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highplainsdem

(57,514 posts)
Fri Jul 18, 2025, 04:55 PM Jul 18

Travelers to the U.S. must pay a new $250 'visa integrity fee' -- what to know [View all]

Source: CNBC

Visitors to the United States will need to pay a “visa integrity fee,” according to a provision of the Trump administration’s recently enacted One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

The fee applies to all visitors who need nonimmigrant visas to enter, and cannot be waived.

However travelers may also be able to get the fees reimbursed, according to the provision.

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The fee will be at least $250 during the U.S. fiscal year 2025, which runs from Oct. 1, 2024, to Sept. 30, 2025. However, the secretary of Homeland Security is free to set the fee higher, according to the provision.

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Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/18/visa-integrity-fee-what-to-know-about-new-travel-fee-to-enter-the-us-.html



This will apply to all "tourists, business travelers and international students."

They can get the fee back if they comply with visa conditions and don't overstay the visa by more than 5 days.

The bill's language is a mess and doesn't clarify the interagency cooperation that will be necessary for collection of fees and reimbursement, but they're counting on few people getting reimbursed and estimated this never-collected fee will bring in nearly $30 billion in revenue in the next decade.

Idiots.

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The daughter of a close friend of mine ( my long time girlfriend ) lapfog_1 Jul 18 #1
I agree. The J1 visa used to be very popular amongst OnDoutside Jul 18 #4
There must have been a Cabinet meeting we didn't hear about where Trump asked them all what they could Vinca Jul 18 #2
Killing tourism is the most visible result. slightlv Jul 18 #8
I travel a lot and live part-time overseas GenThePerservering Jul 18 #14
Got it in one creon Jul 19 #17
Why do they hate the tourist industry? Scrivener7 Jul 18 #3
Did the dumb fuck think that people need MORE reasons not to visit the United States? 11 Bravo Jul 18 #5
Lots of beautiful places in the world to visit...really no need to come here. PortTack Jul 18 #11
I guess tourism isn't down enough and the hospitality industry isn't losing enough for these morons. MLWR Jul 18 #6
It would be really nice and fitting if his hotels and golf clubs slightlv Jul 18 #9
Truly idiotic. dalton99a Jul 18 #7
This message was self-deleted by its author FPGramma Jul 18 #10
Wow what a way to destroy our tourism industry. kimbutgar Jul 18 #12
In the day and age of zoom and other methods Figarosmom Jul 18 #13
Just like an abusive partner trying to separate you from your friends Prairie Gates Jul 18 #15
THIS Hekate Jul 19 #21
They are really trying to kill international tourism. nt Trueblue Texan Jul 19 #16
Well, that's what is important to these vultures. OldBaldy1701E Jul 19 #18
To Trump, $250 from 250k tourists amcgrath Jul 19 #19
"Dear travelers: Please make $250 checks payable to Donald J. Chump" FakeNoose Jul 19 #20
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