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US Imposes $250 Visa Integrity Fee While Collection Rules Remain Unreleased
UNITED STATES, JUL 18 – The $250 fee aims to curb visa overstays by incentivizing compliance and could raise $28.9 billion in revenue over 10 years, affecting millions of travelers requiring non-immigrant visas.
- On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act introducing a $250 visa integrity fee for nonimmigrant visas, effective in fiscal year 2026.
- From a policy perspective, the fee funds administrative and security measures, acting as a refundable security deposit under strict compliance conditions.
- Fee applies across all major nonimmigrant visa types, including F-1, F-2, J-1, J-2, and H-1B visas, and the total cost for Indian nationals is predicted to leap to about $472, roughly 2.5 times the current price.
- Travel industry experts warn the fee could further shrink U.S. tourism, which has already dipped in 2025, as Jorge Loweree said `Attaching an additional $250 fee has the very real potential to significantly reduce the number of people that can afford to do that`.
- According to the Congressional Budget Office, the provision could yield $28.9 billion in net revenue over 2025–2034, while the law mandates annual inflation adjustments beginning in fiscal year 2026.
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