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 | 12 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 | One | 3 Months |
| C-3 | None | Multiple | 12 Months |
| CW-1 11 | None | Multiple | 12 Months |
| CW-2 11 | None | Multiple | 12 Months |
| D | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| E-1 2 | No Treaty | N/A | N/A |
| E-2 2 | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| E-2C 12 | None | Multiple | 24 Months |
| F-1 | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| F-2 | None | 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 | 12 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 1-6 10 | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| NATO-7 1 | None | Multiple | 12 Months |
| 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 |
| 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 Months |
| U-2 | None | Multiple | 48 Months |
| U-3 | None | Multiple | 48 Months |
| U-4 | None | Multiple | 48 Months |
| U-5 | None | Multiple | 48 Months |
| 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: A fee may be charged for the issuance of a duplicate certificate by the Vital Statistics Office of the Mayor’s Office where the application is made.
Document Name: “Certificat de nastere”
Issuing Authority: Office of Vital Statistics (“Oficiul Starii Civile”) of the local Mayor’s Office, available in three languages: Romanian, French and English.
Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: Blue, 7.5 inches by 9 inches, plus one ink stamp and bearing the signature of the Vital Statistics officer.
Issuing Authority Personnel Title: Vital Statistics Officer (“Ofiter Stare Civila”) Registration Criteria: See below.
Procedure for Obtaining: The deadline for declaring and registering the child's birth is 15 days from the date of birth for children born alive and still alive. If the declaration of birth was made after the expiry of 15 days, recording of the birth certificate is done with the approval of the Director at the Local Directorate for Vital Records and Personal Database and a written statement whereby he/she shall state the reason for the delay.
Required documents (original and photocopy), depending on the situation:
Obtaining a duplicate of birth certificate
Certified Copies Available: Certified copies are not available
Alternate Documents: There are no alternate documents
Exceptions: None
Comments: None
Available
Fees: A fee may be charged for the issuance of a duplicate of the certificate by the Vital Statistics Office of the Mayor’s Office where the application is made.
Document Name: “Certificat de deces”
Issuing Authority: Office of Vital Statistics (“Oficiul Starii Civile”) of the local Mayor’s Office. Issued in three languages: Romanian, French and English.
Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: Gray, 7.5 inches by 9 inches, plus one ink stamp and the signature of the Vital Statistics officer.
Issuing Authority Personnel Title: Vital Statistics Officer (“Ofiter Stare Civila”)
Registration Criteria: See below
Procedure for Obtaining: Applicant should present the following documents:
Certified Copies Available: Certified copies are not available
Alternate Documents: There are no alternate documents
Exceptions: None
Comments: None
Available
Fees: A fee may be charged for the issuance of a duplicate certificate by the Vital Statistics Office of the Mayor’s Office where the application is made.
Document Name: Certificat de Căsătorie
Issuing Authority: Officer of Vital Statistics (Ofițer de Stare Civilă) of the local Mayor's Office in three languages: Romanian, French and English.
Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: Pink, 7.5 inches by 9 inches, plus one ink stamp and bearing the signature of the Vital Statistics officer..
Issuing Authority Personnel Title: Vital Statistics Officer (“Ofiter Stare Civila”)
Registration Criteria: See below
Procedure for Obtaining: See below
Certified Copies Available: Certified copies are not available
Alternate Documents: There are no alternate documents
Exceptions: None
Comments: The marriage certificate is registered by the local municipality. If the marriage was contracted abroad, to obtain a Romanian marriage certificate the marriage must be registered in Romania at the Mayor’s Office in the applicant’s last domicile in Romania.
Available
Fees: See TAXE PERCEPUTE
Document Name: Sentinta Civila (if issued by a Romanian court); Certificat de Divort (if issued by the Vital Statistics Officer of the Mayor’s Office where the marriage took place, or where the spouses had their last common residence, or by a public notary).
Issuing Authority: The divorce may be in the form of:
Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: If granted by a Romanian court, it is typed on A4 size paper and lists the name of the court; bears the round stamp of the court. If issued by a Vital Statistics Office it is printed on A4 paper with the letterhead of the Mayor’s Office. If issued by a public notary it is issued on A4 paper with the stamp of the public notary’s office.
