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State Department May Require Visa Applicants to Post Bond of up to $15,000 to Enter the US
UNITED STATES, AUG 4 – The pilot targets visa applicants from countries with high overstay rates or weak vetting, requiring refundable bonds up to $15,000 to reduce visa violations, affecting an estimated 2,000 applicants.
- 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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Tourists and business travellers would receive the total return when they leave the United States, become naturalized as citizens or die
State Department may require bond of up to $15,000 for some visa applicants
Washington — The State Department is proposing requiring applicants for business and tourist visas to post a bond of up to $15,000 to enter the United States, a move that may make the process unaffordable for many.
In the framework of a pilot project of the State Department, this sum is intended to ensure that visa applicants do not stay longer than the authorised duration of their stay.
US proposes visa bond of up to $15,000 to curb overstays
The U.S. State Department is suggesting a new visa policy in which people who apply for business or tourist visas may need to pay a bond of up to $15,000 as a condition for entering the United States. The goal is likely to reduce visa overstays and ensure compliance with immigration rules. New policy could limit access for travelers While the program may deter people from overstaying their visas, it could also discourage travelers from visiting.…
US may require visa applicants from problematic countries to post bond of up to $15,000
The State Department is proposing requiring applicants for business and tourist visas to post a bond of up to $15,000 to enter the United States, a move that may make the process unaffordable for many. In a notice to be published in the Federal Register on Tuesday, the department said it would start a 12-month pilot program under which people from countries deemed to have high overstay rates and deficient internal document security controls coul…
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