Effective Nov 2, 2009, $1 = Rs. 48

Separate fee needs to be paid for each person and are nonrefundable.

Immigrant visa fees must be paid by demand draft, drawn on foreign or nationalized banks with an office in the city where the consulate is located. Please write your name, address and phone number on the back of each demand draft. Please preserve the counter foil of the demand draft to prove that they were actually taken from the bank and not from road guys. A demand draft from a cooperative bank will not be accepted

Depending upon the embassy/consulate you are visiting, make the demand drafts payable to
"U.S. Embassy, New Delhi" payable at New Delhi
"U.S. Consulate General, Mumbai" payable at Mumbai
"U.S. Consulate General, Chennai" payable at Chennai

Payment in US Dollars may be deposited in cash or by draft also.

Chennai:
You also need to pay courier delivery fees. Please bring a demand draft for Rs. 350 plus Rs. 50 for each additional passport, payable to "Blue Dart Express Limited." for the courier delivery fees. Consulate does not accept cash for this service.