The State Department is proposing requiring applicants for business and tourist visas to post a bond of up to $15,000 to ...

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 ...

The State Department said in a notice that it is launching a "visa bond pilot program" that aims to curb overstays for ...

State Department could soon ask visa applicants to pay up to $15,000 to enter the US - The State Department is proposing ...

The US State Department has announced the launch of a visa bond pilot program that will require tourists and business travelers from specific countries to pay bonds of either $5,000, $10,000, or ...

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 State Department is proposing requiring applicants for business and tourist visas to post a bond of up to $15,000 to ...

The State Department is considering requiring visa applicants to pay upwards of $15,000 to enter the United States.

Covered visa applicants will be required to post a bond of up to $15,000, but the State Department gave consular officers ...

The State Department announced Tuesday that the program will first apply to visa applicants from Malawi and Zambia.

The rule follows a travel ban on nationals from 12 countries and other new fees being levied on U.S. visitors. The new rule targets citizens from countries with high visa overstays. It excludes ...

Critics have denounced the bond scheme as a ‘legalised shakedown’ that profits from vulnerable, lawful travellers.