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Family Visa fees lower by a Hundred Dollars

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: China
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  • Visa Fee Changes - On March 29, the Department of State issued a http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-03-29/pdf/2012-7569.pdf" public notice that certain visa fees will be changed. The application fee for H, L, O, P, Q and R non immigrant visas will increase from $150 to $190. Application fees for most non-petition-based non immigrant visas will increase from $140 to $160. E visa application fees will decrease from $270, from $390. The fee for employment-based immigrant visa application processing will decrease to $405 from $720. Family-based immigrant visa application fees will be $230 down from $330. The fee for immigrant visa applications filed by individuals selected in the Diversity Visa Lottery will drop from $440 to $330. Public comments on the new fee schedule may be submitted until May 29, 2012.

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In Arizona its hot hot hot.

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bluetiger   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Vietnam (no flag)
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Curious... does NVC bill the old fee before April 13th and the new fee after April 13th? For those that were billed just before the 13th, can they wait until after the 13th to pay to save some money, $100 is a big difference.

USCIS

11/11/2011 - Submitted I-130

11/15/2011 - NOA1 emailed

11/21/2011 - NOA1 mail

03/30/2012 - NOA2 emailed

04/05/2012 - NOA2 mail

NVC

04/05/2012 - NVC received I-130 package

04/17/2012 - NVC case number assigned

04/18/2012 - Submitted DS3032 email

04/20/2012 - AOS fee bill invoiced and paid

04/24/2012 - AOS fee bill shows "PAID"

04/25/2012 - DS3032 accepted

04/25/2012 - AOS package sent via USPS

04/26/2012 - AOS package delivered to NVC

05/02/2012 - AOS package reviewed and accepted

05/04/2012 - IV fee bill invoiced and paid

05/07/2012 - IV fee bill shows "PAID"

05/07/2012 - IV package sent via USPS

05/08/2012 - IV package delivered to NVC

05/11/2012 - IV package reviewed and accepted

05/12/2012 - Case Complete

Interview on 06/04/2012 - PASSED

Visa delivered:

Port of entry in US:

bluetiger Rookie

bluetiger   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Vietnam (no flag)
 Timeline
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Curious... does NVC bill the old fee before April 13th and the new fee after April 13th? For those that were billed just before the 13th, can they wait until after the 13th to pay to save some money, $100 is a big difference.

Got answer here... http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/360415-nvc-filers-april-2012/page__st__2070__gopid__5284637

USCIS

11/11/2011 - Submitted I-130

11/15/2011 - NOA1 emailed

11/21/2011 - NOA1 mail

03/30/2012 - NOA2 emailed

04/05/2012 - NOA2 mail

NVC

04/05/2012 - NVC received I-130 package

04/17/2012 - NVC case number assigned

04/18/2012 - Submitted DS3032 email

04/20/2012 - AOS fee bill invoiced and paid

04/24/2012 - AOS fee bill shows "PAID"

04/25/2012 - DS3032 accepted

04/25/2012 - AOS package sent via USPS

04/26/2012 - AOS package delivered to NVC

05/02/2012 - AOS package reviewed and accepted

05/04/2012 - IV fee bill invoiced and paid

05/07/2012 - IV fee bill shows "PAID"

05/07/2012 - IV package sent via USPS

05/08/2012 - IV package delivered to NVC

05/11/2012 - IV package reviewed and accepted

05/12/2012 - Case Complete

Interview on 06/04/2012 - PASSED

Visa delivered:

Port of entry in US:

 
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