PART 22-SCHEDULE OF FEES FOR
CONSULAR SERVICES-DEPART-
MENT OF STATE AND FOREIGN
SERVICE

Sec.

22.1 Schedule of fees.

22.2 Requests for services in the United
States.

22.3 Remittances in the United States.
22.4 Requests for services, Foreign Service.
22.5 Remittances to Foreign Service posts.

Item No.

22.6 Refund of fees.

22.7 Collection and return of fees.

AUTHORITY: 8 U.S.C. 1153 note, 1351, 1351 note; 10 U.S.C. 2602(c); 22 U.S.C. 214, 2504(a), 4201, 4206, 4215, 4219; 31 U.S.C. 9701; Pub. L. 105-277, 112 Stat. 2681 et seq.; E.O. 10718, 22 FR 4632, 3 CFR 1954-1958 Comp., p. 382; E.O. 11295, 31 FR 10603, 3 CFR, 1996-1970 Comp., 570.

SOURCE: 46 FR 58071, Nov. 30, 1981, unless otherwise noted.

(e) Peace Corps and Volunteer Leaders deemed to be employees of No fee.
the United States for purposes of exemption from passport fees (22
U.S.C. 2504(a)).

3. File search and verification of U.S. citizenship when applicant has not pre- $15.00.
sented evidence of citizenship and previous records must be searched. (This

fee will not be charged when the applicant's passport was stolen or lost over

seas or when one of the exemptions in item 38 is applicable.).

4. Determination or adjudication of U.S. citizenship for applicants born overseas $100.00.
who have not presented a U.S. passport, Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen
of the United States, or Certificate of Naturalization or Citizenship from the
Immigration and Naturalization Service.

No fee.

5. Passport amendments, to add current or new information, change a name,
extend a previous passport time limitation, correct an administrative error,
validate a passport for travel to restricted countries, or add extra pages.
6. Passport waiver (22 CFR 53.2(h), Passport requirement and exceptions)
7. Registration of a U.S. Citizen at a U.S. Embassy or Consulate when docu-
mentary proof of U.S. citizenship has been presented.

No fee.
No fee.

8. Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the United States (includes new no. 4)

$40.00.

9. Issuance of Replacement Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the United $40.00. States by the Department of State in Washington. For fees relating to obtain

ing documents from passport files and related records, see Documentary

Services, item 35 and succeeding.

(Item nos. 10 through 14 vacant.)

General Overseas Assistance:

15. Arrest visits

Overseas Citizens Services

No fee.

16. Assistance regarding the welfare and whereabouts of a U.S. Citizen, No fee. including child custody inquiries.

23. Affidavit attesting to preparation and packing of remains of a U.S. Cit- No fee.
izen.

24. Issuance of consular mortuary certificate on behalf of a U.S. Citizen
25. Assistance in transshipment of remains of a foreign national to or
through the United States, including documentation covered by items 23
and 24.

No fee.
$700.00.

26. Preparation of Report of Death of an American Citizen Abroad, includ- No fee.
ing sending copies to legal representative and closest known relative or
relatives.

27. Acting as a provisional conservator of estates of U.S. Citizens (other No fee.
than U.S. Government employees), by taking possession of, making an
inventory, and placing the official seal.

28. Acting as a provisional conservator of estates of U.S. Citizens (other
than U.S. Government employees), by overseeing the appraisal, sale,
and final disposition of the estate, disbursing funds, forwarding securi-
ties, etc.:

(b) Estates $10,000 or more, for rendering services additional to taking Consular time (item 70) and costs. possession, inventorying, and placing the official seal.

(Item no. 29 vacant.)

Services Relating to Vessels and Seamen

30. Shipping and seamen services, including recording of bill of sale of vessel purchased abroad, taking of application for certificate of American ownership, and investigation.

Per service, $80.00.

31. Documentary services related to shipping, including issuance of certificate Per service, $650.00 plus costs incurred. of American ownership.

32. Services provided for an American vessel (a vessel with a certificate of No fee.

American ownership) or American seamen. (22 U.S.C. 4206).

