On Monday the Department of State published a proposed rule in the Federal Register to increase nonimmigrant visa application processing fees. The Department notes that ongoing process and security enhancements have increased actual processing costs beyond the current $131 fee set on January 1, 2008. Under the proposed rule, applicants for all visas that are not petition-based, including all student and exchange visitor visas, would pay a fee of $140.

Read more about this proposed rule change on the Department’s website, and read the Federal Register notice here.