Visas

Important notice
Beginning October 22, 2008, all applicants applying for nonimmigrant visas in Montreal and Vancouver must use the new DS-160 application form, which is accessible on https://ceac.state.gov/genniv/.

After completing the new DS-160, the applicant will electronically submit the application and will be providedwith a confirmation page that includes only limited biographical information and a bar code. Applicants must bring this confirmation page with them to their interview. Please note: if the online application has not been completed fully and properly the applicant’s case cannot be processed and a new interview appointment will be required.

This first pilot version of the DS-160 will only be available in English. Future versions will allow the user to see translations of the site in other languages, including French.

Application Fees for Non-Immigrant Visas to Increase on January 1, 2008
OTTAWA – The U.S. Embassy would like to inform the traveling public that effective January 1, 2008, the application fee for a U.S. non-immigrant visa will increase from US$100 to US$131. This increase allows the U.S. State Department to recover the costs of security and other enhancements to the non-immigrant visa application process. This increase applies both to non-immigrant visas in passports and to border crossing cards issued to certain applicants in Mexico.

Applicants who paid the prior US$100 application fee before January 1 will be processed only if they are scheduled and appear for a visa interview before January 31. Applicants who paid the prior US$100 application fee and appear for visa interviews after January 31, 2008 must pay the difference - US$31 - before they will be interviewed.

The State Department is required by U.S. law to recover the cost of processing non-immigrant visas. The application fee has increased twice since 9/11, the last time in 2002.

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