New Fee for Immigrant Visa

[hayam 8]

yay.

look, we all benefitted when the IV fee dropped to $230, so I'm just gonna suck it up.

You too, la

How much the IV fee was before? I have no Idea...

[hamigirl710 112]

If a person receives the visa packet between December 2012 - January 2013, will they still pay $165?

Sounds to me like the person would need to enter the US by 1-31-13 to avoid paying the fee.

How much the IV fee was before? I have no Idea...

$404

[dreamwarrior 0]

I'm ok with paying the fee. I just want to take my family home with me.

[Cesar & Cata 35]

Sounds to me like the person would need to enter the US by 1-31-13 to avoid paying the fee.

This is what I understood as well since this is basically charging you the CBP officers time in opening the package and processing it. As well as the issuing of the Green Card which all happen upon entry to the US.

Oh well, I also was one of those who thought it would cost $404, so I guess this balances that out.

[Roosha 51]

Sounds to me like the person would need to enter the US by 1-31-13 to avoid paying the fee.

I understood that if you received your visa packet from the embassy after 1-31-13, you would pay the fee. From the uscis site:

"Any individual who on or after February 1, 2013 receives an immigrant visa package from a United States consulate or embassy abroad (including Canada and Mexico) will pay the USCIS Immigrant Fee."

So actually POE date doesn't affect whether you pay the fee, visa approval/handover of your visa and packet is what determines whether you'll pay. Right? Or am i totally misunderstanding this?

[bsd058 296]

I understood that if you received your visa packet from the embassy after 1-31-13, you would pay the fee. From the uscis site:

"Any individual who on or after February 1, 2013 receives an immigrant visa package from a United States consulate or embassy abroad (including Canada and Mexico) will pay the USCIS Immigrant Fee."

So actually POE date doesn't affect whether you pay the fee, visa approval/handover of your visa and packet is what determines whether you'll pay. Right? Or am i totally misunderstanding this?

This is correct. At least you are understanding their grammar correctly. They stated that the fee is for visa's received on or after Feb 1, 2013. Doesn't appear to matter when you enter (though you must enter within 6 months of receiving an immigrant visa).

Who Needs to Pay the Fee

Any individual who on or after February 1, 2013 receives an immigrant visa package from a United States consulate or embassy abroad (including Canada and Mexico) will pay the USCIS Immigrant Fee.

Edited December 14, 2012 by bsd058

[CJ8611 6]

Would I have to pay this fee??? NVC have received my case, got my medical on the 21st, sending in all my paperwork to hopefully get an interview at the end of January to be in the states ready for my fiances homecoming from Afghan in March. I need to give one months notice at work (feb) so I wont be entering the US (if all goes to plan) till the beginning of March...

If so does this mean I have to pay for the visa, the courier at the embassy and now this?? CONFUSED

Base on the info, it's applicable to immigrant visas. K1 is not considered an immigrant visa.

Edited December 15, 2012 by CJ8611

[Pookah 0]

If people spent this amount of money on any other service, and got the type of treatment you hear about on these forums, the business would fail due to disgruntled customers. Unfortunately for us its a monopoly....

[hamigirl710 112]

I understood that if you received your visa packet from the embassy after 1-31-13, you would pay the fee. From the uscis site:

"Any individual who on or after February 1, 2013 receives an immigrant visa package from a United States consulate or embassy abroad (including Canada and Mexico) will pay the USCIS Immigrant Fee."

So actually POE date doesn't affect whether you pay the fee, visa approval/handover of your visa and packet is what determines whether you'll pay. Right? Or am i totally misunderstanding this?

I agree with what you are saying but this is the federal government we are talking about and what is logical to us is not to them.

[The Mean Lady 604]

So basically if I received my husbands visa in may. I have like a year to pay the fee... I guess I can scrounge that up. Still irks me though. I did not budget this out.

[N-o-l-a 7,167]

So basically if I received my husbands visa in may. I have like a year to pay the fee... I guess I can scrounge that up. Still irks me though. I did not budget this out.

He could pay it you know.

[hamigirl710 112]

165 is not a difficult amount to scrape together and when my hubby gets here and starts working it will mean more income to my household and less hardship for me so I will consider it an investment to our future

[Cesar & Cata 35]

I understood that if you received your visa packet from the embassy after 1-31-13, you would pay the fee. From the uscis site:

"Any individual who on or after February 1, 2013 receives an immigrant visa package from a United States consulate or embassy abroad (including Canada and Mexico) will pay the USCIS Immigrant Fee."

So actually POE date doesn't affect whether you pay the fee, visa approval/handover of your visa and packet is what determines whether you'll pay. Right? Or am i totally misunderstanding this?

So I may actually (fingers crossed) get my wifes visa approved on the 30th, and not have to pay the new fee. We will see, sucks to lose out on $165 cause of a couple of days.

[The Mean Lady 604]

He could pay it you know.

My husband works 4 hours a week and pays the hydro and insurance.

[Destinee72005 0]

I'm confused are you exempt from paying the $165 as long as your visa is approved before feb 1st or is it when you actually get the package from dhl?