Originally Posted by
MinetaFlyer
Is it likely that the Obama administration will lower the visa fee from countries like China, Brazil and Chile? If so, when might that happen, and how long would you expect it to take for those countries to reciprocate?
Doubt it. I think Congress first set this one as part of a budget-balancing item (so he`ll have to ask them to reduce it) a long time ago and also as part of the user pays doctrine. Canada and the U.K. have bought into this doctrine.