This rule changes the regulation relating to immigrant visa fees to require the applicant to pay the application processing fee prior to the time of application. Related changes are made to ensure that this fee change is not misunderstood as changing the long-held Department of State principle that an alien has ``applied for a visa'' only when, in the case of nonimmigrants, the application (with processing fee or evidence of the prior payment of the processing fee) has been accepted for adjudication or, in the case of immigrants, the applicant has presented all of the required forms and the processing fee (or evidence of the prior payment of the processing fee) and has attested to the application under oath or affirmation before the consular officer.
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