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The Trump administration continues to take a harder stance on foreign visitors with a “visa integrity fee” to be implemented on Oct. 1.
The fee would charge non-immigrant travelers visiting the U.S. $250 due at the time visas are issued and was enacted as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Countries such as Mexico, China, and Brazil will take on the most heat, with the cost for non-visa waiver countries now nearing $442, per the U.S. Travel Association.
The largest numbers of international visitors in May were from Mexico, Canada, the United Kingdom, India and Brazil, according to the International Inbound Travel Association.
Gabe Rizzi, global travel management company Altour president, told Reuters that “any friction we add to the traveler experience is going to cut travel volumes by some amount.”
“As the summer ends this will become a more pressing issue, and we’ll have to factor the fees into travel budgets and documentation,” Rizzi added.
Overseas visitors to the U.S. dropped 3.1% in July from the same time last year, according to Reuters.
The new fee comes as the U.S. prepares to host America250 events, the Olympics and the FIFA World Cup matches.
On Wednesday, the Trump administration proposed a rule to limit the length of time international students can remain in the U.S. for their studies to four years and the duration of visas for cultural exchange visitors and members of the media.
The rule would limit how long certain visa holders are allowed to stay in the U.S., according to a press release from the Department of Homeland Security.
It seeks to curb “visa abuse” and increase the agency’s ability to “properly vet and oversee these individuals.”
Fox News Digital’s Landon Mion and Reuters contributed to this report.
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