{"id":35923,"date":"2025-07-08T14:43:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T19:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/?p=35923"},"modified":"2025-07-08T19:46:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T00:46:22","slug":"new-us-visa-integrity-fee-for-nonimmigrants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/new-us-visa-integrity-fee-for-nonimmigrants\/","title":{"rendered":"USA Brings Visa Integrity Fee for Nonimmigrants Including Indians: Check if $250 is Waivable or Refundable"},"content":{"rendered":"

It seems that non-immigrants are at the center of revenue streams to the US Treasury.<\/strong> After having signed an executive order to increase visitor fees to America\u2019s national parks for non-US residents, President Trump is up with the first-of-its-kind surcharge for non-immigrant visa applicants under the One Big Beautiful Bill. Named the Visa Integrity Fee, $250 will be levied on all US visa applicants from India and other countries, starting in 2026. Read on to know whether it is fixed, waivable, and refundable.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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What is new US Visa Integrity Fee?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Integral to President Trump\u2019s One Big Beautiful Bill, the $250 Visa Integrity Fee<\/a> will be collected from foreign nationals including Indians applying for B1\/B2 visa, US student visas, US work visas (H-1B, L-1),<\/strong> and others. Dependent visa applicants (like H4) may not be exempted. The Department of Homeland Security has made the Visa Integrity Fee mandatory, in addition to the standard visa application fees.<\/p>\n

This is the first time the US government has introduced this kind of fee, and it\u2019s part of President Trump\u2019s sweeping immigration reform known as the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill.<\/strong>‘ With this, the overall cost of visiting or studying or working in the US will go higher, especially for US-based Indians\u2019 visiting parents and students from India. With this new fee, the US treasury would have an inflow of funds from Indian professionals who make up a large share of the US non-immigrant population.<\/p>\n

The new Visa Integrity Fee is non-waivable, which means non-immigrant US visa applicants will have to pay it, regardless of their visa purpose or financial situation. However, the $250 Visa Integrity Fee is refundable, and the refund claim is subject to certain conditions, including but not limited to your strict compliance with the US visa rules, like no visa overstay.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

How to get a refund on $250 Visa Integrity Fee collected by DHS <\/strong><\/h4>\n

DHS reiterates that the fee cannot be waived or reduced for any reason, but it may be refundable in limited cases.<\/p>\n

You might get the Visa Integrity Fee back if you strictly comply with the rules and regulations applicable to your US visa status and category. This means you refrain from taking up a job or any sort of employment without authorization.<\/p>\n

DHS may refund the additional $250 fee if B1\/B2 visa holders don\u2019t overstay in the US. Those who exit the US within 5 days prior to their form I-94 expiration date without seeking visa extension or change of status might be eligible for a refund.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If you receive a lawful extension or your visa status is adjusted to permanent residency before the Form I-94 expiry date, you can seek a refund of the Visa Integrity Fee from the Department of Homeland Security.<\/p>\n

Purpose of the US Visa Integrity Fee for non-immigrants <\/strong><\/h3>\n

Under the One Big Beautiful Bill, the Visa Integrity Fee is introduced aiming to make all US visa holders more accountable and law compliant. The additional $250 fee is intended to prevent non-immigrants from making violations like unauthorized work and overstaying in the US. It is a kind of penalization for any discrepancy found between what B1\/B2 visa holders do in the US and what they stated as their purpose of visit in the US tourist visa interview<\/a><\/span> as well as the DS-160 Form.<\/p>\n

Subscribe to monthly newsletters of Travel Beats, your favorite Indian Diaspora portal for relevant stories for NRIs<\/a><\/span> in America, US immigration updates, US-India travel news<\/a><\/span>, and a lot more. Travel Beats is a subsidiary of Indian Eagle, the most trusted travel-booking partner of Indians and Americans in the US, offering phone-only budget flight deals to India.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It seems that non-immigrants are at the center of revenue streams to the US Treasury. After having signed an executive order to increase visitor fees to America\u2019s national parks for non-US residents, President Trump is up with the first-of-its-kind surcharge for non-immigrant visa applicants under the One Big Beautiful Bill. Named the Visa Integrity Fee, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35931,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[12],"tags":[344,180,356],"yoast_head":"\nUSA Rules in Visa Integrity Fee $250 for Non-immigrants: All You Need to Know<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Know what is US Visa Integrity Fee $250 for non-immigrants under One Big Beautiful Bill. Starting 2026, Visa Integrity Fee will be charged. 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