特朗普政府继续对外国访客采取更强硬立场，将于10月1日起实施一项“签证诚信费”。
根据《一揽子美丽法案》规定，美国将对持非移民签证的访客收取250美元费用，该费用需在签证签发时缴纳。
根据美国旅游协会的数据，墨西哥、中国和巴西等国家将受到最大影响，非免签国家的签证费用现已接近442美元。
国际入境旅游协会数据显示，五月国际游客数量最多的来源国依次为墨西哥、加拿大、英国、印度和巴西。
全球旅游管理公司Altour总裁盖比·里兹（Gabe Rizzi）向路透社表示：“我们在旅客体验中增加的任何摩擦，都会在一定程度上减少旅行量。”
里兹补充道：“随着夏季结束，这个问题将变得更加紧迫，我们必须将这些费用纳入差旅预算和文件记录中。”
据路透社报道，今年7月赴美海外游客数量较去年同期下降了3.1%。
美国在筹备举办建国250周年庆典、奥运会和国际足联世界杯赛事之际，推出了这项新费用。
世界旅游及旅行理事会报告指出：“今年国际游客在美国的消费额预计将降至略低于1690亿美元，较2024年的1810亿美元有所下降。”
旅游经济研究所产业研究主任阿兰·瑞安向路透社表示，今年赴美海外游客数量原本预计同比增长超10%，但最新预测显示将下降3%。
美国并非个例——全球多国都在增设入境费并加强审查，以期在打击滥用行为的同时从旅游业中获利。
英国政府近期推出了一项“电子旅行授权”（ETA）制度，将游客的入境申请数字化，同时收取约13美元的费用。
电子旅行授权（ETAs）与旅行者的护照绑定，旨在简化安检流程并防止移民系统被滥用。
周三，特朗普政府提出一项新规，拟将国际学生在美国的学习停留期限限制为四年，并同时调整文化交流访问者及媒体工作者的签证有效期。
根据美国国土安全部发布的新闻稿，这项规定将限制某些签证持有者在美国的停留时长。
该举措旨在遏制“签证滥用”现象，并提升该机构“妥善审查和监管相关人员”的能力。
福克斯数字新闻（Fox News Digital）的兰登·米恩（Landon Mion）与路透社共同参与了本报道。
The Trump administration continues to take a harder stance on foreign visitors with a “visa integrity fee” to be implemented on Oct. 1.02
The fee would charge non-immigrant travelers visiting the US $250 due at the time visas are issued and was enacted as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Countries such as Mexico, China, and Brazil will take on the most heat, with the cost for non-visa waiver countries now nearing $442, per the US Travel Association.
The largest numbers of international visitors in May were from Mexico, Canada, the United Kingdom, India and Brazil, according to the International Inbound Travel Association.
Gabe Rizzi, global travel management company Altour president, told Reuters that “any friction we add to the traveler experience is going to cut travel volumes by some amount.”
“As the summer ends, this will become a more pressing issue, and we’ll have to factor the fees into travel budgets and documentation,” Rizzi added.
Overseas visitors to the US dropped 3.1% in July from the same time last year, according to Reuters.
The new fee comes as the US prepares to host America250 events , the Olympics and the FIFA World Cup matches.
“International visitor spending to the US is projected to fall to just under $169BN this year, down from $181BN in 2024,” notes a World Travel & Tourism Council report.
Tourism Economics director of industry studies Aran Ryan told Reuters that overseas travel to the US this year would grow over 10% year over year, but the latest projections now show a 3% decline.
The US isnt alonecountries worldwide are adding entry fees and tightening screening to capitalize on tourism while cracking down on abuse.
The British government recently rolled out an “Electronic Travel Authorization” (ETA) that digitizes tourists’ requests to visit the country while paying a fee of about $13.
The ETAs are linked to a travelers passport in an effort to smooth security checks and “prevent abuse” of the immigration system.
On Wednesday, the Trump administration proposed a rule to limit the length of time international students can remain in the US for their studies to four years and the duration of visas for cultural exchange visitors and members of the media.
The rule would limit how long certain visa holders are allowed to stay in the US, according to a press release from the Department of Homeland Security.
It seeks to curb “visa abuse” and increase the agency’s ability to “properly vet and oversee these individuals.”
Fox News Digitals Landon Mion and Reuters contributed reporting.