US to demand bonds of up to $15,000 for visa applications from 12 more countries
Source: Associated Press
US to demand bonds of up to $15,000 for visa applications from 12 more countries
MATTHEW LEE
Wed, March 18, 2026 at 11:24 AM EDT
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department says it is adding 12 countries to an expanding list of nations whose citizens must post bonds of up to $15,000 to apply for U.S. visas.
Effective April 2, passport holders from Cambodia, Ethiopia, Georgia, Grenada, Lesotho, Mauritius, Mongolia, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Papua New Guinea, Seychelles and Tunisia will be required to pay the bond, which is refunded if the visa application is denied or, if granted, the person adheres to the terms of the visa.
That's according to a notice posted to the State Department website on Wednesday.
After April 2, there will be 50 countries whose citizens are subject to the requirement, which was rolled out by the Trump administration last year as it cracked down on visa overstays and more broadly moved to curtail illegal migration.
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