YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 26, ARMENPRESS: The US embassy in Yerevan denied today rumors about plans to change application fees. The US Consul Mary Stickles said the Consulate will continue to charge $100 for each visa application, adding there are no plans for an increase.
The Consulate said in fact, visa fees have been lowered for some visa types. The fee for multiple-entry visa to visit the US has been lowered to $50 US, effective immediately, a drastic decrease from the $300 US previously charged.
It said the US visa fees are set to correspond to what the citizens of the United States are charged in order to visit Armenia. In addition to maximum validity period for multiple-entry visas has been extended to twelve months from the previous six-month limit.
Single-entry visas will continue to require no additional fees beyond the application charge, and will remain valid for three months.
The application fee, which is separate from the cost of the visa, is used to recover some of the administrative costs associated with new visa security requirements and new fraud prevention efforts.
“The embassy has not made the visa process more expensive to the applicant. In fact, for many travelers, we have reduced the cost and lengthened the validity of their visas,” US Consul Mary Sticklers said.
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