The article says it, "Cannot be waived", so does that mean that the thousands of people who travel under the ESTA visa waiver will suddenly need to find $250 (each, so $1000 for a family of four?), and to have the headache of potentially more forms at the end to get their money back again?
That seems like a lot of hassle if so, and will cause people to think twice about visiting the US.
Since the ESTA is a visa waiver program, by taking advantage of it you don't require a visa so would not have to pay this fee. At least that's my reading of it...
That seems like a lot of hassle if so, and will cause people to think twice about visiting the US.