Travelers to the U.S. must pay a new "visa integrity fee" to visit, but questions remain as to how and when it will be implemented. Here's what we know so far.
What’s funny is that a lot of countries do something like this, but it’s always a far lower price that is insignificant compared to the total vacation cost.
$250 on the other hand is so high that it would impact your vacation budget, specially for the US as it’s selling point is that it’s cheap compared to EU or other developed countries.
Arguably, if they can’t fork up $250, they shouldn’t be vacationing to a foreign country. Plenty of other countries do this though. You’re just an uneducated American who doesn’t go anywhere.
And this $250 is going to be above an already expensive and painful visa process. And there are countries which are visa-less for certain country passports. I can bet that a tourist visa for the U.S is going to be among the top of the ranks of most expensive visas with the introduction of this “Visa-integrity” fee.
I could go to dozens of countries without having to get a visa, and plenty of other countries have visa which is actually worth the money than the dictator wannabes.
So no, If people can’t fork up $250 it doesn’t mean they shouldn’t be vacationing in foreign countries. That’s just you being ignorant while accusing me of being uneducated and American.
you’re coming off as being desperate to get offended here. I didn’t give any thought to this username and I didn’t realize it is apparently racist until our interaction. I just mixed two words for a username that weren’t obviously bad.
I’m desperate to get offended because you’re using a term that is wildly culturally insensitive? You sound even more racist now. A person who was not racist would never keep a username like this. I highly doubt that in the two years you’ve had this account no one on lemmy has pointed this out to you.
A trip to Florida is so cheap for my Canadian standards.
I’m talking about flights, hotels and food compared to Western Europe.
I do understand Europe has cheap places and US has expensive ones, the above analysis is more about the past (from Canadian eyes) and not what US has turned into.
What’s funny is that a lot of countries do something like this, but it’s always a far lower price that is insignificant compared to the total vacation cost.
$250 on the other hand is so high that it would impact your vacation budget, specially for the US as it’s selling point is that it’s cheap compared to EU or other developed countries.
It’s refundable
doesnt matter if someone can’t fork up the $250 in the first place
Arguably, if they can’t fork up $250, they shouldn’t be vacationing to a foreign country. Plenty of other countries do this though. You’re just an uneducated American who doesn’t go anywhere.
I am not an american despite my username.
And this $250 is going to be above an already expensive and painful visa process. And there are countries which are visa-less for certain country passports. I can bet that a tourist visa for the U.S is going to be among the top of the ranks of most expensive visas with the introduction of this “Visa-integrity” fee.
I could go to dozens of countries without having to get a visa, and plenty of other countries have visa which is actually worth the money than the dictator wannabes.
So no, If people can’t fork up $250 it doesn’t mean they shouldn’t be vacationing in foreign countries. That’s just you being ignorant while accusing me of being uneducated and American.
Eskimo is pretty racist btw. Please stay out of my country. We don’t need any more racists. we have plenty.
you’re coming off as being desperate to get offended here. I didn’t give any thought to this username and I didn’t realize it is apparently racist until our interaction. I just mixed two words for a username that weren’t obviously bad.
I’m desperate to get offended because you’re using a term that is wildly culturally insensitive? You sound even more racist now. A person who was not racist would never keep a username like this. I highly doubt that in the two years you’ve had this account no one on lemmy has pointed this out to you.
US cheap? 10 bucks a beer cheap? I get five beers and five meals for that price in some areas of Europe.
A trip to Florida is so cheap for my Canadian standards.
I’m talking about flights, hotels and food compared to Western Europe.
I do understand Europe has cheap places and US has expensive ones, the above analysis is more about the past (from Canadian eyes) and not what US has turned into.