Visa Fees

The MRV fee is CHF 144 (US$160) for the following visa categories - (see a detailed chart at the bottom of this webpage): B (including B1/B2), C, C1/D, D, F, I, J, and M.

The MRV fee is CHF 171 (US$190) for the following visa categories (see a detailed chart at the bottom of this webpage): H, L*, O, P, Q, and R.

An additional fee of 500 USD will be charged to the principal applicant for a Blanket L visa and will be collected at the consulate during the interview. Payment for this supplemental fee is by cash or credit card only.

In addition certain L1 Blanket applicants will have to pay a new Border Security Act fee of USD 2250 on behalf of their employers. The top of the petitioner's pocket cover letter should say whether the fee is or not required. If it does not, please contact your petitioner before coming in. If it does and you need to pay, you can do so at the Embassy (Visa, Mastercard, American Express or cash accepted).

The MRV fee is CHF 243 (US$270) for E treaty trader/investor visas.

The MRV fee is CHF 216 (US$240) for the K fiancée visa.

Exchange Rate
The Embassy exchange rate is 1.00 USD for CHF 0.90 This rate applies to all consular transactions, including payment of the MRV fee, any corresponding reciprocity fees and supplemental fees for Blanket L1 visas. All fees must be paid in CHF. Please do not use the daily market exchange rate or any other rate.

Please note that deposits into this postal account are not refundable for any reason and NO cash will be accepted. The amount of this fee may change without prior notice.

Complete Visa Chart

Visa Category Symbol	Description of Visa Class	Fee
A1 or A2	Ambassador, Public Minister, Career Diplomat or Consular Officer, or Other Foreign Government Official or Employee and Immediate Family Members	N/A
A3	Attendant, Servant, or Personal Employee of A1 or A2, or Immediate Family	N/A
B1	Temporary Visitor for Business	CHF 144
B2	Temporary Visitor for Pleasure	CHF 144
B1/B2	Temporary Visitor for Business & Pleasure	CHF 144
C1	Alien in Transit	CHF 144
C1/D	Combined Transit and Crewmember Visa	CHF 144
C3	Foreign Government Official, Immediate Family, Attendant, Servant or Personal Employee, in Transit	N/A
D	Crewmember (Sea or Air)	CHF 144
E1	Treaty Trader, Spouse or Child	CHF 243
E2	Treaty Investor, Spouse or Child	CHF 243
E3	Australian Treaty Alien coming to the United States Solely to Perform Services in a Specialty Occupation	CHF 243
F	Student in an academic or language training program	CHF 144
G1 - G5	Representatives to an International Organization and Immediate Family Members	N/A
H1 - H4	Alien in a Specialty Occupation, Nurse in Health Professional Shortage Area, Temporary Worker Performing Agricultural Services Unavailable in the U.S., Temporary Worker Performing Other Services Unavailable in the U.S. and the Spouse or Child *	CHF 171
I	Representative of Foreign Information Media, Spouse and Child	CHF 144
J	Exchange Visitor	CHF 144
K	Fiancé(e) of United States Citizen	CHF 216
L	Intracompany Transferee (Executive, Managerial, and Specialized Knowledge Personnel Continuing Employment with International Firm or Corporation)	CHF 171
M	Vocational Student or Other Nonacademic Student	CHF 144
NATO 1- 7	NATO Permanent Staff, Representatives, Clerks, Civilians, Attendants and Servants and Immediate Family Members	N/A
O	Alien with Extraordinary Ability in Sciences, Arts, Education, Business or Athletics	CHF 171
P1	Internationally Recognized Athlete or Member of Internationally Recognized Entertainment Group	CHF 171
P2	Artist or Entertainer in a Reciprocal Exchange Program	CHF 171
P3	Artist or Entertainer in a Culturally Unique Program	CHF 171
R	Alien in a Religious Occupation	CHF 171

Every visa applicant must pay the application fee (MRV) per visa in advance to the following postal account 30-39699-5.

Either use a pink payment form (Einzahlungsschein Giro/Versement Virement/Versamento Girata) available at any post office.

OR, as an alternative, the U.S. Embassy Bern will accept payments of the application fee through e-banking on the following conditions:

The MRV fee must be paid in Swiss Francs

The applicant must present the original postal receipt or a bank account statement proving that the amount has been debited

Postal Account 30-39699-5, IBAN CH23 0900 0000 3003 9699 5, BIC POFICHBEXXX, Name: US Embassy

Please note that deposits into this postal account are not refundable for any reason and NO cash will be accepted. The amount of this fee may change without prior notice.

Embassy of the United States Bern, Switzerland

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Visa Fees

Visa Fees