Decrease in Visa Revalidation Fee for Indian Nationals
Posted Jun 10, 2000

In the April 28, 2000 MURTHYBULLETIN, we reported that the visa fee schedule is now available on the U.S. State Department website at http://travel.state.gov/reciprocity/index.htm. As reported in that article, all applicants pay a $45 application fee. There is also a separate nonimmigrant visa issuance fee. The visa issuance fee is based on reciprocity, meaning that it is generally the amount that a U.S. national would pay for a visa to that country. For many countries, there is no visa issuance fee.

The reciprocity fee for India was recently changed from $100 to $75. Thus, if an Indian national applies for visa revalidation through the U.S. Department of State (DOS), the total fees for each applicant would be $120 ($45 + $75). Please note that all fees must be made by certified check, money order, or corporate check, made to the order of the “U.S. Department of State.” Cash or personal checks are not accepted. In the case of multiple applicants, payment of all fees may be consolidated in one check.

Moreover, please remember that the DOS has a new mailing address for visa revalidations since earlier this year. Please note that one is for postal service and the other is for courier service :

Postal service
U.S. Department of State/Visa
P.O. Box 952099
St. Louis, MO 63195-2099

Courier Service
U.S. Department of State/Visa (Box 2099)
1005 Convention Plaza
St. Louis, MO 63101-1200

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