[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 22, Volume 1] [Revised as of April 1, 2003] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 22CFR22.1] [Page 126-129] TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE PART 22--SCHEDULE OF FEES FOR CONSULAR SERVICES--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND FOREIGN SERVICE--Table of Contents Sec. 22.1 Schedule of fees. The following table sets forth the U.S. Department of State's schedule of fees for consular services: Schedule of Fees for Consular Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item No. Fee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Passport and Citizenship Services 1. Passport Execution: Required for first-time $30. applicants and others who must apply in person (implementation 8/19/02) [01--Passport Execution]. 2. Passport Application Services (implementation 8/19/02) for: (a) Applicants age 16 or over (including $55. renewals) [02--Adult Passport]. (b) Applicants under age 16 [03--Minor $40. Passport]. (c) Passport amendments (extension of No fee. validity, name change, etc.) [04-- Amendment]. 3. Expedited service: Guaranteed 3-day $60. processing and/or in-person service at a U.S. Passport Agency (implementation 8/19/02; not applicable abroad) [Expedited Service]. 4. Exemptions: The following applicants are exempted from passport fees: (a) Officers or employees of the United No fee. States and their immediate family members (22 U.S.C. 214) and Peace Corps Volunteers and Leaders (22 U.S.C. 2504(a)) proceeding abroad or returning to the United States in the discharge of their official duties [05-- Passport Exempt]. (b) U.S. citizen seamen who require a No fee. passport in connection with their duties aboard an American flag vessel (22 U.S.C. 214) [05-- Passport Exempt]. (c) Widows, children, parents, or siblings No fee. of deceased members of the Armed Forces proceeding abroad to visit the graves of such members (22 U.S.C. 214) [05--Passport Exempt]. (d) Employees of the American National Red No fee. Cross proceeding abroad as members of the Armed Forces of the United States (10 U.S.C. 2603) [05--Passport Exempt]. 5. Travel Letter: Provided as an emergency No fee. accommodation to a U.S. citizen returning to the United States when the consular officer is unable to issue a passport book (consular time charges, item 75, may apply) [06--U.S.C. Travel Letter]. 6. File search and verification of U.S. $45. citizenship (implementation 8/19/02): When applicant has not presented evidence of citizenship and previous records must be searched (except for an applicant abroad whose passport was stolen or lost abroad or when one of the exemptions is applicable) [07--PPT File Search]. 7. Application for Report of Birth Abroad of a $65. Citizen of the United States: [08--Report Birth Abroad]. (Items nos. 8 through 10 vacant) Overseas Citizens Services Arrests, Welfare and Whereabouts, and Related Services: 11. Arrest and prison visits.................... No fee. 12. Assistance regarding the welfare and No fee. whereabouts of a U.S. Citizen, including child custody inquiries. 13. Loan processing: (a) Repatriation loans...................... No fee. (b) Emergency dietary assistance loans...... No fee. Death and Estate Services 14. Assistance to next-of-kin: (a) After the death of a U.S. citizen abroad No fee. (providing assistance in disposition of remains, making arrangements for shipping remains, issuing Consular Mortuary Certificate, and providing up to 20 original Consular Reports of Death). (b) Making arrangements for a deceased non- Consular time (item U.S. citizen family member (providing 75) plus expenses. assistance in shipping or other disposition of remains of a non-U.S. Citizen) [11--Non U.S.C. Death]. [[Page 127]] 15. Issuance of Consular Mortuary Certificate on $60. behalf of a non-U.S. Citizen [12--Non-U.S.C. Mort Cert]. 16. Acting as a provisional conservator of estates of U.S. Citizens: (a) Taking possession of personal effects; No fee. making an inventory under an official seal (unless significant time and/or expenses incurred). (b) Overseeing the appraisal, sale, and No fee. final disposition of the estate, including disbursing funds, forwarding securities, etc. (unless significant time and/or expenses incurred). (c) For services listed in 16(a) or (b) when Consular time (item significant time and/or expenses are 75) and/or expenses. incurred [13--Estate Costs]. (Items nos. 17 through 20 vacant) Nonimmigrant Visa Services 21. Nonimmigrant visa application and border crossing card processing fees (per person): (a) Nonimmigrant visa [21--MRV Processing].. $100. (b) Border crossing card--10 year (age 15 $100. and over) [22--BCC 10 Year]. (c) Border crossing card--(under age 15). $13. For Mexican citizen if parent has or is applying for a border crossing card (23-BCC Child). (d) For Mexican citizen if parent or $13. guardian has or is applying for a border crossing card [23--BCC 5 Year]. 