The Department of State has just published an interim final rule that
proposes to change the fees for consular services for nonimmigrant
visas and border crossing card application processing fees. The rule
proposes to raise the fee for processing most non-petition-based
nonimmigrant visas and Adult Border Crossing Cards from $131 to $140.
In addition, the rule creates new tiers of application fees for certain
categories of petition-based nonimmigrant visas and treaty trader and
investor visas. Additionally, the interim rule proposes to increase by
one dollar the $13 Border Crossing Card fee for Mexican citizen minors
who apply in Mexico and whose parent or guardian already has a card or
is applying for one.
