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SCHEDULE OF PASSPORT FEES

 


 

Passport and Citizenship Services

Item No.

 

Fee

     

1. Passport Execution: Required for first-time applicants and others who must apply in person

 [01-Passport Execution].

$30

     

2. Passport Application Services for:

   
     

(a) Applicants age 16 or over. (including renewals)

 [02-Adult

     Passport].

$55

     

(b) Applicants under age 16

 [03- Minor Passport].

 $40

     

(c) Passport amendments extension of validity, name change, etc.)

 [04-Amendment].

No fee

     

3. Expedited service: Three-day processing and/or in-person service at a U.S. Passport Agency (not applicable abroad)

 [Expedited Service].

$60

     

4. Exemptions: The following applicants are exempted from passport fees:

   
     

(a) Officers or employees the United 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].

No fee

     

(b) U.S. citizen seamen who require a passport in connection with their duties aboard an American flag vessel (22 U.S.C. 214)

 [05-Passport Exempt].

No fee

     

(c) Widows, children, parents, or siblings of deceased members of the Armed Forces proceeding abroad to visit the graves of such members (22 U.S.C. 214)

 [05-Passport Exempt].

No fee

     

d) Employees of the American National Red Cross proceeding abroad as members of the Armed Forces of the United States (10 U.S.C. 2603)

 [05-Passport Exempt].

No fee

     

5. Travel Letter: Provided as an emergency 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].

No fee

     

6. File search and verification of U.S. citizenship: 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].

$60

     

7. Application for Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the United States

 [08-Report Birth Abroad].

$65

     

8. Passport security surcharge

 [09 -  Passport Surcharge].

$12

     
Items nos. 9 through 10 vacant)
Overseas Citizens Services
 
     

Arrests, Welfare and Whereabouts, and Related Services

Item No

 

Fee

     

11. Arrest and prison visits.

 

No fee

     

12. Assistance regarding the welfare and whereabouts of a U.S. citizen, including child custody inquiries and processing of repatriation and emergency dietary assistance loans.

 

No fee

     

(Item no. 13 vacant)

   
Death and Estate Services

Item No

 

Fee

     

14. Assistance to next-of-kin:

   
     

(a) After the death of a U.S. citizen abroad (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).

 

No fee

     

(b) Making arrangements for a deceased non-U.S. citizen family member (providing assistance in shipping or other disposition of remains of a non-U.S. citizen)

 [11-Non U.S.C. Death].

Consular Time (Item 75) Plus

Expenses

     

15. Issuance of Consular Mortuary Certificate on behalf of a non-U.S. citizen

 [12-Non-U.S.C. Mort Cert].

$60

     

16. Acting as a provisional conservator of estates of U.S.

 citizens:

   
     

(a) Taking possession of personal effects; making an inventory under an official seal (unless significant time and/or expenses incurred).

 

No fee

     

(b) Overseeing the appraisal, sale, and final disposition of the estate, including disbursing funds, forwarding securities, etc. (unless significant time and/or expenses incurred).

 

No fee

     

(c) For services listed in 16 (a) or (b) when significant time and/or expenses are incurred

 [13-Estate Costs].

Consular Time (Item 75) and/or

Expenses

     

(Items nos. 17 through 20 vacant)

   
     
Non-Immigrant Visa Services
     

Item No

 

Fee

     

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 and over)

 [22-BCC 10 Year].

$100

     

(c) Border crossing card--5 year (under age 15). For Mexican citizen, if parent or guardian has or is applying for a border crossing card

 [23-BCC 5 Year].

$13

     

22. Exemptions from nonimmigrant visa application processing fee:

   
     

a) Applicants for A, G, C-3, NATO and diplomatic visas as defined in 22 CFR 41.26

 [24-MRV Exempt].

No fee

     

(b) Applicants for J visas participating in official U.S. Government-sponsored educational and cultural exchanges

 [24-MRV Exempt].

No fee

     

(c) Replacement machine-readable visa when the original visa was not properly affixed or needs to be reissued through no fault of the applicant

 [24-MRV Exempt].

No fee

     

(d) Applicants exempted by international 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].

No fee

     

(e) Applicants traveling to provide charitable services as determined by the Department

 [24-MRV Exempt].

No fee

     

(f) U.S. Government employees traveling on official business

 [24-MRV Exempt].

No fee

     

(g) 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 emergency treatment and convalescence

 [24-MRV Exempt].

No fee

     

23. Nonimmigrant visa issuance fee, Reciprocal. including border-crossing cards 25-NIV Issuance Reciprocal].

 

 Reciprocal

     

24. Exemptions from nonimmigrant visa issuance fee:

   
     

(a) An official representative of a foreign 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].

No fee

     

(b) An applicant transiting to and from the United Nations Headquarters

 [26-NIV Issuance Exempt].

No fee

     

(c) An applicant participating in a U.S. Government sponsored  program

 [26-NIV Issuance].

No fee

     

(d) An applicant traveling to provide charitable services as determined by the Department

 [26-NIV Issuance Exempt].

No fee

     

25. Fraud prevention and detection fee for visa applicant included in L blanket petition (principal applicant only)

 [27-NIV Adjudication, Blanket L].

