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 . 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. From September 2, 2025, the United States is introducing two major changes to its US visa application process — a new $250 visa integrity fee and mandatory in-person interviews for most non-immigrant visa categories. 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...