Non-immigrant Visa Application

Step 2 (TOKYO/OSAKA/NAHA/SAPPORO/FUKUOKA)

Pay the Visa Application Fee

For Sapporo and Fukuoka procedures, see here.

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All applicants except those applying for diplomatic visas and certain visitors participating in U.S. Government-sponsored programs must pay a nonrefundable application fee to cover the cost of applying for a visa. The fee must be paid through a Pay-easy ATM.

Please follow the instruction below and pay the visa application fee at a Pay-easy ATM:  

1. Access the fee payment site. 
2. Type in your information: (1) your passport number and the Barcode number on your DS-160 confirmation page (2) surname and first name. After you press the "Register" button, please check the information you entered is correct. Then, press the "Confirm" button.
3. Three Payment Information Numbers (Financial Institution Code, Customer Number, and Confirmation Number) will be generated from the system. Print out the document and bring it when you pay the fee to a Pay-easy ATM. Please note: Your Payment Information Number will expire in 7 days from system issuance. If your payment number expires prior to payment, you will be required to again access the fee payment site (above) and generate a payment document which contains the Financial Institution Code and a new Customer Number and Confirmation Number.
4. Pay the MRV (Machine Readable Visa) fee at a Pay-easy ATM: If you punch in three numbers, the appliction fee will be shown on an ATM automatically. Keep the original receipt issued by the ATM. The original Pay-easy ATM transaction receipt must be attached on the third page of the Application Form. (The Embassy will not return the original receipt. Please make a copy if needed.) Visa Application Fees must be paid by Pay-easy ATM. Your application cannot be processed if you do not send your Pay-easy ATM transaction receipt showing payment of the application fee with your application. If you do not have a Pay-easy ATM transaction receipt, lost your receipt, or paid by internet banking, you will be required to pay the fee by Pay-easy ATM before your application can be processed. Do not use internet banking for your payment. Please note that the MRV fee is not refundable.

Do not pay other fees into the Pay-easy account! Additional fees may apply depending on nationality and visa type, but only the machine readable visa application fee should be paid using the Pay-easy system. The Embassy cannot refund other fees that are accidentally paid into the Pay-easy account.

Pay-easy ATM:

The Application Fee may be paid at the nearest Pay-easy ATM.

Currently, the following financial institutions have Pay-easy compatible ATMs (excluding selected branches):  

• Japan Post Bank
• Mizuho Bank
• Sumitomo Mitsui Bank
• Resona Bank
• Saitama Resona Bank
• Chiba Bank
• Towa Bank
• Keiyo Bank  

 
Why is there a fee?

The United States Congress requires American embassies and consulates to collect a Machine Readable Visa (MRV) application fee for each application processed. These fees are used to pay for security improvements to the United States visa and entry control system.

All non-immigrant visa applicants must pay a nonrefundable visa application fee, payable in Japanese Yen. The yen-dollar exchange rate used to calculate this fee changes monthly.

The only applicants exempt from this fee are those who are applying for A (diplomatic), G (International Organizations), C-3 (diplomatic/official transit) visas, and J-1 (exchange visitor program) applicants participating in the State Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs or USAID sponsored programs listed as G-1, G-2, G-3, or G-7 on the DS-2019.