jcapulet

Does this apply to K-1 visas since its a nonimmigrant visa? Sorry I don't know what MRVs are exactly.

"Reminder that the MRV Fee Rises to $100 on 11/1/02

The State Dept. is raising the machine readable visa (MRV) fee charged for the processing of a nonimmigrant visa, or a combined nonimmigrant visa and border crossing card application, from $65 to $100, effective 11/01/02. "

Juliet

Folinskyinla

Hi:

Yes.

"MRV" = Machine Readable Visa. They replaced the old "Bouroughs" visas which were printed by the types of machines that print multicolored amounts on checks.

On a visit to a consulate abroad a few years back, I chatted with a Consul General [she liked visitors from home]. She commented that when ever the old visas were changed for anti-counterfeiting reasons, the changes were effective for a "few days" -- with the institution of MRV's, it actually went up a "two weeks" before the good counterfiets became readily available.

I know that in the 10th year of my Machine Readable Passport [a US one], it was no longer "readable."

jcapulet

Thank you Folinskyinla.

Ouch..does that mean my fiance will be paying $100 for his K-1 visa vs. $65 at the Consolate?

Juliet

Folinskyinla

Juliet:

I get a chuckle every time you type "consolate" because I add a "dis-" at the beginning.

It is "Consulate" and the officer is a "Consul"

As an attorney, I act as legal "Counsel" and will sometimes be addressed that way as a title. [Filipinos call their attorneys "Attorney" -- which is kind of endearing].

And a group of people pretending to do something is a "council"

And when I was a kid, my parents had a TV/Hi-fi "console."

When my family left Europe a 100 years ago, some cousins went to Palestine and we are still in touch. My Israeli relatives speak perfect English, but don't give a damn for spelling and insist the Talmud prohibts the use of spell checking software -- accordingly, I have to read the e-mail's out loud -- whereupon they are in perfect English.

jcapulet

LOL ok ok!

Juliet