The U.S. State Department announced on Aug. 4 that it will require some applicants for business and tourist visas to post a bond of up to $15,000.
The threshold is for those coming from countries that have high overstay rates in the United States. This new requirement will begin with a 12-month pilot program, according to the Federal Register.
“Aliens applying for visas as temporary visitors for business or pleasure and who are nationals of countries identified by the department as having high visa overstay rates, where screening and vetting information is deemed deficient, or offering citizenship by investment, if the alien obtained citizenship with no residency requirement, may be subject to the pilot program,” the Federal Register stated….