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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 new visa bond pilot program is scheduled to take effect on August 20. // Visitors required to make the bond payments will ...
A temporary final rule initiating a 12-month pilot program requiring visitor visa bonds is set to go into effect on August 20th.  This rule, authorized under INA 8 USC 1201(g)(3), allows consular ...
While India is not yet included in the new visa bond program, the country’s IT giants and tech consultancies — which send ...
The 12-month pilot program would require travelers from countries with high visa-overstay rates to post refundable bonds.
The Trump administration is implementing new policies that are making it increasingly difficult for African nationals to ...
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.
Government through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reached out to the Embassy of the United States of America to raise ...
The State Department is proposing requiring applicants for business and tourist visas to post a bond of up to $15,000 to ...
Zambia's government voiced concern on Friday about the "unnecessary financial strain" that would be caused by a new rule ...
In 2023, Malay­sia recorded one of the lowest overstay rates among travellers to the United States as the country awaits ...
The measure announced Tuesday, which also applies to nationals of Malawi, takes effect on August 20 as part of a one-year ...