Select a visa category below to find the visa issuance fee, number of entries, and validity period for visas issued to applicants from this country*/area of authority.
Visa Classification: The type of nonimmigrant visa you are applying for.
Fee: The reciprocity fee, also known as the visa issuance fee, you must pay. This fee is in addition to the nonimmigrant visa application fee (MRV fee).
Number of Entries: The number of times you may seek entry into the United States with that visa. "M" means multiple times. If there is a number, such as "One", you may apply for entry one time with that visa.
Validity Period: This generally means the visa is valid, or can be used, from the date it is issued until the date it expires, for travel with that visa. If your Validity Period is 60 months, your visa will be valid for 60 months from the date it is issued.
| Visa Classification |
Fee | Number of Entries |
Validity Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| A-1 | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| A-2 | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| A-3 1 | None | Multiple | 24 Months |
| B-1 | None | Multiple | 120 Months |
| B-2 | None | Multiple | 120 Months |
| B-1/B-2 | None | Multiple | 120 Months |
| C-1 | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| C-1/D | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| C-2 | None | Multiple | 12 Months |
| C-3 | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| CW-1 11 | None | Multiple | 12 Months |
| CW-2 11 | None | Multiple | 12 Months |
| D | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| E-1 2 | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| E-2 2 | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| E-2C 12 | None | Multiple | 24 Months |
| F-1 | $148.00 | Multiple | 12 Months |
| F-1 | $1,147.00 | Multiple | 48 Months |
| F-1 | $1,480.00 | Multiple | 60 Months |
| F-2 | $148.00 | Multiple | 12 Months |
| F-2 | $1,147.00 | Multiple | 48 Months |
| F-2 | $1,480.00 | Multiple | 60 Months |
| G-1 | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| G-2 | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| G-3 | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| G-4 | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| G-5 1 | None | Multiple | 24 Months |
| H-1B | None | Multiple | 60 Months 3 |
| H-1C | None | Multiple | 60 Months 3 |
| H-2A | None | Multiple | 60 Months 3 |
| H-2B | None | Multiple | 60 Months 3 |
| H-2R | None | Multiple | 60 Months 3 |
| H-3 | None | Multiple | 60 Months 3 |
| H-4 | None | Multiple | 60 Months 3 |
| I | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| J-1 4 | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| J-2 4 | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| K-1 | None | One | 6 Months |
| K-2 | None | One | 6 Months |
| K-3 | None | Multiple | 24 Months |
| K-4 | None | Multiple | 24 Months |
| L-1 | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| L-2 | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| M-1 | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| M-2 | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| N-8 | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| N-9 | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| NATO 1-7 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| O-1 | None | Multiple | 60 Months 3 |
| O-2 | None | Multiple | 60 Months 3 |
| O-3 | None | Multiple | 60 Months 3 |
| P-1 | None | Multiple | 60 Months 3 |
| P-2 | None | Multiple | 60 Months 3 |
| P-3 | None | Multiple | 60 Months 3 |
| P-4 | None | Multiple | 60 Months 3 |
| Q-1 6 | None | Multiple | 15 Months 3 |
| Q-2 6 | None | Multiple | 36 Months |
| Q-3 6 | None | Multiple | 36 Months |
| R-1 | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| R-2 | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| S-5 7 | None | One | 1 Month |
| S-6 7 | None | One | 1 Month |
| S-7 7 | None | One | 1 Month |
| T-1 9 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| T-2 | None | One | 6 Months |
| T-3 | None | One | 6 Months |
| T-4 | None | One | 6 Months |
| T-5 | None | One | 6 Months |
| T-6 | None | One | 6 Months |
| TD 5 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| U-1 | None | Multiple | 48 Month |
| U-2 | None | Multiple | 48 Month |
| U-3 | None | Multiple | 48 Month |
| U-4 | None | Multiple | 48 Month |
| U-5 | None | Multiple | 48 Month |
| V-1 | None | Multiple | 120 Months |
| V-2 | None | Multiple | 120 Months 8 |
| V-3 | None | Multiple | 120 Months 8 |
Although care has been taken to ensure the accuracy, completeness and reliability of the information provided, please contact the U.S. Embassy or Consulate where you plan to apply if you believe this information is in error or if you have further questions.
