美国领事馆服务申请费用上涨
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USLawChina据悉，由美国国务院批准的新领事服务费用调整规定于2012年2月2日正式开始生效。之前，USLawChina对这一费用调整有过报导，具体内容请参考文章：美国领事馆各项服务费用相继调涨。

其中上涨部份为：
护照相关费用
16岁及以上的人申请护照本，费用从55美元涨到70美元；护照加页从分文不收变成82美元；护照安全保障费翻倍，由原来的20美元涨到40美元；
美国公民相关费用
海外出生领事馆报告申请费用由65美元上涨到100美元；美国公民文件搜索和查证从60美元涨到150美元
职业移民签证
职业移民签证申请费用几乎翻倍，从355美元上涨到720美元；
抽签移民签证
抽签移民签证申请费用从375美元小幅度浮动到440美元；
提供文件服务
文件公证认证服务，一致调整为50美元。

费用调整下降的是：
亲属移民签证
亲属移民申请费用从355美元下调到330美元；
回美签证
回美签证申请费由400美元降到380美元。

所以总的来说，涨价是不可阻挡的趋势，降价部份与涨价部份对比，实在是小巫见大巫。并且，以上只是USLawChina筛选部份大多数人关心的费用做出报导，为了读者了解，美国国务院/领事馆服务费用的所有调整情况的原文如下：

DOS final rule on Schedule of Fees for Consular Services. Specifically, the rule made changes to the Schedule of Fees for Consular Services (Schedule) for a number of different fees. This final rule became effective 02/02/12. This rule establishes the following fees for the categories below, as determined by the CoSM:
--Passport Book Application Services for Applicants Age 16 or Over (including renewals): from $55 to $70
--Additional Passport Visa Pages: from $0 to $82
--Passport Book Security Surcharge (Enhanced Border Security Fee): from $20 to $40
--File Search and Verification of U.S. Citizenship: from $60 to $150
--Application for Consular Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the United States: from $65 to $100
--Administrative Processing of Formal Renunciation of U.S. Citizenship: from $0 to $450*
--Passport Card Application Services for Applicants Age 16 or Over (including renewals): from $20 to $30
--Passport Card Application Services for Applicants Under Age 16: from $10 to $15
--Making arrangements for a Deceased Non-U.S. Citizen Family Member: from a charge of Consular time spent on the service, previously $265 an hour plus expenses to $200 plus expenses
--Immigrant Visa Application for Immediate Relative and Family Preference Applications: from $355 to $330
--Immigrant Visa Application for Employment-Based Applications: from $355 to $720
--Immigrant Visa Application for Other Visa Classes: from $355 to $305
--Diversity Visa Program Fee: from $375 to $440
--Affidavit of Support Review (only when reviewed domestically): from $70 to $88
--Determining Returning Resident Status: from $400 to $380
--Immigrant Visa Security Surcharge: from $45 to $74
--Providing Notarial Service: First service (seal): from $30 to $50
--Providing Notarial Service: Each additional seal: from $20 to $50
--Certification of a True Copy or That No Record of an Official File Can be Located: First copy: from $30 to $50
--Certification of a True Copy or That No Record of an Official File Can be Located: Each additional copy: from $20 to $50
--Provision of Documents, Certified Copies of Documents, and Other Certifications by the Department of State (domestic): from $30 to $50
--Authentications (by posts abroad): from $30 to $50
--Processing Letters Rogatory and Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act 275 (FSIA) Judicial Assistance Cases: from $735 to $2,275
--Scheduling/Arranging Appointments for Depositions: from $475 to $1,283
--Attending or Taking Depositions, or Executing Commissions to Take Testimony: from $265 per hour plus expenses to $309 per hour plus expenses
--Providing Seal and Certification of Depositions: from $70 to $415
--Consular Time Charges: from $265 to $231

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