Five Pacific states face permanent US visa bond requirement

The Trump administration's visa bond programme, which includes 50-odd nations, came into effect late August last year, to crack down on illegal visa overstayers in America.

US to make visa bond programme permanent for people from dozens of countries  dawn.com

The United States has finalized a plan that will compel Nigerians and other African business and tourist visa applicants to deposit up to $20,000 to guarantee they will depart America at the expiration of their stay, citing rising visa overstays and poor information sharing by several countries on the continent.

The US State Department has decided to make its visa bond programme permanent after successfully running it as a pilot scheme, expanding a policy aimed at reducing visa overstays. The programme currently applies to citizens of 50 countries.Under the new rule, consular officers may require certain applicants for US visi

WASHINGTON, July 31 - The U.S. State Department will make permanent a visa bond program that could require applicants from 50 countries, mostly from Africa, to post bonds of up to $20,000 when seeking U.S. visas, according to a federal notice posted online on Friday.

US to make visa bond program permanent for people from dozens of countries  Reuters

The US plans to make a visa bond requirement permanent for citizens from 50 countries.

A draft notice published Friday in the Federal Register says a nearly year-long review "provided sufficient data" to suggest the bond program effectively enforces compliance with visa conditions, and would be made permanent.

The Trump administration rolled out the program last August to crack down on visa overstays and as part of its broader efforts to curtail illegal migration. The government estimates that arresting and deporting visitors who have overstayed their visa costs about $18,000 per person.

The State Department is making permanent a pilot program under which citizens from 50 countries, mainly in Africa, are required to post bonds to apply for a U.S. visa, and it’s raising the cost as well, to as much as $20,000

The State Department is making permanent a pilot program under which citizens from 50 countries, mainly in Africa, are required to post bonds to apply for a U.S. visa, and it’s raising the cost as well, to as much as $20,000

US to make visa bond requirements permanent, affecting mostly African countries  AP News

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