(h) Personal services contractors of the Department are considered employees for purposes of the policy set forth in this part. (i) Any payment under this part either to indemnify a Department of State employee or to settle a personal damages claim shall be contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds. (j) In addition to the indemnification provisions contained in the regulations in this part, the Department will also follow any specific policies or regulations adopted with respect to damages awarded against Department health care personnel for malpractice claims within the scope of 22 U.S.C. 2702. [60 FR 29988, June 7, 1995] PART 22-SCHEDULE OF FEES FOR Sec. 22.1 Schedule of fees. 22.2 Requests for services in the United 22.3 Remittances in the United States. 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. § 22.1 Schedule of fees. Fee 1. Passport Services: Passport and Citizenship Services (a) Execution. Required for first-time applicants and renewals under $15.00. (b) First-time application: (1) Applicants age 16 or over (2) Applicants under age 16 (c) Subsequent application (renewal): (1) Applicants age 16 or over (2) Applicants under age 16 (d) Expedited service (exclusive of express mail charges) not applica- (1) Requested guaranteed 3-day service (2) In-person service at a U.S. Passport Agency, unless the Depart- 2. Exemptions: The following applicants are exempted from passport fees: $45.00 plus expedited processing fee if applicable. $25.00 plus expedited processing fee if applicable. $40.00 plus expedited processing fee if applicable. $25.00 plus expedited processing fee if applicable. $35.00. No fee. (e) Peace Corps and Volunteer Leaders deemed to be employees of No fee. 3. File search and verification of U.S. citizenship when applicant has not pre- $15.00. 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. 22. Assistance to the next-of-kin in making arrangements for shipping or No fee. other disposition of remains of a U.S. Citizen. 23. Affidavit attesting to preparation and packing of remains of a U.S. Cit- No fee. 24. Issuance of consular mortuary certificate on behalf of a U.S. Citizen No fee. 26. Preparation of Report of Death of an American Citizen Abroad, includ- No fee. 27. Acting as a provisional conservator of estates of U.S. Citizens (other No fee. 28. Acting as a provisional conservator of estates of U.S. Citizens (other (b) Estates $10,000 or more, for rendering services additional to taking Consular time (item 70) and costs. (Item no. 29 vacant.) Services Relating to Vessels and Seamen 30. Shipping and seamen services, including recording of bill of sale of vessel Per service, $80.00. purchased abroad, taking of application for certificate of American ownership, and investigation. 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. (c) Certifying the fact of issuance of a Report of Birth Abroad of a Cit- Fee: $20.00; each additional copy $10.00. 37. Authentications: (a) Certifying to official character of a foreign notary or other official $32.00. Item No. (b) Authenticating a federal, state, or territorial seal, or certifying to the $32.00. 38. Exemptions: Notarial, certification, and authentication fees (items 35, 36, (a) At the direct request of any federal government agency (unless No fee. (b) At the direct request of any state or local government, the District No fee. (c) With respect to documents to be presented by claimants, bene- 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 53. Refugee case preparation and processing 54. Nonimmigrant visa application processing fee Fee Per hour, $200.00 plus costs incurred. Visa Services $260.00. $65.00. No fee. $45.00. 70. Consular time charges as required by this schedule or for fee services per- Per hour, $180.00 plus costs incurred. formed away from the office or after-duty-hours. 71. Photocopies (provided other than pursuant to 22 CFR Part 171 or order of a court of competent jurisdiction). 72. Fee for Exchange Waiver Review (Item nos. 73-80 vacant.) Per page, $1.00. $136.00. [63 FR 5100, Jan. 30, 1998, as amended at 64 FR 54539, Oct. 7, 1999; 64 FR 66770, Nov. 30, 1999; 65 FR 14212, Mar. 16, 2000; 65 FR 54150, Sept. 7, 2000; 65 FR 78093, Dec. 14, 2001; 66 FR 17361, Mar. 30, 2001] § 22.2 Requests for services in the United States. (a) Requests for records. Requests by the file subject or the individual's authorized agent for services involving U.S. passport applications and related records, including consular birth, marriage and death records and authentication of other passport file documents, as well as records of births, marriages and deaths within the former Canal Zone of Panama recorded and maintained by the Canal Zone Government from 1904 to September 30, 1979, shall be addressed to Passport Services, Correspondence Branch, Department of State, Washington, D.C. 20524. Requests for consular birth records should specify whether a Consular Report of Birth (Form FS 240, or long form) or Certification of Birth (Form DS 1350, or short form) is desired. Advance remittance of the exact fee is required for each service. (b) Authentication services. Requests for Department of State authentication of documents other than passport file documents must be accompanied by remittance of the exact total fee chargeable and addressed to the Authentication Officer, Department of State, Washington, DC 20520. [46 FR 58071, Nov. 30, 1981, as amended at 64 FR 66770, Nov. 30, 1999] § 22.3 Remittances in the United States. (a) Type of Remittance. Remittances shall be in the form of: (1) Check or bank draft drawn on a bank in the United States; (2) money order-postal, international or bank; or (3) U.S. currency. Remittances shall be made payable to the order of the Department of State. The Department will assume no responsibility for cash which is lost in the mail. (b) Exact payment of fees. Fees must be paid in full prior to issuance of requested documents. If uncertainty as to the existence of a record or as to the number of sheets to be copied precludes remitting the exact fee chargeable with the request, the Department of State will inform the interested party of the exact amount required. $22.4 Requests for services, Foreign Service. Officers of the Foreign Service shall charge for official services performed abroad at the rates prescribed in this schedule, in coin of the United States or at its representative value in exchange (22 U.S.C. 1202). For definition of representative value in exchange, see § 23.4 of this chapter. No fees named in this schedule shall be charged or collected for the official services to American vessels and seamen (22 U.S.C. 1186). The term "American vessels" is defined to exclude, for the purposes of this schedule, undocumented American vessels and the fees prescribed herein shall be charged and collected for such undocumented vessels. However, the fees prescribed herein shall not be |