(5 Aug 2025)
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"What if I told you that to be here, in the United States, whether you’re here for some business or for some sightseeing, you’d have to post a bond of up to $15,000? Well that might happen. The State 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 could be required to post bonds of $5000, $10,000 or $15,000 when they apply for a visa. The bond notice is expected to be published soon and the program is set to take affect 15 days of its formal publication. The countries affected will be listed once the program takes effect, but the bond can be waived depending on an applicant’s individual circumstances. The bond doesn’t apply to citizens of countries enrolled in the visa waiver program, which allows travel for business or tourism for up to 90 days. The Trump administration is tightening requirements for visa applicants in general. Last week, the State Department announced that many visa renewal applicants would have to do an additional in-person, interview something that wasn’t required in the past."
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STORYLINE:
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 could be required to post bonds of $5,000, $10,000 or $15,000 when they apply for a visa.
The proposal comes as the Trump administration is tightening requirements for visa applicants. Last week, the State Department announced that many visa renewal applicants would have to submit to an additional in-person interview, something that was not required in the past. In addition, the department is proposing that applicants for the Visa Diversity Lottery program have valid passports from their country of citizenship.
A preview of the bond notice, which was posted on the Federal Register website on Monday, said the pilot program would take effect within 15 days of its formal publication and is necessary to ensure that the U.S. government is not financially liable if a visitor does not comply with the terms of his or her visa.
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