22.7 Collection and return of fees. AUTHORITY: The provisions of this Part 22 issued under secs. 3, 4, 63 Stat. 111, as amended; 22 U.S.C. 811a, 2658, E.O. 10718; 3 CFR, 1954-1958 Comp. SOURCE: The provisions of this Part 22 appear at 22 F.R. 10790, Dec. 27, 1957, unless otherwise noted. § 22.1 Tariff of fees, Foreign Service of the United States of America. (a) Officers of the Foreign Service shall charge for official services performed abroad at the rates prescribed in this tariff, in coin of the United States or at its representative value in exchange (22 U.S.C. 1202). For definition of representative value in exchange, see § 23.4 of this chapter. No fees named in this tariff shall be charged or collected for the official services to American vessels and seamen (22 U. S. C. 1186). The term "American vessels" is defined to exclude, for the purposes of this tariff, undocumented American vessels and the fees prescribed herein shall be charged and collected for such undocumented vessels. However, the fees prescribed herein shall not be charged or collected for American public vessels, which includes any vessel owned or operated by a United States Government department or agency and engaged exclusively in official business on a non-commercial basis. This tariff shall be kept posted in a conspicuous place in each Foreign Service office, subject to the examination of all persons interested therein (22 U. S. C. 1197). PASSPORT AND CITIZENSHIP SERVICES Item No. 1. Execution of application for passport-no exceptions (22 U. S. C. 214). 2. Examination of passport application executed before a foreign official. 3. Issuance of passport (22 U. S. C. 214) 4. Renewal of passport (22 U. S. C. 217a) 5. Issuance of certificate or card of identity and registration. 6. Issuance or renewal of passport (a) to officers or employees of the United States proceeding abroad or return- (b) to seamen when employed as such on American vessels (22 U. S. C. 214) – 9. Execution of application for registration__. Fee $1.00 $1.00 $9.00 $5.00 $1.00 No fee No fee No fee No fee No fee No fee 10. Execution of affidavit in regard to American birth in connection with application for registration or for passport.... No fee 11. Administering the oath of allegiance to a native-born American woman who No fee (a) of repatriation of a native-born American woman whose marital status $5.00 $5.00 (c) of repatriation under the act of July 20, 1954 (8 U. S. C. 1438 Supp.), $5.00 PASSPORT AND CITIZENSHIP SERVICES-Continued Item No. 13. Completion of birth and death reports in number of copies prescribed by regulation (a) Registration of birth of American citizen_. (b) Furnishing one copy of the consular report of birth (Form FS-240, (c) Report of death of American citizen and sending one copy each to legal (Charge under item 75 below for any additional copies made and furnished, as Fee No fee $1.50 No fee $3.00 $25.00 (Item numbers 16 through 19 vacant.) VISA SERVICES FOR ALIENS 20. Furnishing and verification of application for immigrant visa, including duplicate copy 21. Issuance of each immigrant visa 22. Furnishing and verification of application and issuance of nonimmigrant visa. (Fees prescribed in Appendix C, Visa Handbook of Department of State, as amended from time to time.) 23. Furnishing and verification of application and issuance of nonimmigrant visa to alien proceeding solely in transit to and from the headquarters district of the United Nations under the provisions of section 11 of the Agreement between the United Nations and the United States of America regarding the headquarters of the United Nations (61 Stat. 756). 24. Visa of alien crew list... 25. Supplemental visa of alien crew list_ 26. Medical examination of applicant for immigrant or nonimmigrant visa, when the examination is performed by a physician employed by the United States Public Health Service____ 27. Medical examination of applicant for nonimmigrant visa who is proceeding to 28. Medical examination of applicant for immigrant visa under legislation author- SERVICES RELATING TO VESSELS AND SEAMEN 30. Noting marine protest, when required by a master of a foreign or an undocumented vessel.. 31. Extending marine protest, when required by master of a foreign or an undocumented vessel.. If it exceeds 200 words, for every additional 100 words or fraction thereof_-32. Protest of master against charterers or freighters, when required by master of a foreign or an undocumented vessel___. 