CONSULAR SECTION PRESS RELEASE

In order to better serve the public, starting February 12, 2007, all applicants for U.S. visas must pay the equivalent of 100 USD in Mongolian Tugrugs for the Machine Readable Visa (MRV) processing fee at the Trade and Development Bank of Mongolia during the Bank’s normal business hours.  The Trade and Development Bank of Mongolia will use the current Central Bank of Mongolia exchange rate for all transactions.

Please note that MRV receipts are only valid for one year – the visa interview must take place within a year of paying your MRV fee.

Applicants can pay the 100 USD visa processing fee at any of following branches of the Trade and Development Bank:

Dornogobi Branch                Erdenet Branch           TDB Headquarters
Dornogobi Aimig                  Orkhon Aimag             Ulaanbaatar City
Sainshand Soum                 Bayan-Undur Soum      Chingeltei District
Bag No 3                           Khurenbulag Bag          Baga Toiruu 12
Tel: 01522-22298               Tel: 01352-25155        Tel: 324690
Email: tdb408@tdbm.mn       Email: tdb407@tdbm.mn

Darkhan Branch                   Dornod Branch
Darkhan-Uul Aimag              Dornod Aimag
Darkhan Soum                    Kherlen Soum
Bag No 8                           Bag No 6
Tel: 01372-33726               Tel: 01582-230009
Email: tdb403@tdbm.mn       Email: tdb401@tdbm.mn

Urguu Branch                       Sansar Branch          
Ulaanbaatar City                Ulaanbaatar City
Bayangol District                Bayanzurkh District                       
Khoroo No 13                     Tokyo Avenue
Ard Ayush Avenue              Sky Shopping Center
Tel: 361968/368961            Tel: 324658
Email: tdbtt06@tdbm.mn      Email: tdbtt07@tdbm.mn

For Mongolian citizens, the 100 USD nonimmigrant processing fee is the only fee that an applicant will have to pay (please note, all student visa applicants and some exchange visitor applicants are also required to pay the 100 USD SEVIS fee online and bring a receipt ).  The nonimmigrant processing fee is associated to the cost of services rendered by the consular section and is nonrefundable.  This fee is mandated by Congress and is the same at U.S. Embassies and Consulates throughout the world.

Specific information on the procedures for applying for a visa is available at U.S. Embassy website at http://ulaanbaatar.usembassy.gov.  Handouts explaining the process will also be available at the Embassy.