Tax Return- Immigration Feee

[nisaruz]

Hi!.
I won GC in DV2008 and I paid together more than 2000$ in fees( 3 person)
When I was paying this fee in the US embassy, they told me to save the bill and that I can get the money back once I will be in USA.
How can I get it back?
# Immigrant visa application processing fee : $355.00
# Diversity Visa Lottery surcharge for immigrant visa application: $375.00
# Immigrant visa security surcharge, for all IV and DV applicants: $45.00

Is it somehow in the Tax return form?
Please help me....

 

[TheRealCanadian]

When I was paying this fee in the US embassy, they told me to save the bill and that I can get the money back once I will be in USA. How can I get it back?

Unless it's a direct business expense (which being DV, it's not), they're not deductible.

 

[nisaruz]

Are you sure?
I thought it maybe claimed as a moving expenses ...hmm really pity.
But I don't understand why they told me to save the bill...

 

[JerryR]

Everything I've ever read on this says immigration fees are not in any way deductible. Neither is all the cash I spent on a Immigration lawyer, alas.