Issuing Authority Personnel Title: Presiding judge of the court and the court clerk if the divorce is granted by a Romanian court; Vital Statistics Officer if the divorce is granted by the Mayor’s Office, or by a public notary.
Registration Criteria: The divorce certificate must be registered with the Vital Statistics Office in the Mayor’s Office where the marriage took place.
Procedure for Obtaining: Court certified copies of the divorce decree may be obtained from the court which granted the divorce. Divorce decrees are given to the parties by the Mayor’s Office or the public notary which granted the divorce.
Certified Copies Available: Certified copies are available
Alternate Documents: There are no alternate documents
Exceptions: There are no exceptions
Comments: For more details, please visit the Ministry of Administration and Interior’s website at http://depabd.mai.gov.ro/stare_civila.html.
Available
Fees: There are no fees
Document Name: Sentinta pentru incuviintarea adoptiei
Issuing Authority: Romanian Civil Court
Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: The document is printed on A4 paper and bears the seal of the court.
Issuing Authority Personnel Title: Presiding judge and the Court Clerk.
Registration Criteria: The court decree bears a registration number.
Procedure for Obtaining: All parties in the court case are given a copy of the final court decree.
Certified Copies Available: Certified copies are available
Alternate Documents: There are no alternate documents
Exceptions: None
Comments: None
Fees: See link below
Document Name: “Carte de identitate”
Issuing Authority: Document issued by the Directorate for Persons Record and Databases Management within the Ministry of Administration and Interior to Romanian citizens upon reaching age 14. Website: depabd.mai.gov.
Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: Issued in three languages – Romanian, French and English. It is laminated and has the bearer’s color photo, personal identification number, last and first names, nationality, place of birth, address of current domicile, issuing authority, and validity (from-to dates). It is machine-readable.
Issuing Authority Personnel Title: There is no issuing authority personnel title.
Registration Criteria: There are no registration criteria.
Procedure for Obtaining: The application for the identity card is filed in person, and is issued to the bearer. If the applicant is abroad, a third party may apply in his/her name, with a special power-of-attorney on which the picture of the applicant is affixed, notarized by the Romanian embassy or consulate in the country where the applicant is present, stating the exact object of the mandate.
Certified Copies Available: Certified copies are not available.
Alternate Documents: Temporary Identity Cards are issued in case of stolen/lost Identity Card issued and are of limited validity.
Exceptions: None
Comments: Information on obtaining the identity card, the required documents and fees, and the various situations where a new identity card is required may be found online at depabd.mai.gov.
Available
Fees: There are no fees
Document Name: Cazier Judiciar
Issuing Authority: Ministry Interior
Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: : 8.25 inches by 6 inches, has blue falcon crest watermark and bears the signature of the issuing officer.
Issuing Authority Personnel Title: Comisar Sef de Politie (Police Chief Commissioner)
Registration Criteria: Not Applicable
Procedure for Obtaining Issued usually immediately, or in three days from the application date, if the application is filed in Romania.
Certified Copies Available: The stamped original is certified by the issuing authority, but only this format is available and accepted.
Alternate Documents: There are no alternate documents
Exceptions: None
Comments: Romanian citizens residing abroad, and foreign citizens who previously resided in Romania, may apply through a Romanian Mission abroad. At the request of the individual who is abroad, Romanian Embassies and Consulates may issue, after conducting the necessary checks in the data base, a statement (“adeverinta”) with the results of these checks. These statements have the same legal value as a police certificate and may be used exclusively outside of Romania. Romanian citizens residing abroad and aliens who lived in Romania for more than a year may apply for a police certificate in one of two ways. They may apply at the Romanian Mission in the country of their residence by filling out an application form, and submitting the applicant's valid national ID, passport, temporary ID card and registration certificate for citizens of the EU countries, ID card for permanent residency, or permit for temporary or permanent residence. Alternatively, they may sign a power of attorney at the Romanian Mission abroad for a third party to apply on their behalf. If the application is filed by the third party in Romania, the power-of-attorney must be notarized by a public notary. If the application is filed abroad, the power-of-attorney must be authenticated either by a consular officer at a Romanian Mission or by a notary public in a member country of the Hague Convention on Legalization of Foreign Public Documents. In these circumstances, the power of attorney must bear the Hague Convention Apostille.
