The State Department published a Final Rule regarding increased processing fees for certain nonimmigrant visa (NIV) and Border Crossing Card (BCC) applications for Mexican citizens aged 15 and older. These increases were published in the Federal Register on March 28, 2023, and will take effect on May 30, 2023. The fee for business or tourist visitor visas (B1/B2 and BCC), and other NIVs based on student and exchange visa applications, will increase from $160 to $185. The fee for certain petition-based nonimmigrant visas for temporary workers (categories H, L, O, P, Q, and R) will increase from $190 to $205. The fee for treaty traders, treaty investors, and treaty applicants in a specialty occupation (category E) will increase from $205 to $315.

Likewise, the immigrant community is awaiting a decision regarding a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to adjust certain fees for immigration and naturalization benefit applications, published on January 3, 2023, by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). According to USCIS, the new fees would allow USCIS to more fully recover its operating costs, restore and maintain timely case processing, and prevent future case delays. To learn more about the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, click here.