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Immigrant Visas

IV Fee


No Personal Checks are accepted and all fees are non-refundable. Fees for other Embassy services, such as immigrant visas and U.S. passports, are payable at the U.S. Embassy. Only nonimmigrant visa processing fees (including K visa) are paid through Shinhan Bank.


Service name Fee
Immigrant Visa

 $400 ($355 IV fee + $45 IV surcharge)

Diversity Visa Processing $375
Returning Resident Status $400
Fingerprints $85
Waiver of Ineligibility  $545

How to Pay

  • Cash in U.S. dollars or the Korean won-equivalent. A combination of U.S. dollars and Korean won will not be accepted.
  • US Postal Money orders

     

Service name Fee
K1/K3 visas $131

How to Pay

  • The processing fee for K1/K3 visas is US$131 and it can be paid at any Shinhan Bank branch within Korea. The processing fee is payable only in Korean won and is based on the daily exchange rate at the bank. The bank will give each applicant a receipt. This fee receipt must be submitted with each application at the time of your interview. K1/K3 applicants cannot pay the processing fee at the Embassy.
  • Click here for a map to the nearest Shinhan Bank location. 

     

Service name Fee
I-130 (Relative Petition) $355
I-90 (Transportation Letter) $370

How to Pay

  • Cash in U.S. dollars or the Korean won-equivalent. A combination of U.S. dollars and Korean won will not be accepted.
  • US Postal Money orders

Service name Fee
Courier Servicesee below

How to Pay

Two courier companies provide delivery services for the U.S. Embassy, DHL Ilyang (1588-0002) and HANJIN (1588-0011).

For fee and delivery information, please contact DHL Ilyang (www.ilyanglogis.com) or Hanjin (www.hanjin.co.kr).

Courier services offices located near the U.S. Embassy

DHL Ilyang:

  • Jinhak Hoikwan Building, #102, 201-1 Cheongjin-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul
    Tel:1588-0002 Fax:02-720-8442

  • 230 Cheongjin-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul
    Tel:1588-0002

  • Website: www.ilyanglogis.com

HANJIN:

  • Bumheung Foundation Building, 229-1Cheongjin-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul
    Tel:1588-0011

  • Korean Air Building B01, 7F, Seosomun-dong, Choong-gu, Seoul
    Tel:1588-0011 Fax:02-778-1463 (City Hall Station, Green Line, Line 2, Exit 10)

  • Wesite: www.hanjin.co.kr


 

For immigrant visa (IV) inquiries,  please e-mail us at seouliv@state.gov.


The U.S. Embassy is closed on both U.S. and Korean holidays.

Updated January 7, 2008

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- what's new? -

• Effective March 8, 2005, the new $45 immigrant visa security surcharge added to the current immigrant visa fee of $335. The total immigrant visa fees are $380. 

• USCIS Immigration Benefit Application Fees



 
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