The U.S. embassy in Mexico announced on Monday an increase of fee for non-immigrant visas as of Tuesday, the first day of 2008.
The visa fee will be increased by 31 U.S. dollars to 131 dollars due to the "advances in security, information processing systems and inflation," officials of the embassy told reporters here..
The increase will also be applied to Border Crossing Cards, which are commonly known as " Laser Visas," for applicants in Mexico.
Embassy officials said the real cost of those documents has exceeded the fees paid by the applicants since 2004, while the last fee increase for non-immigrant visas occurred in 2002.
Application fees of 100 dollars paid prior to Jan. 1, 2008, will be accepted until Jan. 31, 2008, said the embassy, noting after Jan. 31, all applicants will be required to pay the equivalent of 131 dollars at the time of processing, regardless of the date of original application.
Source: Xinhua
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