U.S. Embassy Introduces New Visa Application, Fee Payment

The U.S. Embassy in Rwanda will use a new and improved visa fee payment and appointment system starting Monday, July 28, 2014.

This new system will allow applicants to pay the visa application fee outside of Kigali and schedule a nonimmigrant visa interview appointment online or by calling local phone numbers.

Please note the visa application fee is 160 U.S. dollars and will not increase with the coming changes.

• If you have paid the U.S. visa application fee at I&M Bank (formerly Banque Commerciale du Rwanda, BCR): Please schedule a visa interview appointment now. Your visa interview should be conducted before July 20, 2014.

• If you require a visa interview appointment before July 20, 2014: Pay the U.S. visa application fee at I&M Bank and schedule a visa interview appointment now. Your visa interview should be conducted before July 20, 2014.

• If you require a visa interview appointment after July 20, 2014: Do not pay the U.S. visa application fee at I&M Bank.

We will provide additional guidance in July on how to pay the visa application fee using our new system.

The U.S. Embassy will begin accepting new visa interview appointments using the new system starting July 28, 2014.

The implementation of this new system is part of our efforts to continually improve our services for our visa applicants.