Visas to the U.S.

This information is provided to those needing visas to travel to the United States of America. For information about visas to travel to Belize, please contact the nearest Belize Embassy or Consulate.

If your visit to the United States is for vacation, business, study, transit, or for other temporary purposes, please read about Non-Immigrant Visas.

Due to the high level of interest in traveling to the United States, non-immigrant visa applicants are encouraged to start the process early, at least one month before planned travel.  It may take several weeks for a non-immigrant visa appointment.  During the summer, it may take more than one month to obtain a non-immigrant visa appointment.

If you are planning to immigrate or are in the process of immigrating to the United States, please read about Immigrant Visas.

Visa processing fees to change on April 13, 2012

Effective April 13, 2012, the Department of State will adjust visa processing fees.  The fees for most nonimmigrant visa applications and Border Crossing Cards will increase, while all immigrant visa processing fees will decrease.

The Department is required to recover, as far as possible, the cost of processing visas through the collection of application fees.  For a number of reasons, the current fees no longer cover the actual cost of processing nonimmigrant visas.  The nonimmigrant visa fee increase will support the addition and expansion of overseas facilities, as well as additional staffing required to meet increased visa demand.

 Although most categories of nonimmigrant visa processing fees will increase, the fee for E visas (treaty-traders and treaty-investors) and K visas (for fiancé(e)s of U.S. citizens) will decrease.

 Nonimmigrant Visa Processing Fees

  Because of a reallocation of costs associated with immigrant visas, all categories of immigrant visa processing fees will decrease.

 Immigrant Visa Processing Fees