Consulate fee vs Visa fee

[Kineo 93]

My fiancée has me questioning my self. The consulate fee and the visa fee are one and the same. Right?

Thanx - K

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

There is a visa processing fee of $240, usually required to be paid before the interview at the consulate.

[masha2012 2]

i have the same question my fiance just asked me the same thing... did we pay that fee when we filed our application ?

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

It appears you need to pay the $240 before scheduling your interview> http://photos.state.gov/libraries/ukraine/895/pdf/k_instructions.pdf

[jen_vb 2]

i have the same question my fiance just asked me the same thing... did we pay that fee when we filed our application ?

That was only to file the petition. The $240 is for the visa.

[jenni17 36]

i have the same question my fiance just asked me the same thing... did we pay that fee when we filed our application ?

You have to pay two separate fees

[vbtwo 54]

You paid $340 for the I129-F. You pay an additional $240 for the visa (usually before you can schedule an interview, or before the interview, depending on country, see your country's embassy site as to how to pay this fee). You also pay a fee for the medical, this depends on the country.

There's also a $165.00 USCIS Immigrant Fee that you may read about or be told by some people that must be paid before coming to the US. This is not for K1 visas. You do not pay this.

[rawlsca 2]

FYI, on March 16th, they changed the process. They no longer choose an interview date for you. I'm not sure how they used to receive the visa fee, but now they require it to be paid before the interview date can be scheduled. the petitioner and beneficiary must use their website and step through several steps to schedule the interview. They send an email notification announcing they are ready for you to do this and provide the link and instructions. it's seems fairly straight forward until you get to the payment of the visa fee. this fee can only be paid within China. In other words, the fiance must pay it on her end, by either using a special "Union Pay" debit card or going directly to the China CITIC bank. My finance does not have this kind of debit card, so when she tried to pay online, it was refused with this message...

很抱歉，您的订单未支付成功！

失败原因：该银行卡未开通银联在线支付业务(5700000)

交通银行储蓄卡需先在 个人网银

或 银行营业网点

which translates into...

Sorry, you did not order payment success!

Failure Reason: The bank card is not opened CUP online payment services (5700000)

Bank debit card to be first in the Personal Internet Banking

Or bank branches

CUP = "China Union Pay"

This evening (morning, her time), she's going to her bank for help. Hopefully we can get this taken care of this evening. I want to get her interview scheduled well before the Guangzhou US Consulate closes on July 15th. They're moving into a new building complex and won't reopen until July 24th,

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

This is helpful info, but the OP of this post is going through the Ukraine, not China.

[Tony23 11]

2 consular fees if fiancé child is on the 129f?

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

2 consular fees if fiancé child is on the 129f?

Not if a child is listed on the I-129F but if a child is listed on the DS forms for applying for a K-1 and K-2 at the consulate. Each visa applicant has to pay the $240 fee, so a fiancee and one child would be $480 total, yes.

[SweetieUs 4]

2 different fees. $340 when filing petition and $240 for interview. Good luck!