33. Shipment or discharge of seaman on undocumented vessel, each seaman__ 35. Issuance of provisional certificate of registry or certificate of American owner- 36. Services under this tariff (unless designated "no exceptions") when performed $5.00 $20.00 No fee $2.00 No fee $10.00 No fee No fee $5.00 $10.00 $1.00 $5.00 $2.00 $10.00 $5.00 No fee 99-144 O-69-4 NOTARIAL SERVICES AND AUTHENTICATIONS Item No. Fee 45. Administering an oath and certificate thereof.. $2.50 46. Taking the acknowledgment of the execution of a document, and certificate thereof $2.50 47. Certifying under official seal that a copy or extract made from an official or a private document is a true copy. (Fees for copying, if required, are an additional charge under item 75.). $1.00 48. Certifying to official character of a foreign notary or other official (i. e., authenticating a document)--. 49. Administering oaths, taking acknowledgments, or supplying authentications, in connection with application for letters patent or registration of trademarks, or with the assignment or transfer of rights thereunder___ 50. Administering an oath and certificate thereof for petition for nonquota, tempo- $2.50 $2.50 $2.50 52. For affidavit of petitioner or his agent on documents or evidence to be presented (Item numbers 56 and 57 vacant.) 58. Services under this heading "Notarial Services and Authentications", when (a) in connection with the execution of forms or documents required by $2.50 $2.50 $5.00 No fee (b) in connection with the assignment and transfer of United States bonds (e) to American citizens, while outside the United States, in preparation (g) to an official of a foreign government in circumstances where furnish- No fee No fee No fee No fee No fee No fee SERVICES RELATING TO TAKING OF EVIDENCE Item No. 65. In taking depositions or executing commissions to take testimony (for ad- (a) for the services of the diplomatic or consular officer, including com- (b) for the services of the diplomatic or consular officer, as above, for (d) stenographic and typing service when supplied by the Foreign Service post, for each. 100 words or fraction thereof (charge additionally under item 75 for extra copies, if requested) ––. 66. Executing commissions to take testimony in connection with foreign documents for use in criminal cases when the commission is accompanied by an order of Federal court on behalf of an indigent party as contemplated by 18 U. S. C. 3495__. 87. Providing seal and certificate for return of letters rogatory executed by foreign officials.... (Item numbers 68 and 69 vacant.) Fee $15.00 $10.00 $4.00 $1.00 No fee $5.00 DECEDENTS' ESTATES 70. Taking into possession under 22 U. S. C. 1175 the personal estate of any citizen who shall die within the limits of a consular district, inventorying, selling, and finally disposing thereof according to law, for each $100 of inventory value or fraction thereof__ 71. Service as described under item 70 above, when performed in the case of a 72. Placing or removal of official seal on estates of decedents; for disbursing funds $2.00 No fee No fee Item No COPYING, RECORDING AND PROCTORING 75. Copies made by typewriter (letter-size, double-spaced page or equivalent), photostat or otherwise Fee (a) a copy or extract thereof, single page.. $2.00 (b) for each additional copy of the first page, for 25 copies or less; for $0.60 $0.20 (c) for each copy in excess of the 25 copies of each page.. (This fee does not apply to such customary activities as issuance of 76. Recording unofficial documents in the Miscellaneous Record Book, if by hand- (a) for the first 200 words or fraction thereof.. (b) and for each additional 100 words or fraction thereof_-_77. Recording unofficial documents in the Miscellaneous Record Book, if typewritten or by other mechanical process $5.00 $2.00 (a) for the first two pages or less.. $5.00 $1.00 78. Supervising or proctoring an examination at the request of an agency or instrumentality of the Federal or a State Government by a consular or other officer, including completion of a certificate without seal, for each hour or fraction thereof, unless the cost thereof is reimbursable to the Department of State by an agency or instrumentality of the Federal or a State Government__ (Item numbers 79 through 81 vacant.) DEPARTMENTAL SERVICES FOR WHICH COLLECTION IS EFFECTED AT FIELD POST 82. Services described in the Departmental "Schedule of Fees" (§ 21.1) when collection is effected at a Foreign Service post. (The fee prescribed in the Departmental “Schedule of Fees".) EXEMPTION FOR FEDERAL AGENCIES AND CORPORATIONS 83. Any and all services (unless above designated "no exceptions") performed for the official use of the Government of the United States or of any corporation in which the Federal Government or its representative shall own the entire outstanding capital stock_ (Item number 84 vacant.) SERVICES RENDERED OUTSIDE OF OFFICE 85. Additional fee for services of officer under the above headings Passport and Citizenship Services, Visa Services for Aliens, Notarial Services and Authentications, and Services Relating to Taking of Evidence, when rendered elsewhere than at a Foreign Service office at the request of the interested parties, for each hour or fraction thereof.......... $5.00 No fee $4.00 |