Tourists and business travelers from Zambia and Malawi must pay a deposit of up to $15,000 when seeking a US visa, the State ...

New visa bond proposal targets countries with high overstay rates, requiring $5,000-$15,000 bonds for business and tourist ...

The US State Department has announced the launch of a visa bond pilot program that will require tourists and business ...

Government through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reached out to the Embassy of the United States of America to raise ...

As part of its crackdown on immigration, the U.S. State Department announced that it would start requiring travelers from ...

While India is not yet included in the new visa bond program, the country’s IT giants and tech consultancies — which send ...

The U.S. State Department will ask some visa applicants to post a $15,000 bond but only for temporary stay visas for citizens ...

Trump administration claims to be protecting U.S. from ‘clear national security threat posed by visa overstays and deficient ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department is proposing requiring applicants for business and tourist visas to post a bond of up ...

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

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 ...

Zambia's government voiced concern on Friday about the "unnecessary financial strain" that would be caused by a new rule ...