Travelers to US to Pay New $250 ‘Visa Integrity Fee’—What to Know

The fee is set at a minimum of $250 for all nonimmigrant visas but may be refunded under certain conditions.

An officer with Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations stamps a passport after clearing an international traveler for arrival at Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Va., in this file photo. Glenn Fawcett/CBP

WASHINGTON—The United States will begin charging a new “visa integrity fee” when issuing visas to foreign nationals for admission to the country.

The refundable fee was created by a new budget bill, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, that was signed into law by President Donald Trump on July 4. It specifies that a minimum fee of $250 must be charged to all foreigners seeking a nonimmigrant visa to enter the United States. The Secretary of Homeland Security has the authority to increase the fee and it is adjustable for inflation.