{"description":"Documents matching '\"visa integrity fee\"'","count":2,"total_pages":1,"results":[{"title":"USCIS Immigration Fees Required by HR-1 Reconciliation Bill","type":"Notice","abstract":"U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is announcing a series of fees to be collected by USCIS. Recently enacted legislation that provided for reconciliation pursuant to Title II of House Concurrent Resolution 14, titled HR-1, establishes specific fees for various immigration-related forms, benefits, statuses, petitions, applications, and requests administered by multiple government agencies. This notice announces the new fees that are administered by USCIS, a component of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), to whom those fees apply, when the new fees take effect, instructions on their payment, when and if the fees may be waived, and consequences of the failure to pay. This notice is intended to provide the information needed for the public to comply with the new law.","document_number":"2025-13738","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/22/2025-13738/uscis-immigration-fees-required-by-hr-1-reconciliation-bill","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-22/pdf/2025-13738.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-13738.pdf?1752869708","publication_date":"2025-07-22","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"}],"excerpts":"HR-1. HR-1 contains multiple exceptions to the requirement for the parole fee and DHS must interpret how the exceptions should be applied. DHS will announce the parole fee in a future publication. \n • The <span class=\"match\">VISA INTEGRITY FEE</span> required by section 100007 of HR-1 for any alien issued a nonimmigrant visa at the time of such issuance. The <span class=\"match\">VISA INTEGRITY FEE</span> requires cross-agency coordination before implementing; the fee will be implemented in a future publication. \n • The FORM I-94 FEE required by section 100008 of HR-1 is required from any alien who submits"},{"title":"Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is amending its regulations to change the admission period in the F, J, and I classifications from duration of status to an admission for a fixed time period, and additional changes to admission and extension requirements. This final rule will provide additional protections and oversight of these nonimmigrant categories and will allow DHS to better evaluate whether these nonimmigrants are maintaining status while temporarily in the United States. This final rule provides amendments to the proposed rule covering this topic that was published in the Federal Register on August 28, 2025.","document_number":"2026-14439","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/17/2026-14439/establishing-a-fixed-time-period-of-admission-and-an-extension-of-stay-procedure-for-nonimmigrant","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-17/pdf/2026-14439.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-14439.pdf?1784205917","publication_date":"2026-07-17","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"}],"excerpts":"Another commenter stated that the expense of filing an EOS adds to an already considerable list of fees that foreign students pay to come to the United States and maintain their status, including the SEVIS I-901 fee ($350), nonimmigrant visa application fee ($185), <span class=\"match\">visa integrity fee</span> ($250), and (if applicable) fees associated with OPT and STEM OPT.\n \n Commenters stated that, under the proposed rule, many foreign students are likely to incur costs for at least one EOS application, with many needing to file multiple EOS applications due to changes"}]}