Director, Office of Defense Trade Controls Policy

1400-AD47 201410 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1400 Department of State STATE Schedule of Fees for Consular Services, Department of State and Overseas Embassies and Consulates-–Visa and Citizenship Services Fee Changes

This rule amends the Schedule of Fees for consular services (Schedule) for certain nonimmigrant visa application processing fees (also known as Machine Readable Visas or MRVs), certain immigrant visa application processing and special visa services fees, and certain citizenship services fees. The rule provides amended application processing fees for certain categories of petition-based nonimmigrant visas as well as amended tiered application processing fees for immigrant visas. The rule provides for an amended security surcharge for immigrant visa services and amended fees for certain immigrant visa services. Lastly, the rule provides an amended application processing fee for renunciation of U.S. citizenship and the hourly consular officer time charge. The Department of State is adjusting the fees in light of the finding of a recent Cost of Service study that the U.S. Government is not adequately covering its costs for the processing of certain visas and services for U.S. citizens overseas under the current fee structure.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No 22 CFR 22 8 USC 1101 note, 1153 note, 1183a note, 1351, 1351 note, 1714, 1714 note 10 USC 2602(c) 11 USC 1157 note 22 USC 214, 214 note, 1475e, 2504(a), 4201, 4206, 4215, 4219, 6551 31 USC 9701 No Interim Final Rule 08/28/2014 79 FR 51247 Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 10/21/2014 Final Action 01/00/2015 No No Federal No No No Yes C. Peartree Edward Director, Office of Defense Trade Controls Policy 1400 Department of State STATE 202 663-2792 ddtcpubliccomments@state.gov 2401 E Street NW., Washington DC 20522