The validity of A-3, G-5, and NATO 7 visas may not exceed the validity of the visa issued to the person who is employing the applicant. The "employer" would have one of the following visa classifications:
An E-1 and E-2 visa may be issued only to a principal alien who is a national of a country having a treaty, or its equivalent, with the United States. E-1 and E-2 visas may not be issued to a principal alien if he/she is a stateless resident or national of a country without a treaty. *When the spouse and children of an E-1 or E-2 principal alien are accorded derivative E-1 or E-2 status and are themselves a national of a country that does not have a treaty with the United States – the reciprocity schedule, including any reciprocity fees, of the principal alien’s country of nationality should be used. **Spouse and children of an E-1 or E-2 visa principal applicant, where the spouse and children are also nationals of a country that has a treaty with the United States – the reciprocity schedule, including any reciprocity fees, of the spouse and children’s country of nationality should be used.
*Example 1: John Doe is a national of Country A that has an E-1/E-2 treaty with the U.S. however his wife and child are nationals of Country B which has no treaty with the U.S. The wife and child would, therefore, be entitled to derivative status and receive the same reciprocity as John Doe, the principal visa holder.
**Example 2: Mike Doe is a national of Country Y that has an E-1/E-2 treaty with the U.S. however his wife and child are nationals of Country Z that also has a treaty with the U.S. The wife and child would, therefore, be entitled to derivative status and receive the reciprocity issued to nationals of Country Z.
The validity of H-1 through H-3, O-1 and O-2, P-1 through P-3, and Q visas may not exceed the period of validity of the approved petition or the number of months shown, whichever is less.
Under 8 CFR §214.2, H-2A and H-2B petitions may generally only be approved for nationals of countries that the Secretary of Homeland Security has designated as participating countries. The current list of eligible countries is available on USCIS's website for both H-2A and H-2B visas. Nationals of countries not on this list may be the beneficiary of an approved H-2A or H2-B petition in limited circumstances at the discretion of the Department of Homeland Security if specifically named on the petition.
Derivative H-4, L-2, O-3, and P-4 visas, issued to accompanying or following-to-join spouses and children, may not exceed the validity of the visa issued to the principal alien.
There is no reciprocity fee for the issuance of a J visa if the alien is a United States Government grantee or a participant in an exchange program sponsored by the United States Government.
Also, there is no reciprocity fee for visa issuance to an accompanying or following-to-join spouse or child (J-2) of an exchange visitor grantee or participant.
In addition, an applicant is eligible for an exemption from the MRV fee if he or she is participating in a State Department, USAID, or other federally funded educational and cultural exchange program (program serial numbers G-1, G-2, G-3 and G-7).
However, all other applicants with U.S. Government sponsorships, including other J-visa applicants, are subject to the MRV processing fee.
Under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Canadian and Mexican nationals coming to engage in certain types of professional employment in the United States may be admitted in a special nonimmigrant category known as the "trade NAFTA" or "TN" category. Their dependents (spouse and children) accompanying or following to join them may be admitted in the "trade dependent" or "TD" category whether or not they possess Canadian or Mexican nationality. Except as noted below, the number of entries, fees and validity for non-Canadian or non-Mexican family members of a TN status holder seeking TD visas should be based on the reciprocity schedule of the TN principal alien.
Since Canadian nationals generally are exempt from visa requirement, a Canadian "TN' or "TD" alien does not require a visa to enter the United States. However, the non-Canadian national dependent of a Canadian "TN", unless otherwise exempt from the visa requirement, must obtain a "TD" visa before attempting to enter the United States. The standard reciprocity fee and validity period for all non-Canadian "TD"s is no fee, issued for multiple entries for a period of 36 months, or for the duration of the principal alien's visa and/or authorized period of stay, whichever is less. See 'NOTE' under Canadian reciprocity schedule regarding applicants of Iranian, Iraqi or Libyan nationality.
Mexican nationals are not visa-exempt. Therefore, all Mexican "TN"s and both Mexican and non-Mexican national "TD"s accompanying or following to join them who are not otherwise exempt from the visa requirement (e.g., the Canadian spouse of a Mexican national "TN") must obtain nonimmigrant visas.
