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  • David Reynolds the U.S. Embassy Economic Officer shared his knowledge of doing business in FSM with a business class at PICS High School.

    2012.04.24

    David Reynolds the U.S. Embassy Economic Officer shared his knowledge of doing business in FSM with a business class at PICS High School.

  • U.S. turned over the new 12 million dollar Aircraft Rescue Firefighting station to the Pohnpei State Government.

    2012.04.30

    U.S. turned over the new 12 million dollar Aircraft Rescue Firefighting station to the Pohnpei State Government.

  • A group of seven Pohnpeian women worked with Mrs. Prahar to harvest vegetables from her garden and cook them using a single burner butane stove. The women as a group shared their knowledge of growing vegetables and cooking them using only local available materials.

    2012.05.02

    A group of seven Pohnpeian women worked with Mrs. Prahar to harvest vegetables from her garden and cook them using a single burner butane stove. The women as a group shared their knowledge of growing vegetables and cooking them using only local available materials.

  • Kate Troutman, Rick Herman, and the U.S. Ambassador placed a memorial plaque to the World Teach Volunteer who died in a fall at Liduduhniap Waterfall on August 6th, 2011.

    2012.05.11

    Kate Troutman, Rick Herman, and the U.S. Ambassador placed a memorial plaque to the World Teach Volunteer who died in a fall at Liduduhniap Waterfall on August 6th, 2011.

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Consular Notices

2012.04.12

Visa Processing Fees to Change on April 13, 2012 Effective April 13, 2012, the Department of State will adjust visa processing fees. The fees for most nonimmigrant visa applications and Border Crossing Cards will increase, while all immigrant visa processing fees will decrease.

The Department is required to recover, as far as possible, the cost of processing visas through the collection of application fees. For a number of reasons, the current fees no longer cover the actual cost of processing nonimmigrant visas. The nonimmigrant visa fee increase will support the addition and expansion of overseas facilities, as well as additional staffing required to meet increased visa demand.

Although most categories of nonimmigrant visa processing fees will increase, the fee for E visas (treaty-traders and treaty-investors) and K visas (for fiancé(e)s of U.S. citizens) will decrease.

Nonimmigrant Visa Processing Fees
Type of VisaPrevious FeeNew Fee
Tourist, Business, Transit, Crew Member, Student, Exchange Visitor, and Journalist visas $140 $160
Petition-Based visas (H, L, O, P, Q, and R) $150 $190
Treaty Investor and Trader visas (E) $390 $270
Fiancé(e) visas (K) $350 $240
Border Crossing Cards (age 15 and older) $140 $160
Border Crossing Cards (under age 15) $14 $15

Because of a reallocation of costs associated with immigrant visas, all categories of immigrant visa processing fees will decrease.

Immigrant Visa Processing Fees
Type of VisaPrevious FeeNew Fee
Immediate Relative and Family Preference Applications $330 $230
Employment-Based Applications $720 $405
Other Immigrant Visa Applications $305 $220
Diversity Visa Program Fee $440 $330
Determining Returning Resident Status $380 $275

The proposed fees were published in the Federal Register today, and will take effect in 15 days. To view the interim final rule, visit www.regulations.gov. Comments will be accepted until 60 days after publication. At that time, the Department will consider the public comments, and the published final rule will include the Department’s response to any comments received.

Fee information may also be found on the Bureau of Consular Affairs website, travel.state.gov, and on the websites of U.S. embassies and consulates.

2012.01.30

Beginning January 15, 2012, Russian citizens whose purpose of travel meets specific criteria are eligible to be paroled into Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) without a visa. Please consult the following bulletin for further information.

2011.10.13

State Department Issues Worldwide Warning. Following the foiled Iran-supported bombing plot, the AP (10/12, Lee) reports, "The State Department is warning Americans around the world of the potential for terrorist attacks against US interests following the exposure of an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United States. In a new worldwide travel alert issued late Tuesday, the department said the foiled scheme could be a sign that Iran has adopted a 'more aggressive focus' on terrorist activity. It said Iranian-sponsored attacks could include strikes in the United States, where the alleged plot against the Saudi envoy was supposed to have taken place, as well as other countries."

2011.09.08

The Department of State has issued an updated Worldwide Caution. U.S. Embassy Kolonia encourages all travelers to take a moment to familiarize themselves with its content.

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