US EditionVisiting the US Will Soon Require a $250 ‘Visa Integrity Fee’
UNITED STATES, JUL 21 – The $250 fee affects millions of nonimmigrant visa applicants and is designed to fund border enforcement and reduce visa overstays, with revenue projected near $30 billion over 10 years.
- The United States enacted a new $250 visa integrity fee on July 4, 2024, applying to travelers requiring non-immigrant visas for fiscal year 2025.
- This fee emerged from the Trump administration's 'One Big Beautiful Bill' to strengthen immigration enforcement, deter overstays, and fund border security.
- The fee adds 144% to existing visa costs, affects applicants from non-waiver countries including Canadian permanent residents, but exempts most Canadian citizens who do not need visas.
- Erik Hansen of the U.S. Travel Association noted that although the fee may be refundable in some cases, the increased financial burden and procedural difficulties are likely to deter potential visitors, especially since there is no set schedule for when the fee will be implemented or collected.
- This fee's implementation may reduce U.S. tourism by raising entry costs, with details on collection and refunds to be provided when practicable.
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The United States will introduce a new tax of at least $250 for all foreign visitors asking for visas of a non-immigrant type, including for Romanian citizens, in accordance with a draft legislation on internal policy adopted by the Trump administration, reports CNN. The Romanian article that wants to travel to the United States will have to pay an additional tax.
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The measure is not yet in force, but when it is in force, any person applying for a visa to travel to the United States for more than three months will, according to law, have to pay for it.
The United States will impose on foreign visitors, including Romanians, to pay a new “visual integrity tax” of at least $250, which will be added to the existing costs for the visa application, as provided for in the project...
Entry into the U.S. may cost an additional $250 for some visitors entering the country.
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