Last reviewed: September 9, 2026

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

Q: What happens if I pay the wrong visa fee amount?

In Georgia the incorrectly paid fee is forfeited and the correct fee must be paid again. Refunds are not processed except for bank error. Check your visa class before paying.

Georgia uses the USTravelDocs system. Interviews are held at the U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi.

Georgia is not in the Visa Waiver Program, so Georgian citizens need a visa for any U.S. trip — the DS-160 and this fee apply to tourism as much as to study or work.

Declare the right visa class, or the money is gone

Most countries treat a wrong visa class as an inconvenience. Georgia's payment page states the consequence outright, and it is not an inconvenience.

If you declare the wrong visa class when applying and scheduling, the system generates a fee collection slip for the wrong amount. If that happens:

the fee you paid is forfeited, and
you must pay the correct fee again.
No refund is possible, except where the bank made the error.

So the single most valuable minute in this process is spent before you pay, checking that the category on the slip matches the visa you are actually applying for — B visitor, F or M student, J exchange, or a petition-based work class. The amounts differ, and the system does not correct you.

Payment methods in Georgia

Method	Currency	Notes
Cash at Bank of Georgia or PayBox	GEL	Bring the printed slip and your passport
Online card	GEL	Credit or debit
Bank transfer / EFT	GEL	Through Bank of Georgia online or mobile banking
Online card	USD	Credit or debit

What to bring to the bank

Two things, and the payment will be refused without the first:

The web-generated fee collection slip, printed from your profile. The bank will not accept the payment without it — you cannot simply quote a number at the counter.
Your passport.

Pay the exact amount shown on the slip. Keep the receipt the bank gives you.

If you pay by EFT instead, save the Unique Account Number you used for the transfer. That number is your proof of payment, and without it you cannot schedule the interview. Saving it is explicitly the applicant's responsibility — nobody will retrieve it for you.

Step-by-step

Submit your DS-160 and keep the barcode confirmation page.
Create a profile on the USTravelDocs site for Georgia and start an application.
Check the visa class carefully. This is the step that forfeits money if it is wrong.
Choose your method and generate the fee collection slip.
Pay — cash at Bank of Georgia or PayBox with slip and passport, card in GEL or USD, or EFT.
Keep the receipt, or the Unique Account Number for a transfer.
Wait for activation, then book your interview in Tbilisi.

How long before you can book

Allow up to one business day from payment for the receipt to activate — Monday to Friday, excluding U.S. and Georgian public holidays. The two holiday calendars do not align, so a working day in Tbilisi is not automatically a processing day.

Fee amounts

$185 — B visitor, F and M student, J exchange, C transit, D crew, I media
$205 — H, L, O, P, Q, R petition-based work visas
$315 — E treaty trader and investor
$265 — K fiancé(e)

Lari amounts follow the consular exchange rate set by the Department of State, not your bank's rate.

Questions commonly searched in Georgia

What happens if I pay the wrong visa fee amount?

In Georgia the incorrectly paid fee is forfeited and the correct fee must be paid again. Refunds are not processed except for bank error. Check your visa class before paying.

Can I pay the U.S. visa fee in cash in Georgia?

Yes, at any Bank of Georgia branch or at PayBox. Bring the printed fee collection slip and your passport — the payment is refused without the slip.

Can I pay by bank transfer?

Yes, by EFT through Bank of Georgia online or mobile banking. Save the Unique Account Number you use; it is your proof of payment.

Do Georgian citizens need a U.S. visa?

Yes. Georgia is not in the Visa Waiver Program, so there is no ESTA route and every traveller needs a visa.