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Can the MRV visa fee be transferred?

Key answer

In the community's experience a paid MRV fee cannot be refunded - it is effectively a write-off. Still, write or call the embassy of the country where you paid: real people work there and sometimes offer a compromise. Whether a transfer is possible depends on the booking system: in the old one there is one registration per passport and a move to another country is done by calling support; the new system allows several logins. Which system a given country uses has to be checked separately.

Community answers

The answers below are translated from the original Russian - the language of the community chats.

  • Visit the website of the embassy in the country where you made the payment, find contact details - email and phone. If you want a quick response - call; if you are ready to explain your situation in detail and ask for help and understanding - write an email. There are real people everywhere, many are responsive and understanding, and there is a chance that they will understand you and offer some compromise options.

  • Unfortunately, the fee is non-refundable. Here, it can be classified as force majeure. However, I believe there's a chance to negotiate for some leniency if you explain the situation and ask for help.

  • There is an old and a new scheduling system. In the old system, one passport corresponds to one registration on the interview site, and you have to call and transfer it to the new country. The new system allows for as many logins as you want. Which is which - that's a subject for study; it seems there is a table with information about which country uses which system. This information was relevant when I looked into the issue a couple of years ago.

The answers are anonymized community experience from the public chats, not legal advice. Officers may decide similar cases differently.

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