The US government will charge a new rate, which generates a rise in the entrance to the country, especially for Argentines.
USA has redoubled its protectionism policies in recent times, with new import tariffs and growing restrictions on tourism and immigration. Within that framework, the US government has decided Also increase the cost of the visa For Latin American countries, Argentina included With a strong increase in dollars.
The rise in the price of the process to enter as a tourist or by business adds to that package of measures that, according to experts, could discourage the arrival of foreign visitors. It directly affects the pocket of those who plan to travel and force to check how much should be available to obtain the visa, even before buying tickets or booking accommodation.
US VISA
Since October 2025: the price in dollars for the US visa
The increase is due to the inclusion of a New rate called “Integrity” (Integrity Fee), which adds to existing tariffs for non -immigrant visas. This measure has been adopted in a context of falling international tourism to the United States, which has registered interannual setbacks in visitors’ arrivals, which, according to analysts, could be aggravated if the costs to travel follow their increase.
For Argentines, with this change, the cost of the tourist and business visa (Visa B1/B2) It will go from US $ 185 to US $ 435 from October 2025.
The amount will increase every year from 2026
From 2026, the rate will not remain fixed: will be subject to an annual adjustment that will follow inflationusing as a reference the consumer price index for all urban consumers of the US, according to the July data of the previous year.
The increase will be rounded to the closest dollarOr, which implies that the price could rise moderately every year, depending on how inflation moves.
Source: Ambito