(Items nos. 33-34 vacant.)

35. Notarials

36. Certifications:

Documentary Services

$55.00.

(a) Certifying under official seal that a copy or extract made from an $20.00; each additional copy $10.00. official or a private document is a true copy.

(b) Certifying under official seal a statement or extract from official files $20.00; each additional copy $10.00.
or a statement that no record of an official file can be located.

(c) Certifying the fact of issuance of a Report of Birth Abroad of a Cit- Fee: $20.00; each additional copy $10.00.
izen of the United States and certifying copies of documents relating
to births, marriages, and deaths of citizens abroad issued by a U.S.
Embassy or Consulate (obtainable from the Department of State,
Washington, D.C.); and, certifying copies of documents relating to
births, marriages, and deaths of citizens of the United States or for-
eign nationals within the former Canal Zone of Panama from
records maintained by the Canal Zone Government from 1904 to
September 30, 1979 (obtainable from the Department of State,
Washington, D.C.).

37. Authentications:

(a) Certifying to official character of a foreign notary or other official $32.00.
(i.e., authenticating a document).

Item No.

Fee

(b) Authenticating a federal, state, or territorial seal, or certifying to the
official status of an officer of the United States Department of State
or of a foreign diplomatic or consular officer accredited to or recog-
nized by the United States Government, or any document submitted
to the Department for that purpose.

38. Exemptions: Notarial, certification, and authentication fees (items 35, 36,
and 37) or passport file search fees (item 3) will not be charged when the
service is performed:

$32.00.

(a) At the direct request of any federal government agency (unless No fee.
substantial costs would be incurred).

(b) At the direct request of any state or local government, the District No fee.
of Columbia, or any of the territories or possessions of the United
States (unless substantial costs would be incurred).

(c) With respect to documents to be presented by claimants, bene- No fee.
ficiaries, or their witnesses in connection with obtaining federal,
state, or municipal monetary benefits.

(d) For American citizens outside the United States preparing ballots
for any public election in the United States or any of its territories.

No fee.

(e) At the direct request of a foreign government or an international No fee.
agency of which the United States is a member if the documents

are for official noncommercial use.

(f) At the direct request of a foreign government official when appro- No fee.
priate or as a reciprocal courtesy.

(g) At the direct request of U.S. Government personnel, Peace Corps No fee.
volunteers, or their dependents stationed or travelling officially in a
foreign country.

(h) With respect to documents whose production is ordered by a court No fee.
of competent jurisdiction.

(i) With respect to affidavits of support for immigrant visa applications

39. Executing commissions to take testimony in connection with foreign documents for use in criminal cases when the commission is accompanied by an order of federal court on behalf of an indigent party.

No fee.
No fee.

40. Providing seal and certificate for return of letters rogatory executed by for- $455.00. eign officials.

41. Taking depositions or executing commissions to take testimony (Items nos. 42-49 vacant.)

50. Immigrant visa application processing fee

51. Immigrant visa application surcharge for Diversity Visa Lottery

52 Immigrant visa issuance fee

Per hour, $200.00 plus costs incurred.

Visa Services

$260.00.

$75.00.

$65.00.

No fee.
$45.00.

No fee.
No fee.

(c) Persons issued replacement machine readable visas when the No fee.
original machine readable visa has not adhered to the passport or
other travel document through no fault of the applicant.

(d) Persons exempted by international agreement as determined by No fee.
the Department.

(e) Persons travelling to participate in charitable activities as deter- No fee.
mined by the Department.

56. Nonimmigrant visa issuance fee, including border crossing cards

57. EXEMPTIONS from nonimmigrant visa issuance fee:

(b) Transportation letter (unless waived in significant public benefit pa- $120.00.
role cases).

(c) Waiver of immigrant visa ineligibility (collected for INS; subject to $95.00.
change).

60. Filing immigrant visa petition (collected for INS; subject to change)

(Items nos. 61-64 vacant.)

$80.00.