{"id":39069,"date":"2025-07-18T19:48:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T19:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/millions-of-travelers-to-the-u-s-could-be-charged-a-new-250-visa-integrity-fee\/"},"modified":"2025-07-18T19:48:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T19:48:12","slug":"millions-of-travelers-to-the-u-s-could-be-charged-a-new-250-visa-integrity-fee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/millions-of-travelers-to-the-u-s-could-be-charged-a-new-250-visa-integrity-fee\/","title":{"rendered":"Millions of travelers to the U.S. could be charged a new $250 &#8220;visa integrity fee&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Many travelers to the U.S. are now subject to a new $250 &#8220;visa integrity fee,&#8221; part of the tax cuts and spending law <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-to-sign-one-big-beautiful-bill-ceremony-today-watch-live-2025-07-04\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">signed by President Trump<\/a><\/span> on July 4.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The fee is effective in the current federal fiscal year, which began on Oct. 1, 2024, and ends on Sept. 30, 2025, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/house-bill\/1\/text\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">text<\/a> of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. For subsequent years, the amount will be adjusted for inflation, the law states.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The fee applies to visitors who come to the U.S. on nonimmigrant visas, such as foreign students attending American universities or workers who receive temporary work visas such as\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/musk-vivek-ramaswamy-h1b-visa-maga-immigration-what-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">the H-1B<\/a><\/span>, which is often used by tech companies to hire foreign engineers or other skilled workers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, the U.S. issued more than 10 million nonimmigrant visas, according to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/travel.state.gov\/content\/travel\/en\/legal\/visa-law0\/visa-statistics\/nonimmigrant-visa-statistics.html*link=*7B*22role*22:*22standard*22,*22href*22:*22https:\/*travel.state.gov\/content\/travel\/en\/legal\/visa-law0\/visa-statistics\/nonimmigrant-visa-statistics.html*22,*22affiliate*22:*22*22,*22target*22:*22_blank*22,*22absolute*22:*22*22,*22linkText*22:*22data*22*7D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">data<\/a>\u00a0from the U.S. State Department.<\/p>\n<p>Visa holders subjected to the fee may later be reimbursed as long as they comply with their visa&#8217;s restrictions, such as leaving the U.S. within five days of the visa&#8217;s expiration, according to the new law. However, the law doesn&#8217;t specify how visa holders may apply for reimbursement of the fee, nor how the fee will be collected.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The visa integrity fee requires cross-agency coordination before implementation,&#8221; a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security told CBS MoneyWatch in an email. &#8220;President Trump&#8217;s One Big Beautiful Bill provides the necessary policies and resources to restore integrity in our nation&#8217;s immigration system,&#8221; it added.<\/p>\n<p>Given that fee isn&#8217;t yet set up to be collected, it&#8217;s unclear whether the visa integrity fee will be retroactive. The Department of Homeland Security didn&#8217;t immediately respond to a question about whether the fee would be collected retroactively.<\/p>\n<h2>Fee for asylum seekers<\/h2>\n<p>The new fee will add to the hurdles facing immigrants, according to the American Immigration Council, a nonpartisan think tank focused on immigration issues. It noted the new bill also includes additional new charges, including a new $100 fee for people applying for asylum.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These fees, many of which are authorized to be layered on top of existing fees, are largely mandatory, effectively putting legal pathways out of reach for thousands of people,&#8221; the group\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org\/fact-sheet\/big-beautiful-bill-immigration-border-security\/*link=*7B*22role*22:*22standard*22,*22href*22:*22https:\/*www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org\/fact-sheet\/big-beautiful-bill-immigration-border-security\/*22,*22affiliate*22:*22*22,*22target*22:*22_blank*22,*22absolute*22:*22*22,*22linkText*22:*22said*22*7D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">said<\/a>\u00a0in a July 14 statement.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, student visa applicants already must pay an $185 application fee and a $350 fee for the Student and Exchange Visitor Program. The additional $250 fee will bring their total cost to $785.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>People seeking asylum in the U.S., who previously could apply for that designation for free, could face total filing fees of more than $1,150 under the new law, according to the American Immigration Council.<\/p>\n<p>Many tourists to the U.S. don&#8217;t require visas due to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/travel.state.gov\/content\/travel\/en\/us-visas\/tourism-visit\/visa-waiver-program.html*link=*7B*22role*22:*22standard*22,*22href*22:*22https:\/*travel.state.gov\/content\/travel\/en\/us-visas\/tourism-visit\/visa-waiver-program.html*22,*22affiliate*22:*22*22,*22target*22:*22_blank*22,*22absolute*22:*22*22,*22linkText*22:*22Visa*20Waiver*20Program*22*7D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Visa Waiver Program<\/a>, which allows residents of more than 40 nations \u2014 ranging from Australia to the U.K. \u2014 to enter the U.S. for fewer than 90 days without a visa.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>    <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/aimee-picchi\/\" class=\"content-author__name\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Aimee  Picchi<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author__bio\">\n<div class=\"content-author__full-information\">\n<p class=\"content-author__text\">Aimee Picchi is the associate managing editor for CBS MoneyWatch, where she covers business and personal finance. 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