The US Department of State has prepared plans to impose bonds of up to $US15,000 ($23,000) on certain tourist and business visas, according to a preview of the notice.
The 12-month pilot program will give US consular officers the discretion to issue bonds to visitors from countries identified as “having high visa overstay rates,” the notice to be published on Tuesday, local time, said.
It added that bonds could also be applied to countries “where screening and vetting information is deemed deficient, or offering Citizenship by Investment, if the alien [applicant] obtained citizenship with no residency requirement”.
But the notice does not specify the countries that meet this requirement, noting “until the Pilot Program countries are selected, the…