22. Exemptions from nonimmigrant visa application processing fee: (a) Applicants for A, G, C--3, NATO and No fee. diplomatic visas as defined in 22 CFR 41.26 [24--MRV Exempt]. (b) Applicants for J visas participating in No fee. official U.S. Government sponsored educational and cultural exchanges [24--MRV Exempt]. (c) Replacement machine-readable visa when No fee. the original visa was not properly affixed or needs to be reissued through no fault of the applicant [24--MRV Exempt]. (d) Applicants exempted by international No fee. agreement as determined by the Department, including members and staff of an observer mission to United Nations Headquarters recognized by the UN General Assembly, and their immediate families [24--MRV Exempt]. (e) Applicants travelling to provide No fee. charitable services as determined by the Department [24--MRV Exempt]. (f) U.S. Government employees travelling on No fee. official business [24--MRV Exempt]. 23. Nonimmigrant visa issuance fee, including border-crossing cards. [25--NIV Issuance Reciprocal] Reciprocal 24. Exemptions from nonimmigrant visa issuance fee: (a) An official representative of a foreign No fee. government or an international or regional organization of which the U.S. is a member; members and staff of an observer mission to United Nations Headquarters recognized by the UN General Assembly; and applicants for diplomatic visas as defined under item 22(a); and their immediate families [26-- NIV Issuance Exempt]. (b) An applicant transiting to and from the No fee. United Nations Headquarters [26--NIV Issuance Exempt]. (c) An applicant participating in a U.S. No fee. Government sponsored program [26--NIV Issuance Exempt]. (d) An applicant travelling to provide No fee. charitable services as determined by the Department [26--NIV Issuance Exempt]. (Items Nos. 25 through 30 vacant) Immigrant and Special Visa Services 31. Filing immigrant visa petition (Collected for INS and subject to change): (a) Petition to classify status of alien $130. relative for issuance of immigrant Visa [81- -INS I--130 Petition]. (b) Petition to classify orphan as an $460. immediate relative [82--INS I-600 Petition]. 32. Immigrant visa application processing fee $335. (per person) [31--IV Application]. 33. Diversity Visa Lottery surcharge for $100. immigrant visa application (per person applying as a result of the lottery program) [32--DV Processing]. 34. Affidavit of Support Review (only when AOS $65. is reviewed domestically). 35. Special visa services: (a) Determining Returning Resident Status $360. [33--Returning Resident]. (b) Transportation letter for Legal $300. Permanent Residents of U.S. [34--LPR Transportation Letter]. (c) Waiver of 2 year residency requirement $230. [J Waiver]. (d) Waiver of immigrant visa ineligibility $195. (collected for INS and subject to change) [83--IV Waiver]. (e) Refugee or significant public benefit No fee. parole case processing [35--Refugee/Parole]. (f) U.S. Visa fingerprinting [36-- $85. Fingerprints]. (Item Nos. 36 through 40 vacant) Documentary Services 41. Providing notarial service: (a) First service (seal) [41--Notarial]..... $30. [[Page 128]] (b) Each additional seal provided at the $20. same time in connection with the same transaction [42--Additional Notar]. 42. Certification of a true copy or that no record of an official file can be located (by a post abroad): (a) First Copy [43--Certified Copy]......... $30. (b) Each additional copy provided at the $20. same time [44--Additional Copy]. 43. Provision of documents, certified copies of documents, and other certifications by the Department of State (domestic): (a) Documents relating to births, marriages, $30. and deaths of U.S. citizens abroad originally issued by a U.S. Embassy or Consulate. (b) Issuance of Replacement Report of Birth $30. Abroad. (c) Certified copies of documents relating $30. to births and deaths within the former Canal Zone of Panama from records maintained by the Canal Zone Government from 1904 to September 30, 1979. (d) Certifying a copy of a document or $30. extract from an official passport record. (e) Certifying that no record of an official $30. file can be located [45--Brth/Mar/Death/No Record]. (f) Each additional copy provided at same $20. time [46--Additional Cert]. 44. Authentications (by posts abroad): (a) Authenticating a foreign notary or other $30. foreign official seal or signature. (b) Authenticating a U.S. Federal, State, or $30. territorial seal. (c) Certifying to the official status of an $30. officer of the United States Department of State or of a foreign diplomatic or consular officer accredited to or recognized by the United States Government. (d) Each authentication [47--Authentication] $30. 