In which currency must I pay any required fees at the Immigrant Visa Unit, U.S. dollars or Dominican pesos?
The choice is yours. The Consular Section cashier accepts either U.S. dollars or Dominican pesos. However, the payment must be in one currency (i.e., you must pay the total entirely in U.S. dollars or entirely in Dominican pesos). We accept cash or international credit cards. (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Novus/Discover and all Visa or MasterCard prepaid cards. The exchange rate we offer, which changes periodically, is currently RD$38.00 pesos to the dollar. Please be advised that you should only pay money to the Consular Section cashier, regardless of what anyone else may tell you. The Consular Section cashier will issue you a receipt showing how much you paid and what services you paid for. Make sure you receive and keep your receipt. Please keep in mind that the US$141 nonimmigrant visa fee (which includes K visas) and the US$15 service fee for the official verification of your personal records, must be paid at any branch of Banco Popular. These fees cannot be paid at the Con
