K1 Visa Fee Increase - China

[y2catalyst 3]

My Fiancée received her Packet 3 late April and we sent back DS-230 & OF-169 May 14th still waiting for interview date. In Packet 3 are instruction to pay a visa fee of $131.00 USA. I just noticed on the Guangzhou Embassy site the K visa fees are being increased to $350.00USA after June 4th http://guangzhou.usembassy-china.org.cn/fees.html

Based on these instructions will we need to pay the difference of the fee we already paid given our petition was filed before June 4, 2010?

Thank you,

Rob

[payxibka 10,047]

My Fiancée received her Packet 3 late April and we sent back DS-230 & OF-169 May 14th still waiting for interview date. In Packet 3 are instruction to pay a visa fee of $131.00 USA. I just noticed on the Guangzhou Embassy site the K visa fees are being increased to $350.00USA after June 4th http://guangzhou.usembassy-china.org.cn/fees.html

Based on these instructions will we need to pay the difference of the fee we already paid given our petition was filed before June 4, 2010?

Thank you,

Rob

Not based on the petition date but based on the visa application date.... visa application is when the DS-156, et al.. are submitted to the consulate... Typically the visa application date and the interview date are one and the same

[MeggyMo 4]

My Fiancée received her Packet 3 late April and we sent back DS-230 & OF-169 May 14th still waiting for interview date. In Packet 3 are instruction to pay a visa fee of $131.00 USA. I just noticed on the Guangzhou Embassy site the K visa fees are being increased to $350.00USA after June 4th http://guangzhou.usembassy-china.org.cn/fees.html

Based on these instructions will we need to pay the difference of the fee we already paid given our petition was filed before June 4, 2010?

Thank you,

Rob

It has nothing to do with the petition and the fee you paid for that. This is a totally separate fee. You will need to pay the $350 USD to the embassy which ever way they instruct you to in packet 3

Good luck

[pushbrk 13,173]

My Fiancée received her Packet 3 late April and we sent back DS-230 & OF-169 May 14th still waiting for interview date. In Packet 3 are instruction to pay a visa fee of $131.00 USA. I just noticed on the Guangzhou Embassy site the K visa fees are being increased to $350.00USA after June 4th http://guangzhou.usembassy-china.org.cn/fees.html

Based on these instructions will we need to pay the difference of the fee we already paid given our petition was filed before June 4, 2010?

Thank you,

Rob

Yes but you can confirm the procedure by emailing the Consulate IV unit through their website.

[Darnell 8,479]

There's been 2 other notices for 2 other Embassy IV units posted here, in the last 24 hours -

where IF the interview is on or PAST June 4th, and you already paid the 131 USD prior to June 4th,

you MUST pay the difference, prior to the interview.

I'm guessing GUZ IV will implement this, as well.

Edited May 27, 2010 by Darnell

[pushbrk 13,173]

There's been 2 other notices for 2 other Embassy IV units posted here, in the last 24 hours -

where IF the interview is on or PAST June 4th, and you already paid the 131 USD prior to June 4th,

you MUST pay the difference, prior to the interview.

I'm guessing GUZ IV will implement this, as well.

I expect so too but am really curious how the various Consulates will go about collecting the difference. That's why I suggested emailing the IV unit for correct procedure/logistics.

[y2catalyst 3]

Thank you for the feedback, I will write Consulate for instructions to pay difference. I hope to see her again soon in Guangzhou for the interview, wait for the visa, a week in Chongqing with her family and back to the USA together. That is the plan if all goes smoothly.

Best Regards,

Robert

[Perla Austral 0]

I'm with the same question.. 131 or 350..

We received packet 4 on May 11 and I'm ready to send the docs to the embassy before my interview (June 08)

I sent an e-mail to the Embassy to the Unit IV and only got an automated response to my inquiry, saying to refer to the www.travel.state.gov website for visa matters.

I was checking that website and I found this

http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/types/types_1263.html

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2010/05/142155.htm

I think the payment should be done for 350 but my fiance thinks we should do as the embassy letter says 131.

[Darnell 8,479]

Here's the newish announcement about it -

http://guangzhou.usembassy-china.org.cn/nonimmigrant-visa-application-fees-to-increase-june-4.html

This phrase still seems a bit ambiguous to me, though --

Applicants will pay the full fee in effect on the day they apply.