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    CHANGES IN FEES

    http://a1plus.am/en/social/2010/07/13/usa
    July 13, 2010

    On July 13, 2010, the U.S. Department of State will increase fees
    charged for immigrant visas, passports and notarial services. The
    new fees will cover actual operating expenses for our network of
    301 consular posts abroad, 23 domestic passport agencies, and other
    centers that provide consular services to both U.S citizens and
    foreign nationals. These changes will insure that the full cost of
    services will be paid by the individuals or organizations, receiving
    the benefit, not by U.S. taxpayers.

    The Immigrant Visa (IV) application fee - which must be collected from
    all IV applicants who are not fee-exempt - will now be tiered. The
    new fees will be $330 for immediate relative and family preference
    cases (processed on the basis of an I-130, I-600 or I-800 petition),
    $720 for employment-based cases (processed on the basis of an I-140
    petition), and $305 for other cases (special IVs, Diversity Visas
    (DVs), self-petitioned cases, and all other IVs). The IV security
    surcharge - which must be collected from all IV applicants who are
    not fee-exempt - will increase from $45 to $74. The DV fee (which is
    charged in addition to the application processing fee and security
    surcharge) will increase from $375 to $440. The fee for domestic
    (National Visa Center) review of affidavits of support will increase
    from $70 to $88. The fee for determining returning resident status
    will decrease from $400 to $380.

    The application processing fee for adult passport applications will
    increase from $55 to $70, and the passport book security surcharge
    will increase from $20 to $40. The application fee for passport cards
    will increase from $20 to $30 for adults and from $10 to $15 for
    minors. The fee for a Consular Report of Birth Abroad will increase
    from $65 to $100, and a new fee of $82 for additional passport pages
    will be imposed.

    For a list of all fee changes, please consult the U.S. Department of
    State's web site: http://www.travel.state.gov/news/news_5078.html




    From: A. Papazian
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