$500

     
(Items nos. 26 through 30 vacant)
   
Immigrant and Special Visa Services
 
     

Item No

 

Fee

     

31. Filing immigrant visa petition (collected for the Bureau of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services):

   
     

(a) Petition to classify status of alien relative for issuance of immigrant visa

 [81-USCIS I-130 Petition].

$185

     

(b) Petition to classify orphan as an immediate relative

 [82 USCIS I-600 Petition].

$525

     

32. Immigrant visa application processing fee (per person)

 [31-IV Application].

$335

     

33. Diversity Visa Lottery surcharge for lottery participation (per person applying for an immigrant visa as a result of the lottery program)

 [32-DV Processing].

$375

     

34. Affidavit of Support Review (only when AOS is revieweddomestically).

 

$70

     

35. Special visa services:

   
     

(a) Determining Returning Resident Status

 [33-Returning

     Resident].

$400

     

(b) Transportation letter for Legal Permanent Residents of U.S.

 [34-LPR Transportation Letter].

$165

     

(c) Waiver of 2-year residency  requirement

 [J Waiver].

$215

     

(d) Waiver of immigrant visa ineligibility (collected for the Bureau of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services)

 [83-IV Waiver].

$250

     

(e) Refugee or significant public benefit parole case processing

 [35-Refugee/Parole].

No fee

     

(f) U.S. visa fingerprinting

 [36-Fingerprints].

$85

     

36. Immigrant visa security  surcharge

 [37-IV Surcharge].

$45

     
(Items nos. 37 through 40 vacant)
   
Documentary Services
     

Item No

 

Fee

     

41. Providing notarial service:

   
     

(a) First service (seal)

 [41-Notarial].

$30

     

(b) Each additional seal provided at the same time in connection with the same transaction

 [42-Additional Notarial].

$20

     

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 same time

 [44-Additional Copy].

$20

     

43. Provision of documents, certified copies of documents, and other certifications by the Department of State (domestic):

   
     

(a) Documents relating to births, marriages, and deaths of U.S. citizens abroad originally issued by a U.S. Embassy or Consulate.

 

$30

     

(b) Issuance of Replacement Report of Birth Abroad.

 

$30

     

(c) Certified copies of documents relating 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.

 

$30

     

(d) Certifying a copy of a document or extract from an official passport record.

 

$30

     

(e) Certifying that no record of an official file can be located

 [45-Brth/Mar/Death/No Record].

$30

     

(f) Each additional copy provided at same time

 [46-Additional Cert].

$20

     

44. Authentications (by posts abroad):

   
     

(a) Authenticating a foreign notary or other foreign official seal or signature.

 

$30

     

(b) Authenticating a U.S. Federal, State, or territorial seal.

 

$30

     

(c) Certifying to the official status of an officer of the or of a foreign diplomatic or consular officer accredited to or recognized by the United States Government.

 

$30

     

(d) Each authentication

 [47- Authentication].

$30

     

45. Exemptions: Notarial, certification, and authentication fees or passport file search fees will not be charged when the service is performed:

   
     

(a) At the direct request of any Federal 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].

No fee

     

(b) With respect to documents to be presented by claimants, beneficiaries, or their witnesses in connection with obtaining Federal, State, or municipal benefits

 [48-Documents Exempt].

No fee

     

c) For U.S. citizens outside the United States preparing ballots for any public election in the United States or any of its territories

 [48-Documents Exempt].

No fee

     

(d) At the direct request of a foreign government or an international agency of which  the United States is a member if the documents are for official noncommercial use

 [48-Documents Exempt].

No fee

     

(e) At the direct request of a foreign government official when appropriate or as a reciprocal courtesy

 [48-Documents Exempt].

No fee

     

(f) At the request of direct hire U.S. Government personnel, Peace Corps volunteers, or their dependents stationed or traveling officially in a foreign country

 [48-Documents Exempt].

No fee

     

(g) With respect to documents whose production is ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction

 [48-Documents Exempt].

No fee

     

(h) With respect to affidavits of support for immigrant visa applications

 [48-Documents Exempt].

No fee

     

(i) With respect to endorsing U.S. Savings Bonds Certificates

 [48-Documents Exempt].

No fee

     
(Items nos. 46 through 50 vacant)
   
   

Judicial Assistance Services

     

Item No

 

Fee

     

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]

$735

     
 

[52-FSIA]

$735

     

52. Taking depositions or executing commissions to take testimony:

   
     

(a) Scheduling/arranging appointments for depositions, including depositions by video teleconference (per daily appointment)

 [53-Arrange Depo].

$475

     

(b) Attending or taking depositions, or executing commissions to take testimony (per hour or part thereof)

 [54-Depose/Hourly].

$265 Per Hour Plus Expenses

     

(c) Swearing in witnesses for telephone depositions

 [55-Telephone Oath].

$265

     

(d) Supervising telephone depositions (per hour or part thereof over the first hour)

 [56-Supervise Tel Depo].

$265 Per Hour Plus Expenses

     

(e) Providing seal and certification of depositions

 [57-Deposition Cert].

$70