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8 FAM 602.3

Consular Report of Birth Abroad Fees

(CT:CITZ-1; 06-27-2018)
(Office of Origin: CA/PPT/S/A)

8 FAM 602.3-1 CRBA FEES

(CT:CITZ-1; 06-27-2018)

a. Refer to the current Schedule of Fees, 22 CFR 22.1, for the fee required for form DS-2029, Application for Consular Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the United States of America. See also 7 FAH-1 H-700 and 8 FAM 602.2 regarding acceptable forms of payment.

b. Personal checks are not acceptable for reports issued abroad. Payment may be made by cash (U.S. dollars or local currency), money order, cashier's check, certified or corporate check, travelers check, or by credit card in consular districts authorized to accept that method of payment. Checks must be payable to U.S. Department of State.

c. The form DS-2029 application fee covers the cost to the U.S. Government to process the application, and is assessed whether or not a form FS-240, Consular Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the United States of America, is issued.

d. The fee should be collected before an oath is taken on form DS-2029, and the consular officer should not preview cases to determine whether issuance is likely in order to avoid payment of the fee.

e. The fee is not refundable (see 7 FAH-1 H-727). If the form DS-11, Application for a U.S. Passport, and form DS-2029 are being adjudicated simultaneously and it is determined that there is no valid claim to U.S. citizenship/nationality, you should only collect one fee since the citizenship adjudication is not duplicative.

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