Applicants of Iranian, Iraqi, Libyan, Somalian, Sudanese, Syrian or Yemeni nationality, who have a permanent resident or refugee status in Canada/Mexico, may not be accorded Canadian/Mexican reciprocity, even when applying in Canada/Mexico. The reciprocity fee and period for "TD" applicants from Libya is $10.00 for one entry over a period of 3 months. The Iranian and Iraqi "TD" is no fee with one entry over a period of 3 months.
Q-2 (principal) and Q-3 (dependent) visa categories are in existence as a result of the 'Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program Act of 1998'. However, because the Department anticipates that virtually all applicants for this special program will be either Irish or U.K. nationals, the Q-2 and Q-3 categories have been placed only in the reciprocity schedules for those two countries. Q-2 and Q-3 visas are available only at the Embassy in Dublin and the Consulate General in Belfast.
No S visa may be issued without first obtaining the Department's authorization.
V-2 and V-3 status is limited to persons who have not yet attained their 21st birthday. Accordingly, the period of validity of a V-2 or V-3 visa must be limited to expire on or before the applicant's twenty-first birthday.
Posts may not issue a T-1 visa. A T-1 applicant must be physically present in the United States, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands or a U.S. port of entry, where he/she will apply for an adjustment of status to that of a T-1. The following dependents of a T-1 visa holder, however, may be issued a T visa at a U.S. consular office abroad:
The validity of NATO-5 visas may not exceed the period of validity of the employment contract or 12 months, whichever is less.
The validity of CW-1 and CW-2 visas shall not exceed the maximum initial period of admission allowed by DHS (12 months) or the duration of the transition period ending December 31, 2014, whichever is shortest.
The validity of E-2C visas shall not exceed the maximum initial period of admission allowed by DHS (24 months) or the duration of the transition period ending December 31, 2014, whichever is shortest.
Available
Fees: €20 (plus postage). There is a fee for additional copies at the time of issuance.
Document Name: Birth certificate
Issuing Authority: Issued by either the local registry office or the Registrar General in Dublin.
Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: Civil or “Long-form” Irish Birth Certificates
From 2004 all Civil Certificates (Domestic Adoption, Birth, Death, Marriage, Stillbirth, and Civil Partnership) are issued on A4 sized certificates. The U.S. Embassy/Consulate General can accept a civil A4 copy issued by the Irish Authorities in lieu of long form certificates.
Security features include watermarks and UV images and text.
Issuing Authority Personnel Title: There is no issuing authority personnel title.
Registration Criteria: There are no registration criteria.
Procedure for Obtaining: Available online through the Health Service Executive (HSE) here.
Certified Copies: Certified Copies are not available.
Alternate Documents: The long-form certificates issued prior to 2004 are serially numbered in the upper left-hand corner, and consist of eleven numbered boxes arrayed horizontally on the page. At the bottom of the certificate is the warning that "TO ALTER THIS DOCUMENT OR TO UTTER IT SO ALTERED IS A SERIOUS OFFENSE”. These certificates are generally available for all births from January 1, 1894.
Exceptions: None
Comments: In 2004 the Irish Department of Health - the Health Service Executive (HSE) - introduced a computerized system for recording the registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages in the Republic of Ireland. Any record created prior to 2004 has also been transferred to this new electronic State database by scanning the original entries in the Registers for Births, Deaths and Marriages on to the new computerized system. Certificates are now issued based on these records where a scan of the original Register Entry is printed on to Certificate paper.
Any birth registered before the 1 OCTOBER 1997 does not provide the following details:
These details are recorded on any birth registered on or after the 1 October 1997.
Available
Fees: €20 (plus postage).
Document Name: Death Certificate
Issuing Authority: Registrar General in Dublin
Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: From 2004 all Civil Certificates (Domestic, Adoption, Birth, Death, Marriage, and Civil Partnership) from Irish authorities are issued on A4 sized certificates. Security features include watermarks and UV images and text.
Issuing Authority Personnel Title: There is no issuing authority personnel title.
Registration Criteria: There are no registration criteria.
Procedure for Obtaining: Available online through the Health Service Executive (HSE) here.
Certified Copies: Certified copies are not available.
Alternate Documents: The long-form certificates issued prior to 2004 are serially numbered in the upper left-hand corner, and consist of eleven numbered boxes arrayed horizontally on the page. At the bottom of the certificate is the warning that "TO ALTER THIS DOCUMENT OR TO UTTER IT SO ALTERED IS A SERIOUS OFFENSE. These certificates are generally available for all births from January 1, 1894.
