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The following information is provided to assist those intending to apply for US visas in Indonesia. More detailed information is available at the main Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs web site (http://travel.state.gov) and the US Immigration and Naturalization Service site (http://www.ins.usdoj.gov).

Visa Fees :

Nonimmigrant Visa Application Fee Increased

Effective November 1, 2002, the U.S. Department of State is raising the worldwide nonimmigrant visa fee to $100. Currently $65, this application processing fee is charged for all nonimmigrant visa and border crossing card applications. This adjustment will bring the fee into line with the actual costs of administering nonimmigrant visas services.

The State Department has congressional authorization to fund the Department's Border Security Program with user fees. These fees are adjusted periodically to reflect the actual cost of the program. Added security screening procedures, restrictions on the role of support staff, and further increases in management oversight have added to the cost of nonimmigrant visa processing. The Machine-Readable Visa (MRV) fee was introduced in 1994 and is the program's primary source of revenue.

The Department is facing a critical revenue shortfall because the current $65 fee simply does not recover the full cost of service. In consultation with the White House's Office of Management and Budget, the Department determined that the shortfall should be met by an increase in the fee rather than by an appropriation of U.S. tax revenues. Because of lowered applicant volume and the budget required to administer the Border Security Program, a fee of $100 is necessary to recover costs.

NONIMMIGRANT VISA SERVICES
Item No.		Fee
21.	Nonimmigrant visa application and border crossing card processing fees (per person):
	(a) Nonimmigrant visa [21- MRV PROCESSING]�	$100
	(b) Border crossing card - 10 year (age 15 and over) [22- BCC 10 YEAR]�	$65
	(c) Border crossing card - 5 year (under age 15).For Mexican citizen if parent or guardian has or is applying for a border crossing card: [23- BCC 5 YEAR]	$13

22.	EXEMPTIONS from nonimmigrant visa application processing fee:
	(a) Applicants for A, G, C-3, NATO and diplomatic visas as defined in 22 CFR 41.26 [24-MRV EXEMPT]�	NO FEE
	(b) Applicants for J visas participating in official U.S. Government sponsored educational and cultural exchanges [24-MRV EXEMPT]�	NO FEE
	(c) Replacement machine-readable visa when the original visa was not properly affixed or needs to be reissued through no fault of the applicant [24-MRV EXEMPT]�	NO FEE
	(d) Applicants exempted by international agreement as determined by the Department, including members and staff of an observer mission to United Nations Headquarters recognized by the UN General Assembly, and their immediate families [24-MRV EXEMPT]	NO FEE
	(e) Applicants travelling to provide charitable services as determined by the Department [24-MRV EXEMPT]	NO FEE
	(f) U.S. Government employees travelling on official business. [24-MRV EXEMPT]	NO FEE

21.	Nonimmigrant visa issuance fee, including border-crossing cards. ..[25-NIV ISSUANCE RECIPROCAL]��RECIPROCAL

24.	EXEMPTIONS from nonimmigrant visa issuance fee: (a) An official representative of a foreign government or an international or regional organization of which the U.S. is a member; members and staff of an observer mission to United Nations Headquarters recognized by the UN General Assembly; and applicants for diplomatic visas as defined under item 22(a); and their immediate families [26-NIV ISSUANCE EXEMPT]�	NO FEE
	(b) An applicant transiting to and from the United Nations Headquarters [26-NIV ISSUANCE EXEMPT]	NO FEE
	(c) An applicant participating in a U.S. Government sponsored program [26-NIV ISSUANCE EXEMPT]	NO FEE
	(d) An applicant travelling to provide charitable services as determined by the Department. [26-NIV ISSUANCE EXEMPT] Items Nos. 25 through 30 vacant.

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Other Electronic Visa Application Forms Please note that some applicants may need to complete other forms in addition to the DS-156. These forms are available on the Internet as interactive .pdf files. This format allows applicants to enter all their data on the screen and then print out the form to bring to the visa interview. Please note that these applications do not use bar codes.

DS-157 Required for all males between the ages of 16 and 45.
Available at http://travel.state.gov/DS-1057.pdf
DS-158 Required for all F, M, and J visa applicants for student and exchange visitor programs.
Available at http://travel.state.gov/DS-1058.pdf

visa requirements (if possible).

PROCEDURES FOR SUBMITTING AN ENTRY TO DV-2005

All entries by an applicant will be disqualified if more than ONE entry for the applicant is received, regardless of who submitted the entry. Applicants may prepare and submit their own entries, or have someone submit the entry for them.

The Department of State will only accept completed Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Forms submitted electronically at www.dvlottery.state.gov during the 60 day registration period beginning November 1, 2003.

The Department of State will send DV lottery entrants an electronic confirmation notice upon receipt of a completed EDV Entry Form.

Paper entries will not be accepted.

The entry will be disqualified if all required photos are not attached. Recent photographs of the applicant and his/her spouse and each child under 21 years of age, including all natural children as well as all legally-adopted and stepchildren, excepting children who are already U.S. citizens or Legal Permanent Residents, even if the child no longer resides with the applicant or is not intended to immigrate under the DV program, must be submitted electronically with the Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Form. Group or family photos will not be accepted; there must be a separate photo for each family member.

Each applicant, his/her spouse, and each child will therefore need a computer file containing his/her digital photo (image) which will be submitted on-line with the EDV Entry Form. The image file can be produced either by taking a new digital photograph or by scanning a photographic print with a digital scanner.

If the submitted digital images do not conform to the following specifications, the system will automatically reject the EDV Entry Form and notify the sender.

The image must be in the Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) format.

The image must be either in color or grayscale; monochrome images (2-bit color depth) will not be accepted.

If a new digital photograph is taken, it must have a resolution of 320 pixels wide by 240 pixels high, and a color depth of either 24-bit color, 8-bit color, or 8-bit grayscale.

If a photographic print is scanned, the print must be 2 inches by 2 inches (50mm x 50mm) square. It must be scanned at a resolution of 150 dots per inch (dpi) and with a color depth of either 24-bit color, 8-bit color, or 8-bit grayscale.

The maximum image size accepted will be sixty-two thousand five hundred (62,500) bytes.

If the submitted digital images do not conform to the following specifications, the entry will be disqualified:

Applicant, spouse, or child must be directly facing the camera; the head of the person being photographed should not be tilted up, down or to the side, and should cover about 50% of the area of the photo.

The photo should be taken with the person being photographed in front of a neutral, light-colored background. Photos taken with very dark or patterned, busy backgrounds will not be accepted.

Photos in which the face of the person being photographed is not in focus will not be accepted.

Photos in which the person being photographed is wearing sunglasses or other paraphernalia which detracts from the face will not be accepted.

Photos of applicants wearing head coverings or hats are only acceptable due to religious beliefs, and even then, may not obscure any portion of the face of the applicant. Photos of applicants with tribal or other headgear not specifically religious in nature are not acceptable. Photos of military, airline or other personnel wearing hats will not be accepted.

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