Tourists can pay US$750 to speed up the US visa interview Foreigners who want to speed up the interview to obtain B1 and B2 visas, to enter for tourism or business in the United States, can pay an extra fee of US$750 - the equivalent of R$3,900 - from this Wednesday (1st). According to a determination announced by the US State Department on June 9th, in the American Official Gazette, the novelty is part of a pilot project, which will be analyzed for the next six months, until December 31st. By paying the fee, in addition to the standard US$185, visa applicants are guaranteed service, at certain offices, within ten business days. However, there is still no guarantee of obtaining it. "This service will be a premium option in addition to the standard application fee and will only be offered at limited stations and in limited quantities," the department defined. The search for the EB-2 NIW visa in the USA Disclosure According to the statement, the State Department expects to receive 25,705 requests annually if the project is implemented, which would generate US$ 19.3 million for public coffers. Wait times for a visa interview can exceed 12 months at certain embassies and consulates around the world, "making it difficult for some applicants to apply for visas for urgent or last-minute travel," the department acknowledged in the announcement. Heard in June by the American magazine "Forbes", at the time the Trump administration launched the news, Alan Fyall, associate dean of the Rosen School of Hotel Administration at the University of Central Florida, said that the measure came "too late" to help foreign fans who need a visa to enter the USA for the World Cup.