US EditionState Department May Require Visa Applicants to Post Bond of up to $15,000 to Enter the US
- The State Department is launching a 12-month pilot program requiring some business and tourist visa applicants to post bonds up to $15,000 to enter the United States.
- This pilot program targets applicants from countries with high overstay rates, deficient document security, or citizenship by investment without residency, and excludes Visa Waiver Program countries.
- The program revives visa bond proposals which were previously discouraged due to cumbersome processes and public misperceptions, with no recent examples of bonds being required.
- The bonds could be $5,000, $10,000, or $15,000 depending on circumstances, and the program will take effect within 15 days after Federal Register publication.
- The pilot may increase visa process costs for many applicants and aims to prevent U.S. financial liability if visa terms are violated.
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Zambia: U.S. Requires Zambia, Malawi Citizens to Pay Up to U.S.$15,000 Bond for Some Visitor Visas
Addis Ababa -- The State Department is proposing requiring applicants for business and tourist visas to post a bond of up to 15,000 US dollars to enter the United States, a move that may make the process unaffordable for many.
Nationals of both countries will have to pay up to $15,000 to travel to the United States with business or tourist visas.
The U.S. government plans to require citizens of certain countries traveling there as tourists or for business to pay a deposit of up to $15,000 when they apply for a visa. The measure is intended to ensure that travelers “fulfill the terms of their visas and depart the United States in a timely manner,” the U.S. Federal Register reported. The measure goes into effect on August 20 and will initially be tested as a pilot project for about 12 mont…
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