Consular / Visa Issuance

12 tracked rules affecting Consular / Visa Issuance.

• Visas: Visa Bond Program — effective August 3, 2026
• Schedule of Fees for Consular Services, Department of State and Overseas Embassies and Consulates-Visa and Citizenship Services Fee Changes — effective July 1, 2026 — comments close July 9, 2026
• Schedule of Fees for Consular Services-Fee for Administrative Processing of Request for Certificate of Loss of Nationality of the United States; Correction — effective April 16, 2026
• Implementing First Responders Passport Act To Exempt Certain First Responders From Passport Fees — effective April 3, 2026
• Improving Wage Protections for the Temporary and Permanent Employment of Certain Foreign Nationals in the United States — comments close May 26, 2026
• Schedule of Fees for Consular Services-Fee for Administrative Processing of Request for Certificate of Loss of Nationality of the United States — effective April 13, 2026
• Visas: Enhancing Vetting and Combatting Fraud in the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program — effective April 10, 2026
• Restoring Integrity to the Issuance of Non-Domiciled Commercial Drivers Licenses (CDL) — effective March 16, 2026
• Schedule of Fees for Consular Services, Department of State and Overseas Embassies and Consulates-Visa Services Fee Changes — effective September 16, 2025
• Visas: Visa Bond Pilot Program; Correction — effective August 20, 2025
• Visas: Enhancing Vetting and Combatting Fraud in the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program — comments close September 19, 2025
• Visas: Visa Bond Pilot Program — effective August 20, 2025