In the recently passed “Big, Beautiful Bill,” visitors to the United States will now be required to pay a new visa integrity fee, which has the potential to slash the U.S. Federal Deficit over a decade.

What Happened: The fee, known as the “visa integrity fee,” is set at $250 and will be applicable from the end of the current fiscal year. The fee is non-refundable but can be reimbursed under certain conditions, according to a report by Fortune.

The fee is expected to generate billions of dollars, with the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimating a reduction of $28.9 billion in the federal deficit over the next decade. The CBO also anticipates that the Department of State will issue approximately 120 million nonimmigrant visas in the same period.

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