Travelers to the U.S. must pay a new $250 'visa integrity fee' -- what to know

[lapfog_1]

1. The daughter of a close friend of mine ( my long time girlfriend )

is currently visiting the USA on a student work visa. She is in medical school with a full scholarship in Romania... and attends one of eastern europe's most famous medical schools. She is here just for 2 months. Right after she departed Romania, the organizers announced that this year would be the last for travel to the USA. These young men and women come here to work summer jobs at tourist traps all over the USA. They are extremely polite, well mannered, and well educated.

They come here to work these jobs as cashiers or similar not for the money, but just to visit the United States. Much like college students from the USA travel to EU and buy a Eurail pass and sleep in youth hostels and "backpack" around Europe for a summer.

My girlfriend's daughter want to experience "the old west" ( which I have to explain doesn't really and never did really exist ).

But her goal is to finish medical school and practice oncology in France or Romania.

I am so sad that the MAGAts and Xenophobes are closing the door to the USA for essentially everyone.