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U.S. EMBASSY VISA FEES DECREASED

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“Contrary to rumour, there are no plans to change the application fee”, U.S. Consul Mary Stickles announced today. The Consulate will continue to charge $ 100 U.S. for each visa application, but there are no plans for an increase.

In fact, visa fees have been lowered for some visa types. The fee for a multiple-entry visa to visit the U.S. has been lowered to $ 50 U.S., effective immediately. This is a drastic decrease from the $ 300 U.S. previously charged. U.S. visa fees are set to correspond to what citizens of the United States are charged in order to visit Armenia. In addition the maximum validity period for multiple-entry visas has been extended to twelve months from the previous six-month limit.

Single-entry visas will continue to require no additional fees beyond the application charge, and will remain valid for three months.

The application fee, which is separate from the cost of the visa, is used to recover some of the administrative costs associated with new visa security requirements and new fraud prevention efforts.

”The Embassy has not made the visa process more expensive to the applicant. In fact, for many travellers, we have reduced the cost and lengthened the validity of their visas”, U.S. Consul Mary Stickles said.