Step 3: Pay Fees
The first thing you need to do after receiving your NVC Welcome Letter is pay your processing fees. There are two processing fees:
- Immigrant Visa Application Processing Fee
- Affidavit of Support Fee.
You will need a bank routing number and a checking or savings account number from a U.S. based bank.
To pay your fee, log into your case in CEAC and click the ‘PAY NOW’ button under Affidavit of Support Fee or IV Fee on your summary page.
Please note you cannot pay these two fees simultaneously; the online system will ask you to pay them one at a time.
After submitting your payments online, please allow 10 calendar days for NVC to process your fees before continuing to the next step. You will not be able to access Form DS-260 until NVC has processed your payments.