Visa Reciprocity Changes

DOS Updates Visa Reciprocity

As of September 17, 2018, the Department of State has updated its visa reciprocity tables. Since our last update about reciprocity changes, six countries have experienced changes.

September 17

• Dominica: Updated Death Certificate, Marriage Certificate

September 13

• Saudi Arabia: Updated Police Certificate

September 10

• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Updated General Information, Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce, Adoption, National ID, Police, Court/Prison, Military, Travel Documents, Post Contact, and Visa Services
• Saint Lucia: Updated General Information, Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce, Adoption, National ID, Police, Court/Prison, Military, Travel Documents, Post Contact, and Visa Services
• Dominica: Updated General Information, Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce, Adoption, National ID, Police, Court/Prison, Military, Travel Documents, Post Contact, and Visa Services
• Antiqua and Barbuda: Updated General Information, Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce, Adoption, National ID, Police, Court/Prison, Military, Travel Documents, Other Records, Post Contact, and Visa Services
• Bosnia and Herzegovina: Updated Police Certificate

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The U.S. government may require fees for nonimmigrant visa application after it has been approved. This is based on the principle of reciprocity. That is, when a foreign government levies fees on American citizens for certain visas, the U.S. government does likewise to those foreign nationals. You can find U.S. reciprocity impositions by country at the Department of State's website.

For More Information

Read the up-to-date Visa Reciprocity Table.

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This information comes from the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA Doc. No. 18010535).