Treaty Trader/Investor, Australian Professional Specialty, Long-Term Investor CNMI
Visa Types and Application Fee Amounts - Sorted by Visa Type
Visa Type Description Fee Amount (USD) Fee Amount (AUD)
B Business/Tourist $160 $216
C-1 Transit $160 $216
C-1/D Crew in Transit $160 $216
CW Transitional Worker CNMI $190 $256.50
D Ship/Airline Crew $160 $216
E Treaty Trader/Investor, Australian Professional Specialty, Long-Term Investor CNMI $205 $276.75
F Student (academic) $160 $216
H Temporary/Seasonal Workers and Employment, Trainees $190 $256.50
I Journalist and Media $160 $216
J Exchange Visitor $160 $216
K Fiancé(e) or Spouse of U.S. Citizen $265 $357.75
L Intracompany Transferees $190 $256.50
M Student (vocational) $160 $216
O Persons with Extraordinary Ability $190 $256.50
P Athletes. Artists & Entertainers $190 $256.50
Q International Cultural Exchange $190 $256.50
R Religious Worker $190 $256.50
T Victim of Human Trafficking $160 $216
U Victim of Criminal Activity $160 $216
TN/TD NAFTA Professionals $160 $216

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 (programs beginning with G-1, G-2, G-3, G-7).
  • 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
  • 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 urgent treatment and convalescence

Blanket L Fee (Fraud Prevention and Detention Fee)

More Information

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