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Tourists and business travelers from Zambia and Malawi must pay a deposit of up to $15,000 when seeking a US visa, the State ...
The United States has implemented visa bonds for short-term tourists who will be required to post a bond before a visa can be ...
New visa bond proposal targets countries with high overstay rates, requiring $5,000-$15,000 bonds for business and tourist ...
The State Department is proposing requiring applicants for business and tourist visas to post a bond of up to $15,000 to ...
The new visa bond pilot program is scheduled to take effect on August 20. // Visitors required to make the bond payments will ...
Visitors from countries with high visa overstays will be targeted. Some 40 percent of undocumented migrants overstay.
While India is not yet included in the new visa bond program, the country’s IT giants and tech consultancies — which send ...
DHS says it costs more than $17,000 to detain and deport each foreign tourist who doesn't leave, so they're requiring some to post bond before coming.
As part of its crackdown on immigration, the U.S. State Department announced that it would start requiring travelers from ...
The U.S. plans a visa bond pilot from August 20, 2025, requiring select travelers to pay up to $15,000 due to high overstay ...
Covered visa applicants will be required to post a bond of up to $15,000, but the State Department gave consular officers three options for bond amounts: $5,000, $10,000, and $15,000. Consular ...
The rule, which takes effect on August 20, is aimed at curbing visa overstays, when visitors remain in the country beyond ...