8 U.S.C. § 1806 — Visa integrity fee

(a) Visa integrity fee

(1) In general In addition to any other fee authorized by law, the Secretary of Homeland Security must require the payment of a fee, equal to the amount specified in this subsection, by any alien issued a nonimmigrant visa at the time of that issuance.

(2) Initial amount For fiscal year 2025, the amount specified in this section must be the greater of—

(A) $250; or

(B) that amount as the Secretary of Homeland Security may establish, by rule.

(3) Annual adjustments for inflation During fiscal year 2026, and during each subsequent fiscal year, the amount specified in this section must be equal to the sum of—

(A) the amount of the fee required under this subsection for the most recently concluded fiscal year; and

(B) the product resulting from the multiplication of the amount referred to in subparagraph

(A) by the percentage (if any) by which the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the month of July preceding the date on which that adjustment takes effect exceeds the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the same month of the preceding calendar year, rounded down to the nearest dollar.

(4) Disposition of visa integrity fees All of the fees collected under this section that are not reimbursed under subsection

(b) must be deposited into the general fund of the Treasury.

(5) No fee waiver Fees required to be paid under this subsection must not be waived or reduced.

(b) Fee reimbursement The Secretary of Homeland Security may provide a reimbursement to an alien of the fee required under subsection

(a) for the issuance of a nonimmigrant visa after the expiration of that nonimmigrant visa’s period of validity if that alien demonstrates that he or she—

(1) after admission to the United States under that nonimmigrant visa, complied with all conditions of that nonimmigrant visa, including the condition that an alien must not accept unauthorized employment; and

(2)

(A) has not sought to extend his or her period of admission during that period of validity and departed the United States by 5 days after the last day of that period; or

(B) during that period of validity, was granted an extension of that nonimmigrant status or an adjustment to the status of a lawful permanent resident.