§ Mr. CHANNONasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has given further consideration to the question of reducing the visa fees for United States citizens visiting the United Kingdom?
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§ Viscount CRANBORNEYes, Sir; my Department has recently been in communication with the United States Embassy in London regarding this matter. Although no formal agreement has yet been concluded and there remain various aspects of the question which have still to be discussed, I am glad to be able to say that the principle has been agreed between His Majesty's Government and the United States Government that, except in the case of immigrants into the United States, the visa fee shall be reciprocally reduced from $10 to $2 and the approximate equivalent in sterling on and after 1st April, 1937. I am hopeful that this reduction will prove to be of mutual benefit to both countries.