Visa Reciprocity Changes, Oct. 15

DOS Updates Visa Reciprocity

As of October 15, 2018, the Department of State has updated its visa reciprocity tables. Since our last update on visa reciprocity changes, nine countries have experienced changes.

October 15

• Ecuador: Updated Police Certificates
• Finland: Updated Police Certificates
• Cabo Verde: Updated Police Certificates

October 11

• Russia: Updated Police/Prison Records
• Uruguay: Updated Police and Court Information

September 27

• Sierra Leone: Updated Birth Certificate

September 25

• Mexico: Updated Reciprocity Schedule and Fees
• Haiti: Updated Reciprocity Schedule and Fees

September 19

• Honduras: Updated Reciprocity Schedule and Fees

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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.

This blog post does not serve as legal advice and does not establish any client-attorney privilege. Do not take any action based on the information contained in this post without consulting a qualified immigration attorney. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate contact our legal team directly.

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