Application Fee
How to Pay the Visa Application Fee
The United States Congress requires American embassies and consulates to collect a $131 or SAR498 Machine Readable Visa (MRV) application fee for each application processed. All non-immigrant visa applicants must pay the nonrefundable visa application fee. This fee must be paid before you come to the Consulate for your interview.
You may pay the application fee at any branch of Samba bank in Saudi Arabia. Please bring the yellow receipt with you when you come for your visa interview.
To locate a Samba bank near you click the following link:
Samba Bank Branch Locations
Samba account holders may also pay the fee online at the Samba Bank website:
Samba Bank Online Payment
The only applicants exempt from this fee are those who are applying for A (diplomatic), G (international organization), C-3 (diplomatic/official transit) visas, and J-1 (exchange visitor program) applicants participating in certain programs that are funded by the U.S. Department of State or USAID.