45. Exemptions: Notarial, certification, and authentication fees (items 35, 36, and 37) or passport file search fees (item 4) will not be charged when the service is performed: (a) At the direct request of any Federal No fee. Government agency, any State or local government, the District of Columbia, or any of the territories or possessions of the United States (unless significant costs would be incurred) [48--Documents Exempt]. (b) With respect to documents to be No fee. presented by claimants, beneficiaries, or their witnesses in connection with obtaining Federal, State, or municipal benefits [48--Documents Exempt]. (c) For U.S. citizens outside the United No fee. States preparing ballots for any public election in the United States or any of its territories [48--Documents Exempt]. (d) At the direct request of a foreign No fee. government or an international agency of which the United States is a member if the documents are for official noncommercial use [48--Documents Exempt]. (e) At the direct request of a foreign No fee. government official when appropriate or as a reciprocal courtesy [48--Documents Exempt]. (f) At the request of direct hire U.S. No fee. Government personnel, Peace Corps volunteers, or their dependents stationed or traveling officially in a foreign country [48--Documents Exempt]. (g) With respect to documents whose No fee. production is ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction [48--Documents Exempt]. (h) With respect to affidavits of support No fee. for immigrant visa applications [48-- Documents Exempt]. (i) With respect to endorsing U.S. Savings No fee. Bonds Certificates [48--Documents Exempt]. (Item nos. 46 through 50 vacant) Judicial Assistance Services 51. Processing letters rogatory and Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) judicial assistance cases, including providing seal and certificate for return of letters rogatory executed by foreign officials: [51--Letters Rogatory]...................... $650. [52--FSIA].................................. $650. 52. Taking depositions or executing commissions to take testimony: (a) Scheduling/arranging appointments for $475. depositions, including depositions by video teleconference (per daily appointment) [53-- Arrange Depo]. (b) Attending or taking depositions, or $235 per hour plus executing commissions to take testimony expenses. (per hour or part thereof) [54--Depose/ Hourly]. (c) Swearing in witnesses for telephone $235.00. depositions [55--Telephone Oath]. (d) Supervising telephone depositions (per $235 per hour plus hour or part thereof over the first hour) expenses. [56--Supervise Tel Depo]. (e) Providing seal and certification of $60.00. depositions [57--Deposition Cert]. 53. Exemptions: Deposition or executing commissions to take testimony. Fees (item 42) will not be charged when the service is performed: (a) At the direct request of any Federal No fee. Government agency, any State or local government, the District of Columbia, or any of the territories or possessions of the United States (unless significant time required and/or expenses would be incurred) [58--Judicial Exempt]. [[Page 129]] (b) Executing commissions to take testimony No fee. in connection with foreign documents for use in criminal cases when the commission is accompanied by an order of Federal court on behalf of an indigent party [59-- Indigent Test]. (Items no. 54 through 60 vacant) Services Relating to Vessels and Seamen 61. Shipping and Seaman's services: Including but not limited to, recording a bill of sale of a vessel purchased abroad, renewal of a marine radio license, and issuance of certificate of American ownership: [61--Shipping Bill of Sale]................. Consular time (item 75) plus expenses. [62--Shipping Radio Lic].................... Consular time (item 75) plus expenses. [63--Shipping Cert AM Own].................. Consular time (item 75) plus expenses. [64--Shipping Misc]......................... Consular time (item 75) plus expenses. (Item nos. 62 through 70 vacant) Administrative Services 71. Non-emergency telephone calls [70--Toll Call Long distance charge Cost] [71--Toll Cost Surcharge]. plus $10. 72. Setting up and maintaining a trust account: $30. For 1 year or less to transfer funds to or for the benefit of a U.S. citizen in need in a foreign country [72--OCS Trust]. 73. Transportation charges incurred in the Expenses incurred. performance of fee and no-fee services when appropriate and necessary [73--Transportation]. 74. Return check processing fee [74--Return $25. Check]. 75. Consular time charges: As required by this $235. schedule and for fee services performed away from the office or during after-duty hours (per hour or part thereof/per consular employee) [75- -Consular Time]. 76. Photocopies (per page) [76--Photocopy]...... $1. (Items nos. 77 through 80 vacant) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [67 FR 34835, May 16, 2002, as amended at 67 FR 62886, Oct. 9, 2002]