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Posted on 07/21/2025 7:34:51 AM PDT by Twotone
ul bill is a new $250 fee on travelers to the U.S. Estimates project it could cut the federal deficit by nearly $30 billion Nino Paoli Sat, July 19, 2025 at 6:44 AM MDT 3 min read Travelers on nonimmigrant visas will fork over $250 in a security deposit-like transaction when coming to the U.S.
A provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act states all visitors who need nonimmigrant visas to enter the U.S.—tourists, business travelers and international students, to name a few—must pay a “visa integrity fee,” currently priced at $250. Travelers who comply with their visa conditions will be eligible for reimbursement. The provision is estimated to bring in $28.9 billion over the next decade.
Visitors to the United States will need to pay a new fee to enter the country, according to the Trump administration’s recently enacted bill.
A provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act states all visitors who need nonimmigrant visas to enter the U.S.—tourists, business travelers and international students, to name a few—must pay a “visa integrity fee,” currently priced at $250. The fee cannot be waived or reduced, but travelers are able to get their fees reimbursed, the provision states.
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This is not a fee on casual visitors here for a few days or weeks vacation, no? This is for “visitors” who plan on being here a while, maybe working too, yes?
Tax increases solve all problems.
It’s refundable if they don’t overstay.
“”tourists, business travelers and international students, to name a few—must pay a “visa integrity fee,” currently priced at $250. Travelers who comply with their visa conditions will be eligible for reimbursement. “”
I hope so; vacationers and tourists already contribute a lot to our economy.
Those eligible for reimbursement are visa holders who comply with conditions of the visa, which include not accepting unauthorized employment or not overstaying their visa validity date by more than five days, according to the provision.
$250 will not deter those that wish to over stay or come here for work.
$500 for Canadians.
Statehood would look like a bargain...
“This is not a fee on casual visitors here for a few days or weeks vacation, no?”
Yes! Unless you are from one of the VWP countries listed below:
Countries Not Requiring a Visa (Visa Waiver Program):
The VWP includes citizens of the following countries: Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brunei, Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom.
“It’s refundable if they don’t overstay.”
Interesting. CBO scores it as if most will not request refund.
I was in Kenya a few years ago and I had to pay a fee to get out of Kenya and I had a Diplomatic Passport,LOL
$250 will not deter those that wish to over stay or come here for work.
It is a revenue source as stated. You did read this article AND others didn’t you? The money goes into the general fund, not a special fund managed by a dept.
It WILL stop some, not all.
It provides another legal means for the immigration problem.
The refund creates more work for the the embassy issuing the visa and they don’t like work so they will be more discriminatory. shines more light on them.
but it is not perfect, so why bother......................
A lot of European countries are planning similar visa fees. Not usually refundable. Just a way to make money from tourists who spend a lot anyway and can’t object.
“you are just a a bundle of positive thinking aren’t you?”
Just stating the obvious.
No. It’s returned to the traveler if they depart on time.
Let tourists pay down the debt. 😉
I hope that never happens. More liberal states. No thanks.
I don’t understand how this is going to create revenue. If the fee is refundable on condition travellers don’t overstay their visa, and only one to two percent do overstay, almost all of the money has to be refunded. Won’t the cost of the whole scheme be a good deal higher than the remaining 1- 2 %? And if you keep making travelling to the US more and more expensive and inconvenient less and less people will come, so not only no fees but also reduced income for the tourism industry.
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