Exceptions: None
Comments: None
Available
Fees: €20 plus postage
Document Name: Marriage Certificate
Issuing Authority: Registrar General in Dublin
Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: From 2004 all Civil Certificates (Domestic, Adoption, Birth, Death, Marriage, and Civil Partnership) from Irish authorities are issued on A4 sized certificates. Security features include watermarks and UV images and text.
Issuing Authority Personnel Title: There is no issuing authority personnel title.
Registration Criteria: There are no registration criteria.
Procedure for Obtaining: Available online through the Health Service Executive (HSE) here.
Certified Copies: Certified copies are not available.
Alternate Documents: The long-form certificates issued prior to 2004 are serially numbered in the upper left-hand corner, and consist of eleven numbered boxes arrayed horizontally on the page. At the bottom of the certificate is the warning that "TO ALTER THIS DOCUMENT OR TO UTTER IT SO ALTERED IS A SERIOUS OFFENSE.” These certificates are generally available for all births from January 1, 1894.
Exceptions: None
Comments: None
Available
Fees: Varies
Document Name: Divorce Certificate
Issuing Authority: Circuit Court Office
Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: There is no special seal(s)/color/format
Issuing Authority Personnel Title: There is no issuing authority personnel title
Registration Criteria: There is no registration criteria
Procedure for Obtaining: Divorce records may be obtained by contacting the court clerk of the court where the case was heard or from your solicitor.
Certified Copies: Certified copies are available
Alternate Documents: There are no alternate documents
Exceptions: None
Comments: None
Available
Fees: €20 plus postage
Document Name: Adoption Certificate
Issuing Authority: Registrar General in Dublin
Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: From 2004 all Civil Certificates (Domestic, Adoption, Birth, Death, Marriage, and Civil Partnership) from Irish authorities are issued on A4 sized certificates. Security features include watermarks and UV images and text.
Issuing Authority Personnel Title: There is no issuing authority personnel title.
Registration Criteria: There are no registration criteria.
Procedure for Obtaining: Available online through the Health Service Executive (HSE) here.
Certified Copies: Certified copies are not available.
Alternate Documents: There are no alternate documents
Exceptions: None
Comments: None
Unavailable
Available
Fees: The certificate is issued free of charge and is issued for the following purposes:-
Document Name: Police Certificate
Issuing Authority: An Garda Síochána
Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: The Police Certificate shows the following “This certificate is issued solely for the information of the U.S.A. Consular authorities”. The Police Certificate shows the individual’s full name, date and place of birth and all addresses while residing in Ireland. Derogatory information is usually listed on the back of the form. To be valid, a district stamp (usually in the lower left hand corner), identifies the issuing Garda Station, signed by the District Superintendent, or his or her deputy.
Issuing Authority Personnel Title: Superintendent in the District where the applicant resides, or formerly resided, in the Republic of Ireland.
Registration Criteria: There is no registration criteria
Procedure for Obtaining: Applicants for Police Certificates for the above mentioned purposes should make application in writing to the Superintendent in charge of the district wherein they reside, or formerly resided, in the Republic of Ireland. Information on how to request a Police Certificate, the district directory and the name of the Superintendent, is available on the www.garda.ie website.
Certified Copies: Certified copies are not available
Alternate Documents: There are no alternate documents
Exceptions: None
Comments: An applicant is required to present their passport when applying for the certificate.
Note: A statement of penal servitude may be obtained directly from the prison in question, but the police certificate usually provides details of conviction and penalty imposed.
It is recommended that each police certificate contain the following information;
Available
Fees: Varies, available on courts.ie
Document Name: Irish Court Record
Issuing Authority: Courts Service Ireland
Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: There is no special seal(s)/color/format
Issuing Authority Personnel Title: Department of Justice
Registration Criteria: There are no registration criteria
Procedure for Obtaining: Court records may be obtained by contacting the court clerk of the court where the case was heard. Contact information is available on the courts.ie website for all courts listed in the Republic of Ireland.
Certified Copies: Certified copies are available
Alternate Documents: There are no alternate documents
Exceptions: None
Comments: An applicant is required to present their passport when applying for the certificate.