Available
Fees: There are no fees
Document Name: Sentinta Penala
Issuing Authority: Penal Court
Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: Typed on A4 size paper listing the name of the issuing court, bearing the round seal of the court.
Issuing Authority Personnel Title: The document is signed by the president of the court and the court clerk.
Registration Criteria: There is no registration criteria
Procedure for Obtaining: May be obtained from the penal court which issued the decree.
Certified Copies Available: Certified copies are available
Alternate Documents: There are no alternate documents
Exceptions: None
Comments: None
Available
Fees: There are no fees
Document Name: Bilet de Liberare
Issuing Authority: Issued by the penitentiary where the applicant served time, at the completion of the detention time.
Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: There is no Special Seal(s)/Color/Format
Issuing Authority Personnel Title: The director of the penitentiary.
Registration Criteria: There are no registration criteria.
Procedure for Obtaining: Documents are issued to the individual concerned at the time of release from jail
Certified Copies Available: Certified copies are not available
Alternate Documents: There are no alternate documents
Exceptions: None
Comments: None
Available
Fees: There are no fees
Document Name: “Livret Militar”
Issuing Authority: Romanian Ministry of Defense. Given to individuals who have served in the armed forces of Romania at the end of their service. Not available otherwise.
Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: Hard-cover booklet, 4.25” x 3” with brown cover and light green pages. Inside is biographical data to include family information and occupation of bearer with photograph, stamps, service dates, rank and military specialty.
Issuing Authority Personnel Title: Commander of the county Military Center.
Registration Criteria: There is no registration criteria
Procedure for Obtaining: There is no procedure for obtaining
Certified Copies Available: Certified copies are not available.
Alternate Documents: A certificate issued by the county Military Center listing the period of time the applicant served in the military, rank, branch
Exceptions: None
Comments: Please note that as of January 1, 2007, mandatory military service was suspended. Therefore, Romanian men under the age of 18 in 2007 would not have been required to serve in the military. However, in times of war, in an emergency mobilization of the armed forces, or curfew, completion of military service becomes mandatory according to the law.
Available: Regular, Diplomatic and Official passports
Fees: If the application for the passport is made in Romania the fees are: 258 Lei for an electronic passport for persons over 12 years; and 234 Lei for persons under 12 years. The fee for the temporary passport is 96 Lei, regardless of the age of the applicant.
Document Name: PAȘAPORT, PAȘAPORT DIPLOMATIC, PAȘAPORT DE SERVICIU
Issuing Authority: The Romanian Ministry of Interior has sole authority for the issuance of all simple and electronic passports with the exception of diplomatic (Pașaport Diplomatic) and official (Pașaport de Serviciu) passports, which are issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: The Regular Passport has a burgundy cover and is issued by the Ministry of Interior. The Diplomatic Passport has a black cover and is issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Official Passport has a dark blue cover and is issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. All passports have gold lettering on the front that says “UNIUNEA EUROPEANĂ” and “ROMÂNIA” and the type of passport.
Issuing Authority Personnel Title: There is no issuing authority personnel title listed.
Registration Criteria: There is no registration criteria
Procedure for Obtaining: If you apply for a Romanian passport in Romania, please follow the link on the website of the Romanian Ministry of Interior pasapoarte.mai.gov. If you apply for a Romanian passport abroad, please follow the link to the website of the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: mae.ro.
Certified Copies Available: Certified copies are not available.
Alternate Documents: There are no alternate documents.
Exceptions: None
Comments: A Romanian citizen abroad without a valid passport may be issued a travel document (Titlu de călătorie) by the nearest Romanian consulate. This travel document is valid for 30 days and only for return to Romania.
There are no other records
Post Title: U.S. Embassy Bucharest, Romania
Mailing Address:
American Embassy Bucharest
C/O Department of State
Washington, D.C. 20521-5260
Street Address:
The United States Embassy
4-6, Dr. Liviu Librescu Blvd.,
District 1, Bucharest
015118 Romania
Telephone: (+40) 21 200-3300, 021 270 6000
Fax: (+40) 21 200-3442
Comments / Additional Information: None
All visa categories for all of Romania.
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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