All B1/B2 Visa are required to get $15k bond that they will get back when they return

[11MohanRedddy]

State Department may require visa applicants to post bond of up to $15,000 to enter the US

The State Department is proposing requiring applicants for business and tourist visas to post a bond of up to $15,000 to apply to enter the United States.

WASHINGTON -- 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 overstay rates and deficient internal document security controls could be required to post bonds of $5,000, $10,000 or $15,000 when they apply for a visa.

The proposal comes as the Trump administration is tightening requirements for visa applicants. Last week, the State Department announced that many visa renewal applicants would have to submit to an additional in-person interview, something that was not required in the past. In addition, the department is proposing that applicants for the Visa Diversity Lottery program have valid passports from their country of citizenship.

A preview of the bond notice, which was posted on the Federal Register website on Monday, said the pilot program would take effect within 15 days of its formal publication and is necessary to ensure that the U.S. government is not financially liable if a visitor does not comply with the terms of his or her visa.

“Aliens applying for visas as temporary visitors for business or pleasure and who are nationals of countries identified by the department as having high visa overstay rates, where screening and vetting information is deemed deficient, or offering citizenship by investment, if the alien obtained citizenship with no residency requirement, may be subject to the pilot program,” the notice said.

The countries affected will be listed once the program takes effect, it said. The bond could be waived depending on an applicant's individual circumstances.

[Kootami]

Ee 15k meda intrest istada vadu

[Mr Mirchi]

Just now, Kootami said:

Ee 15k meda intrest istada vadu

15k venakki isthe chalu..

 

 

confirmed news aaa

[Jaggadonga]

1 hour ago, 11MohanRedddy said:

State Department may require visa applicants to post bond of up to $15,000 to enter the US

The State Department is proposing requiring applicants for business and tourist visas to post a bond of up to $15,000 to apply to enter the United States.

WASHINGTON -- 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 overstay rates and deficient internal document security controls could be required to post bonds of $5,000, $10,000 or $15,000 when they apply for a visa.

The proposal comes as the Trump administration is tightening requirements for visa applicants. Last week, the State Department announced that many visa renewal applicants would have to submit to an additional in-person interview, something that was not required in the past. In addition, the department is proposing that applicants for the Visa Diversity Lottery program have valid passports from their country of citizenship.

A preview of the bond notice, which was posted on the Federal Register website on Monday, said the pilot program would take effect within 15 days of its formal publication and is necessary to ensure that the U.S. government is not financially liable if a visitor does not comply with the terms of his or her visa.

“Aliens applying for visas as temporary visitors for business or pleasure and who are nationals of countries identified by the department as having high visa overstay rates, where screening and vetting information is deemed deficient, or offering citizenship by investment, if the alien obtained citizenship with no residency requirement, may be subject to the pilot program,” the notice said.

The countries affected will be listed once the program takes effect, it said. The bond could be waived depending on an applicant's individual circumstances.

Cheap let's make it 1 million 

[Mr Mirchi]

bond re-use or transfer cheyochu ante chaalu..india lo agents puttagodugulla lestharu

[Iriswest]

I don’t think it will apply to India but we will see in 15 days

[AnandaVivek]

Cash kattu!!! Visa pattu!!! Program laga undhi

[Hitman]

5 hours ago, Mr Mirchi said:

bond re-use or transfer cheyochu ante chaalu..india lo agents puttagodugulla lestharu

Bank loans for B’ visas. 

[11MohanRedddy]

7 hours ago, Iriswest said:

I don’t think it will apply to India but we will see in 15 days

I think it is targeted at India. 

[DonnyStrumpet]

Oh my Trump thatha. 15k naaa? Wow… just wow 

Both parents will be 30k…

[11MohanRedddy]

2 hours ago, DonnyStrumpet said:

Oh my Trump thatha. 15k naaa? Wow… just wow 

Both parents will be 30k…

Vaddi laki ichi tippukuntaadu Trump thaata

[DonnyStrumpet]

5 minutes ago, 11MohanRedddy said:

Vaddi laki ichi tippukuntaadu Trump thaata

Seems like it. He is using every means to compensate the deficit. He wants less taxes for rich for sure. To hide the hole, he is coming up with innovative ideas. Lol

[tom brady]

Not a bad idea actually....

Ee lekkana edo oka roju GC 50k for eligible folks antadu 

[DonnyStrumpet]

2 minutes ago, tom brady said:

Not a bad idea actually....

Ee lekkana edo oka roju GC 50k for eligible folks antadu 

Middle eastern and India-based Airlines will go out of business. No body will pay that much money. Travelling will be curtailed by a lot. 

[ErraBook_monagadu]

Money will never be refunded. Best case they allow to use that as credit for future visas.