Planning USA Tour? Your American Dream Gets Costlier By Rs 21,000 – Check | World News
In 2023, more than 29 Lakh immigrants reportedly lived in the United States. In particular, in 2023 and 2024, the United States issued more than one million immigrants to the Indians and broke a record. While the United States continues to be a popular place for Indian, those who plan to visit the country soon may have to pay more. There is a new visa fee to impress your budget. In accordance with a new policy initiated by President Donald Trump administration, a new 21,600 RS (about $ 250) ‘visa integrity fee’ was added for all non -immigrant visa applicants.
This new accusation is part of a wider domestic policy aiming to tighten immigration processes and has created concern in global travel and tourism sectors. The fee applies to everyone who is applying for a non -immigrant visa for tourism, education, work, temporary work or medical visits. TOI is an additional cost of the current $ 185 application fee and the total brings the total to $ 435 for each applicant.
According to the figures of the US Department of State, only 11 million people in 2024 were given a non -immigrant visa. This new wage applies to travelers from countries other than US visa waiver program, such as India, Mexico, Brazil and China.
Visitors from countries under visa waiver program, including most of Europe, England, Australia, Japan, South Korea, Israel, Chile and Qatar, will not be affected. The report said that most Canadian travelers are exempt from this new wage.
In addition, there are some uncertainties as to whether the new $ 250 fee will be returned. Although the authorities have stated that if the traveler follows all visa conditions during their stay, repayments would be possible, but no clear instructions on how and when such repayments will be processed.
In addition to the visa integrity fee, several other costs related to travel are increasing:
The I-94 form fee used to record arrival and take-offs will rise from $ 6 to $ 24.
The Evus fee required for some Chinese citizens will rise from $ 8 to at least $ 30.
Esta fee used by visitors from Visa-Waiver countries will rise from $ 21 to $ 40.
These new charges can be adjusted for inflation every year, which means that international travelers may face higher costs in the future.