Available
Fees: There are no fees
Document Name: “Record of Service in the Defence Forces”
Issuing Authority: Óglaigh na hÉireann, Defense Forces Ireland.
Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: The form is printed on standard, white Irish paper (8-1/4" X 11-3/4") and signed by the Officer in Charge of the Enlisted Personnel Section.
Issuing Authority Personnel Title: Officer in Charge of the Enlisted Personnel Section
Registration Criteria: There are no registration criteria
Procedure for Obtaining: Applicants with military service in the permanent or reserve forces (including the Forsa Cosanta Aitiuil or Slua Muiri) can obtain the form by contacting the relevant departments listed below. Officer in Charge, Enlisted Personnel Section, Defence Forces Headquarters, Infirmary Road, Dublin 8. The applicant must provide the birth date, enlistment date, Army service number, and the name of the unit in which he served.
Former Commissioned Officers should contact:
OiC, Commissioned Officer Management Office (COMO)
Human Resources Branch J1
Defence Forces Headquarters
Station Road
Newbridge
Co Kildare
W12 AD93
Phone No: +353 45 492540
Former Enlisted Personnel should contact:
OiC, Enlisted Personnel Management Office (EPMO)
Human Resources Branch J1
Defence Forces Headquarters
Station Road
Newbridge
Co Kildare
W12 AD93
Phone No: +353 45 492560
Certified Copies: Certified copies are available
Alternate Documents: There are no alternate documents
Exceptions: None
Comments: A special "Record of Service in the Defence Forces" has been devised by Irish authorities to meet U.S. visa requirements.
Types Available: Electronic passports (ePassports), Passports for Children and Emergency Passports
Fees:
€80 Standard 10 year passport
€110 Large 10 Year passport (aged 18 and over)
€30 5 year passport (aged under 18 years)
Document Name:
Issuing Government Authority: Irish Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Dublin, Ireland
Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: In October 2006 the Irish Passport Office began issuing electronic passports (ePassports). The passport has numerous security features and is valid for a maximum of ten years. Machine-readable passports issued prior to October 2006, issued for a maximum of ten years are still valid.
Only Irish citizens are entitled to hold Irish passports, which are issued for a maximum of 10 years validity. Passports can be issued with shorter validity (3 years) to children under three years and (5 years) to children from 3-17 years. Passports come in a 34-page standard size and a 66-page large size.
Issuing Authority Personnel Title: Irish Passport Office, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Registration Criteria: In all applications for a new passport, as well as the completed application form, you must submit:
Procedure for Obtaining: If you are applying from within the State, you should use Passport Express. Hand in your application at your nearest Service Plus Post Office. If you have immediate travel plans or a necessity to travel for reasons of family emergency, contact a passport office. If applying from outside the State, send the completed application to the nearest Irish embassy or consulate, or hand it in at the nearest participating Northern Ireland Post Office if using Passport Express
Alternate Documents: There are no alternate documents.
Exceptions: None
Comments: Only Irish citizens are entitled to hold Irish passports, which are issued for a maximum of 10 years validity. Passports can be issued with shorter validity (3 years) to children under three years and (5 years) to children from 3-17 years. Passports come in a 34-page standard size and a 66-page large size.
Other Documents Available:
Emergency Travel Certificate: In certain circumstances, an Emergency Travel Certificate rather than a passport will be issued by the Irish embassy or Consulate abroad to an Irish citizen who has lost his/her passport. Emergency Travel Certificates are only valid for one journey. An Emergency Travel Certificate is not a passport; it is a document (about A5 size) that carries a photograph of the applicant and a stamp from the embassy verifying identity. Emergency Travel Certificates are generally issued very quickly (depending on the circumstances) and there is a small fee for this service.
Not applicable.
Post Title: U.S. Embassy in Dublin, Ireland
Address:
42 Elgin Road
Ballsbridge
Dublin 4, Ireland
Phone Number: (353) (1) 668-8777 - after hours (353) (1) 668-9612
Fax: (353) (1) 668-8056
Visa Services: All visa categories for the Republic of Ireland.
Comments / Additional Information: None
All visa categories for the Republic of Ireland.
Although care has been taken to ensure the accuracy, completeness and reliability of the information provided, please contact the U.S. Embassy or Consulate where you plan to apply if you believe this information is in error or if you have further questions.
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