The Department is required by law to recover the cost of processing nonimmigrant visas through the collection of the visa application fee. certain categories of nonimmigrant visas are more complicated and require more in-depth consideration than most other categories of nonimmigrant visas. Therefore, those categories of nonimmigrant visas have higher unit costs. The MRV processing fee is paid by all visa applicants, worldwide, with certain limited exceptions, for example, those pertaining to government officials. It must be paid in advance, whether or not the visa is granted.

The visa application fee must be paid before the visa interview at a Citibank location (please click here for a link to all locations. Please be sure to have your receipt for the visa application fee when you appear for the appointment for your visa interview.  Please note that NO agency, retailer, or despachante (expediter) claiming to aid in the payment of Consular fees is actually sanctioned to do so by the U.S. Consulates or Embassy in Brazil.

As of June 4, 2010, the visa application fee will be charged as following:

US$ 140 for the following categories:

• B1, business
• B2, tourism
• C, transit
• D, crew
• F, academic student
• J, exchange
• I, representatives of the means of communications
• M, vocational student

US$150 for the following categories:

• H, for trainees and temporary work
• L, for transfers within a company
• O, for foreign nationals with extraordinary skills 
• P, for athletes, artists and other entertainment professionals
• Q, for international cultural exchange programs 
• R, for religious professionals

US$350 for the following category:

• K, visa for the fiancés of US citizens

The person making the request must know exactly what type of visa to request as there will be no reimbursement. To determine which type of visa is appropriate for your travel, please check the Visa Types and Fees page.

Please Note: If the fee has been paid before June 4th but the interview has been arranged for after this date, the difference must be paid at any Citibank branch, as of May 31 .

NOTICE TO SÃO PAULO APPLICANTS: In São Paulo there will be a Citibank cashier in the Consulate until June 25, open between 7:00 am and 1:00 pm, to take payment of the difference in fees if necessary. This amount will be received in cash only. However, we recommend that the fee be paid in advance at a Citibank branch outside the Consulate in order to speed up the process.

Besides the visa application fee,  certain types of visas may require payment of a reciprocity fee. The reciprocal issuance fee is an additional charge paid by visa applicants from certain countries in certain categories and is based on similar fees U.S. citizens are charged for visas to visit those countries. The reciprocity fee is charged only if the visa is granted. Please click here to access the list of visa fees.