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Zambia's government voiced concern on Friday about the "unnecessary financial strain" that would be caused by a new rule ...
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 U.S. State Department will ask some visa applicants to post a $15,000 bond but only for temporary stay visas for citizens ...
The new visa bond pilot program is scheduled to take effect on August 20. // Visitors required to make the bond payments will ...
The Trump administration is implementing new policies that are making it increasingly difficult for African nationals to ...
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 State Department is proposing requiring applicants for business and tourist visas to post a bond of up to $15,000 to ...
Government through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reached out to the Embassy of the United States of America to raise ...
The rule, which takes effect on August 20, is aimed at curbing visa overstays, when visitors remain in the country beyond ...
In 2023, Malay­sia recorded one of the lowest overstay rates among travellers to the United States as the country awaits ...