How to apply

Step 5 - How to pay for your visa

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To apply for your U.S. visa you must pay in advance the amount of 107,42 euro*.  This application fee is non-refundable.  Though most visa applicants are succesful in getting their visa, having paid the application fee does not guarantee issuance of a visa.  The fee is for the application and cannot be returned if the visa cannot be issued, not even when you withdraw your application. See the exchange rate information on the right.

How to pay the visa application fee

• Bank Transfer - transfer 107,42 euro into ABN Amro bank account nr. 51.54.83.184, American Consulate General, Amsterdam.  Mention your your full name and your passport number in the transfer memo.  You must bring your original bank statement or a full unedited print-out from your home-banking screen showing the transfer has been completed.  You may pay for others provided you mention their full names in the transfer memo.  This is by far the preferred mode of payment.

• Deposit - deposit 107,42 euro at any branch of any bank, into the Consulate General's bank ABN Amro bank account nr. 51.54.83.184. Note that some banks only accept cash deposit from their own account holders, e.g. the ABN Amro bank. Charges for this service may vary from bank to bank. Deposits made at ABN Amro branches by non account holders may incur an additional charge of € 15. This is a bank charge.

GWK Travelex Exchange Bureaus charge € 7 for money transfer into the Consulate's account. They can be found at many train stations and other locations. The closest branch to the Consulate General is at Leidseplein 31 A, 1017 PS Amsterdam, tel: 020 626 7000. More information and locations can be found at: http://www.travelex.com/nl/.

These outside companies are not affiliated with the Consulate General and we are not responsible for their operations nor for changes in these costs. You must bring the original deposit slip to your visa interview.

• PIN Card - you may bring your Dutch PIN-card (debit card, not credit card) to your visa interview and pay at the Consulate.  This process may take more time than when you bring proof of pre-payment.
  

• Cash - cash payments are not possible.

(*A, G and NATO visa applications do not require this fee or an appointment. More...)

Reciprocity fees.  Please read carefully!
Some countries charge U.S. citizens an issuance fee for visas.  In return the United States Government charges citizens of these countries a similar fee for their U.S. visas.  This is indeed an issuance fee and is charged only when the Consular officer has found you eligible to receive a visa. 
These so called reciprocity fees, are Consular fees and can NOT be paid by PIN-Card.  They are to be paid with the Consular Cashier in dollars, the equivalent in euro or by credit card (Master, Visa, Diners Club, Discover and American Express)
To see whether your nationality is subject to such a reciprocity issuance fee, click here.