Antigua and Barbuda seeks US review of visa restrictions and bond programme

Antigua and Barbuda seeks US review of visa restrictions and bond programme

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The Antigua and Barbuda government has launched a fresh diplomatic effort to persuade the United States to remove the twin-island nation from recently imposed visa restrictions and the newly established US Visa Bond Programme. Prime Minister Gaston Browne has written to US President Donald Trump requesting a review of the measures affecting Antiguan and Barbudan nationals under Presidential Proclamation 10998, related v…

Ambassador Ronald Sanders delivers diplomatic note to Marco Rubio

WASHINGTON, USA – The government of Antigua and Barbuda has taken a further diplomatic step in its efforts to secure a review by the United States of the visa restrictions and Visa Bond Program affecting nationals of Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Barbuda’s ambassador to the United States, Sir Ronald Sanders, yesterday delivered a diplomatic note to United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, requesting an early review of the measures. This…

Immigration – $20,000 Visa Bond Effect Four Caribbean Countries

A United States visa bond programme requiring certain visitors to post a refundable bond of up to US$20,000 before receiving a visa has officially been made permanent, affecting nationals from four Caribbean countries. Beginning August 3, citizens of Antigua and Barbuda, Cuba, Dominica and Grenada may be required to pay a bond of up to US$20,000 when applying for B-1 (business) or B-2 (tourist) visas if a U.S. consular officer determines one is …