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How to Pay the U.S. Visa Fee in Colombia

The DS-160 itself has no submission fee. Applicants in Colombia pay the separate nonimmigrant visa application (MRV) fee through the official Colombia appointment service before an interview can be scheduled.

Your post appears to be in the $750 expedited-appointment pilot. The appointment service published the announcement dated 18 August 2026. It buys an earlier interview slot, not a better outcome, and it is separate from the free emergency-appointment route — see the expedited interview fee for the survey, its limits, and how to check your own post.

Payment methods in Colombia

Colombia's official appointment service currently offers three ways to pay:

  • Cash: generate the cash payment slip from your profile and pay at the indicated location. The slip is valid for one transaction only.
  • Credit card: paid online through your applicant profile.
  • ePayco: Colombia's online payment platform, via the flow generated in your profile.

Official reference: the Colombia visa fee page lists cash, credit card, and ePayco, states cash payments can take up to 3 business days to register, and confirms fees are valid for 365 days, non-refundable, and non-transferable. Check the live page before paying.

Step-by-step payment process

  1. Submit the DS-160 and save the confirmation page.
  2. Create an account on the official Colombia visa service.
  3. Add each applicant and continue until the payment page shows the amount in pesos for your visa class.
  4. Choose cash (print the slip), credit card, or ePayco, and pay once through the generated flow only.
  5. Wait for the payment to register — up to 3 business days for cash; card payments are generally faster.
  6. Schedule the consular appointment from the same account once the payment shows as available.

Colombia-specific payment rules

  • The fee is non-refundable and non-transferable, whether or not a visa is issued.
  • It is valid for scheduling for 365 days from the date of purchase — after that it expires.
  • The cash slip works for one transaction only; a new applicant or a second attempt needs a new slip.
  • Pay only through the flow generated inside your AIS profile — never through a link sent by email, WhatsApp, or an agent.
  • Each applicant normally needs their own fee, including children.
  • F, M, and J students and exchange visitors also owe a separate SEVIS fee paid on fmjfee.com — the MRV payment does not cover it.

Where to pay cash

The official service publishes its own list of cash payment locations for Colombia.

Open the official list of payment locations

Open it on the day you are going — the file is dated and the locations change. Bring the printed slip your profile generates; the receipt is valid for a single transaction, so each applicant needs their own.

Where the interview is held

Interviews take place at the U.S. Embassy in Bogota.

Carrera 45 No. 24B-27 Bogotá, D.C. Colombia

The fee is tied to the country where you apply, so confirm the post before paying.

A national of Venezuela, Cuba, Nigeria, Togo or Malawi? The bond of up to $15,000 applies regardless of where you apply — what that means.

Questions commonly searched in Colombia

How much is the U.S. visa fee in Colombian pesos?

The fee is set in U.S. dollars — $185 for B visitor and F/M/J student visas, higher for petition-based work visas — and collected in COP at the exchange rate shown in your profile at checkout. Confirm the current amount on the Department of State fee schedule.

I paid cash but can't schedule yet. Is something wrong?

Cash payments can take up to 3 business days to register in the system. Wait for the profile to show the payment before trying again, and contact the support channels in your profile if it still doesn't appear.

Does paying the fee guarantee an interview date?

No. Payment unlocks scheduling, but appointment availability at the Bogotá embassy varies with demand and season.

Can I use a fee paid in Colombia for an interview in another country?

No. A fee paid through the Colombia system is tied to applying in Colombia. If you switch countries, expect to create a profile in that country's system and pay again.

Paying from a nearby country

The bank, currency and appointment service differ by country — if you are applying somewhere else in Latin America, use that country's guide:

Paid already: now the appointment

Paying is not booking. Colombia uses AIS, and the biometrics appointment must be scheduled at least one day before the interview — see booking a U.S. visa appointment in Colombia.

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