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Media note Visa Processing Fees to Change on April 13, 2012 Effective April 13, 2012, the Department of State will adjust visa processing fees.? The fees for most nonimmigrant visa applications and Border Crossing Cards will increase, while all immigrant visa processing fees will decrease. The Department is required to recover, as far as possible, the cost of processing visas through the collection of application fees.? For a number of reasons, the current fees no longer cover the actual cost of processing nonimmigrant visas.? The nonimmigrant visa fee increase will support the addition and expansion of overseas facilities, as well as additional staffing required to meet increased visa demand. Although most categories of nonimmigrant visa processing fees will increase, the fee for E visas (treaty-traders and treaty-investors) and K visas (for fiancé(e)s of U.S. citizens) will decrease. Nonimmigrant Visa Processing Fees* Type of VisaPrevious FeeNew FeeTourist, Business, Transit, Crew Member, Student, Exchange Visitor, and Journalist visas$140 RMB 896$160 RMB 1024Petition-Based visas (CW, H, L, O, P, Q, and R)$150 RMB 960$190 RMB 1216Treaty Investor and Trader visas (E)$390 RMB 2496$270 RMB 1728Fiancé(e) visas (K)$350 RMB 2240$240 RMB 1536Border Crossing Cards (age 15 and older)$140 RMB 896$160 RMB 1024Border Crossing Cards (under age 15)$14 RMB 90$15 RMB 96 Because of a reallocation of costs associated with immigrant visas, all categories of immigrant visa processing fees will decrease. Immigrant Visa Processing Fees* Type of VisaPrevious FeeNew FeeImmediate Relative and Family Preference Applications$330 RMB 2112$230 RMB 1472Employment-Based Applications$720 RMB 4608$405 RMB 2592Other Immigrant Visa Applications$305 RMB 1952$220 RMB 1408Diversity Visa Program Fee$440 RMB 2816$330 RMB 2112Determining Returning Resident Status$380 RMB 2432$275 RMB 1760 The proposed fees were published in the Federal Register on Marc