U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio gives a media briefing during the ASEAN foreign ministers’ meeting at the in Kuala Lumpur Friday, Malaysia, on July 11, 2025.
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The State Department is proposing requiring applicants for business and tourist visas to post a bond of up to $15,000 to enter the United States, a move that may make the process unaffordable for many.
In a notice to be published in the Federal Register on Tuesday, the department said it would start a 12-month pilot program under which people from countries deemed to have high…
