Us visa integrity fee: Visitors to the United

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... Starting 2025, all nonimmigrant visa holders—including tourists, students, and workers—will need to pay a mandatory $250 Visa Integrity Fee under new US legislation. Here's what international travelers should know about this additional cost. Beginning January 1, 2026, a new $250 “ Visa Integrity Fee ” will be imposed on all non-immigrant visa applicants, as mandated by the recently signed “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”, a sweeping immigration and national security legislation signed into law by President Donald J. Trump on July 4, 2025. The Visa Integrity Fee is an additional surcharge that will be charged for U.S . visas and entry permits. The new fee will be charged on top of standard processing costs that travelers already pay for visas or I-94, parole, and TPS fees .