Foreigners with World Cup tickets won't have to pay bonds to enter US, Trump administration tells AP
The waiver covers qualified fans from 5 World Cup countries and eases a bond of up to $15,000, officials said.
- On Wednesday, the State Department suspended a requirement that FIFA World Cup ticket holders from certain countries pay visa bonds up to $15,000, extending exemptions previously reserved for teams and staff to ordinary fans.
- President Donald Trump's Republican administration imposed the bond requirement last year for 50 countries, citing high rates of visa overstays and security issues as part of a broader immigration crackdown.
- Qualified fans who purchased tickets and joined the FIFA Pass system by April 15 are covered by the waiver, according to Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Mora Namdar.
- Amnesty International and The American Hotel and Lodging Association issued a "World Cup travel advisory," blaming visa barriers for "significantly suppressing international demand" ahead of the tournament.
- FIFA requested the waiver after months of meetings with the State Department and Department of Homeland Security to ease travel burdens for the event, which begins June 11.
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The U.S. President’s government, Donald Trump, decided that those with tickets to attend World Cup matches in U.S. stadiums are exempted from paying the bails of thousands of dollars that have been demanding citizens of certain nationalities to enter the country. “We are exempting eligible fans from visa bonds, who have acquired tickets for the World Cup and who have enrolled in the FIFA Pass program as of April 15, 2026,” Mora Namdar, Assistant…
State Department waives security requirement for those who have confirmed tickets and use the 'FIFA Pass' system. Measure covers travellers from 50 countries.
Visitors to US with World Cup tickets won’t have to pay to enter country - The Boston Globe
The Trump administration imposed the bonds, equaling as much as $15,000 in some cases, for countries it said had high rates of people overstaying their visas and other security issues.
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