US consular service fees increased

8 July 2010, 18:00 PM

Unb, Dhaka

The US Department of State will increase passport and citizenship services and Diversity Visa (DV) application fees from July 13. In order to ensure that the department has sufficient resources to meet the increasing cost of delivering consular services, it is changing the current schedule of fees, including raising fees associated with passport and citizenship services and DV applications, said a US Embassy press release. The new fees reflect the estimated costs for American Citizen Services, Immigrant Visas and other consular services per applicant through FY 2010. Among the fees that will change are: adult passport application, consular report of birth abroad, additional passport pages, notaries and authentication services, passport book security surcharge, formal renunciation of US citizenship and DV application. The fees for American Citizen Services are collected at the US Embassy in Dhaka at the time the service is rendered. Fees are payable in US dollars or the equivalent in Bangladeshi taka. DV application fees must be paid for all applicants appearing on the application, even if some applicants will travel later. DV application fees are to be deposited prior to the scheduled interview date at the Standard Chartered Bank, North Gulshan Branch, 189 Gulshan Avenue (North), Gulshan-2. A complete list of fees for passport and citizenship services is available at on the Department of State's website.