Entry fee
An entry fee is a fee that some countries impose on travelers entering without a visa ; Examples are Kenya and Cuba .
In September 2009, the US Senate also voted for the bill called the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 , which provides for the introduction of an additional fee for visa-free entry ( Visa Waiver Program ) into the USA. Even before that, a fee of US $ 6 was due for entry by land; it was previously included in the ticket price for air travel. As of September 8, 2010, the Electronic System for Travel Authorization has charged US $ 14 for new entry applications. This fee consists of US $ 10 for entry authorization and US $ 4 for processing the travel authorization process. The income from this should be used to promote tourism, although $ 12 should remain with the financial institutions as transfer costs. The European Commission criticized this plan as a “step backwards in the joint effort to facilitate transatlantic mobility”.
The Australia eVisa costs US $ 69, older official sites also have US $ 59; a "rush visa" (within a few hours) should cost 158 dollars.
As of October 1, 2019, it is no longer possible to travel to New Zealand without a visa . The New Zealand NZeTA currently costs US $ 12 online and is linked to an additional entry fee (International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy, IVL) of NZ $ 35 per person.
See also
- Departure fee (e.g. in Sri Lanka, Syria, Thailand, Venezuela)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kenya online visa
- ↑ Cuba Tourist Card
- ↑ Frequently Asked Questions about the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) ( Memento from October 1, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ EU warns planned US travel charge September 7, 2009
- ↑ https://goaustralia.co/
- ↑ https://www.australianimmigrationonline.org/apply-visa?action=step1
- ↑ https://www.australianimmigrationonline.org/apply-visa?action=step1&rush=1
- ↑ https://www.immigration.govt.nz/new-zealand-visas