In response to an inquiry from the Taipei Association of Travel Agents, the American Institute in Taiwan has stated that the processing fee for non-immigrant visas to the United States has been increased to NT $ 500 as of February 1 and that the waiver of the fee for renewal applications received within one year of the original application has been lifted, so that the fee must be paid by first-time and renewal applicants alike.
根據美國在台協會表示，美國非移民簽證手續費自今年二月份起調高為五百元，而一年內重新申請簽證不必再繳費的規定，也自二月一日起廢止，因此無論是第一次或重新申請均須繳納五百元手續費。