Fees

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Each person immigrating, regardless of age, requires an immigrant visa. Visa applicants whose case is being processed by the Consulate in Frankfurt will be required to pay the fee on the day of the visa interview (except K-Visas); those whose application is being processed through the National Visa Center (NVC), pay the fee before the NVC begins processing the case.

Fee Schedule (April 13, 2012)
Important notice: For visa fees that are increasing, receipts for payments made prior to the fee changes (prior to April 13, 2012) will be accepted for 90 days after the fee takes effect (until July 12, 2012). In visa categories where the fees are declining, no refund will be available for those who paid prior to the effective date or the wrong amount after the effective date; however, these receipts are valid for the usual one year from the date of issuance and applicants can pay the difference between old and new fees at the Embassy/Consulate.

Family-based & Immediate Relatives Immigrant Visa
Processing Fee	US $230.00 per visa applicant
Employment-based Immigrant Visa
Processing Fee	US $405.00 per visa applicant
Diversity Visa (DV) Applicants
DV Lottery Fee	US $330.00 per visa applicant
Other Immigrant Visa (SIVs, etc)
Processing Fee	US $220.00 per visa applicant
Returning Resident Status (SB-1)
SB-1 Application	US $275.00 per visa applicant
Note: If the SB-1 Application is approved, the following fee is necessary to finish processing your visa
SB-1 Fee (Processing)	US $220.00 per visa applicant

Domestic Review of Affidavit or Support (Applies if application is done by the NVC)
Processing Fee	US $88.00 per Affidavit
K1, K2, K3 & K4 Applicants
K-Visa applicants are required to pay their fee in advance using our online payment website. The online payment service is provided by Roskos & Meier OHG, a subsidiary of the Allianz Group. Step 1: Pay the K-Visa Fee Fee: Go to the Visa Payment Website. Step 2: Complete and submit the payment confirmation form as directed. Step 3: Once Roskos & Meier has confirmed that payment has been made into the appropriate account, applicants will be sent an email with a digitally-signed receipt (Visa Deposit Slip) attached. This attachment (the Visa Deposit Slip) must be printed out as it has to be submitted together with the document check list. Please Note: It can take several days to receive the payment confirmation, so please plan accordingly. Important for the visa interview: Please note that the Visa Deposit Slip from Roskos & Meier must be printed out and submitted together with the document check list in order to get a visa interview appointment.
We accept the following forms of payments:
K-Visa applicants must pay the fee through Roskos & Meier before a visa interview can be scheduled. Cash: Either dollars or euros. Credit Cards: Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover - Credit Card payment form (pdf); • No EC Cards are accepted. International Money Orders: American Express or U.S. Postal Service money orders made payable to “U.S. Department of State”; Cashier’s Check / Bankschecks Cashier’s check issued by an American bank in dollars; OR Bankscheck issued by a German bank in dollars. All checks must be made payable to the appropriate American Consulate General or to the U.S. Embassy Berlin (depending on your location); All checks must be machine-readable (i.e., have a coded line running along the bottom of the check). Checks may be no wider than 10cm due to our machine-reader limitations. NO personal checks will be accepted.