Immigrant Visa Fees

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Consular Processing

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Immigrant Visa Fees

Effective March 12, 2008, $1 = Rs. 42.00

Description	US $	Rs.
IV Combined Processing Fee (Demand Draft) (to be paid by IV and DV applicants)	$355	Rs. 14,910
IV Surcharge (to be paid by IV and DV applicants) (Demand Draft) (to be paid by applicants who have already paid the $355 combined processing fee)	$45	Rs. 1,890
IV Combined Fee ($355 + $45)	$400	Rs. 16,800
VFS Courier Fee	-	Rs. 365
IV Issuance Fee (Demand Draft) (to be paid by applicants who have already paid the current $260 IV application fee via the NVC)	$65	Rs. 2,730
Application for Transportation Letter	$165	Rs. 6,930
Application for Returning Resident Visa	$400	Rs. 16,800
DV combined fee($375 + $400)	$775	Rs. 32,550
Surcharge for DV Visa Application	$375	Rs. 15,750
Waiver	$545	Rs. 22,890
Fingerprint Fee	$85	Rs. 3,570

Separate fee needs to be paid for each person.

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.

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

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.