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US Visas Boutta Get More Expensive 💰
Augustus Media FZ LLC
July 12, 2025
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NEWS
UAE Residents Applying For A US Visa Will Soon Be Charged An Additional Fee
Hold up, UAE residents! If you are making plans for a trip to the US, you might want to get that visa appointment sooner than you thought. That is, if you want to same some extra bucks!
According to the US Congress website, the new legislation mandates a Visa Integrity Fee. And that is a whopping AED920!
This will apply to all nonimmigrant visa applicants.
The text of H.R.1, also known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” confirms this new fee will add a MINIMUM of $250 (AED 920) to the cost of obtaining a US visa.
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