K3 visa fee at Islamabad embassy

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Can someone tell me how much fee needs to be paid at the K3 interview? We've already paid $300+ filing fee for the I130 in the U.S. How much more needs to be paid at the embassy?

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Fees for Visa Services

Application Fees for Nonimmigrant and Immigrant Visas increased January 1, 2008.

Coming to the U.S. Temporarily - Nonimmigrant Visa Services

Coming to the U.S. Permanently - Immigrant Services

Special Visa Services

The following lists fees for visa application and other types of processing fees collected by Department of State. Note that many immigration-related forms are submitted to the Department of Homeland Security’s United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), and not to the Department of State. If the type of information or form you are seeking is not shown here, select USCIS Forms and Fees to go to the USCIS Internet site to review more.

Coming to the U.S. Temporarily - Nonimmigrant Visa Services

Important Notice: Application Processing Fees for Nonimmigrant Visas and Border Crossing Cards Increased from $100 to $131 starting January 1, 2008. Learn more.

Description of Service and Fee Amount

Nonimmigrant visa application and border crossing card processing fees (per person):

Nonimmigrant visa application processing fee, Form DS-156 (non-refundable): $131.00

Border crossing card - 10 year (age 15 and over) non-refundable: $131.00

Border crossing card - (under age 15). For Mexican citizen if parent or guardian has or is applying for a border crossing card (non-refundable): $13.00

L Visa- Fraud Prevention and Detection for visa applicant in the L blanket petition abroad only (principal applicant only): $500.00

When the nonimmigrant visa application processing fee is not required:

Applicants for A, G, C-3, NATO and diplomatic visas (defined in 22 CFR 41.26): No Fee

Applicants for J visas participating in official Department of State or USAID sponsored educational and cultural exchanges, under a G-1 or G-2 program number: No Fee

Replacement of machine-readable visa when the original visa was not properly affixed or needs to be reissued through no fault of the applicant: No Fee

Applicants exempted by international agreement as determined by Visa Services, including members and staff of an observer mission to United Nations Headquarters recognized by the UN General Assembly, and their immediate families: No Fee

Applicants travelling to provide charitable services as determined by Visa Services: No Fee

U.S. Government employees travelling on official business: No Fee

A parent, sibling, spouse or child of a U.S. Government employee killed in the line of duty who is traveling to attend the employee’s funeral and/or burial; or a parent, sibling, spouse, son or daughter of a U.S. Government employee critically injured in the line of duty for visitation during emergency treatment and convalescence: No Fee

Nonimmigrant visa issuance fee, including border-crossing cards.

See the Visa Reciprocity Tables to find out the visa issuance fee amount,

if applicable: Varies (Reciprocal)

When the nonimmigrant visa issuance fee is not required:

An official representative of a foreign government or an international or regional organization of which the U.S. is a member; members and staff of an observer mission to United Nations Headquarters recognized by the UN General Assembly; and applicants for diplomatic visas as defined under item 22(a); and their immediate families: No Fee

An applicant transiting to and from the United Nations Headquarters: No Fee

An applicant participating in a U.S. Government sponsored program: No Fee

An applicant travelling to provide charitable services as determined by Visa Services: No Fee

Other - When a Visa is Not Required - Visa Waiver Program

Citizens of Visa Waiver Program participating countries, and meeting requirements pay a small fee. Select USCIS fees to learn more.

Coming to the U.S. Permanently - Immigrant Services

Important Notice: Application Processing Fees for Immigrant Visas Increased from $335 to $355 starting January 1, 2008. Applicants who have paid the current $335 fee prior to January 1, 2008 will not be required to make up the difference and pay the higher fee even if their application is actually processed after January 1, 2008.

Description of Service and Fee Amount

Filing an immigrant visa petition (Collected for USCIS and subject to change)

Petition to classify status of alien relative for issuance of immigrant visa, select USCIS, Form I-130 for fees and form.

Petition to classify orphan as an immediate relative, select USCIS, Form I-600 for fees and form.

Immigrant visa application processing fee (per person), Form DS-230 : $355.00

Diversity Visa Lottery surcharge for immigrant visa application (per person applying as a result of the lottery program): $375.00

Immigrant visa security surcharge, for all IV and DV applicants: $45.00

Affidavit of Support Review (only when AOS is reviewed domestically), Form I-864 : $70.00

Note: Forms and fee amounts are listed for immigration petitions which are submitted to Department of State, either accepted at an Embassy or Consulate abroad, or within the U.S to the National Visa Center or Kentucky Consular Center. Other immigration related forms can only be approved by the Department of Homeland Security's United States Citizenship and Immigrants Services (USCIS). For other fees (relating to forms starting with an “I” select USCIS Forms and Fees for additional information.

Special Visa Services

Description of Service and Fee Amount

Special Visa Services:

Application for Determining Returning Resident Status, Form DSP-117 : $400.00

Transportation letter for Legal Permanent Residents of U.S.: $165.00

Application for Waiver of 2 year foreign residency requirement (J Waiver),

Data Sheet, Form 3035 : $215.00

Application for Waiver of immigrant visa ineligibility (collected for USCIS and subject to change): $250.00

Refugee or significant public benefit parole case processing: No Fee

U.S. Visa fingerprinting: $85.00

( NOTE: This fee chart is based on the Code of Federal Regulations - Title 22, Part 22, Sections 22.1 through 22.7.)