State Department to Require Applicants for Business, Tourist Visas to Post $15,000 Bond
It will not apply to the 42 countries in the Visa Waiver Program, where tourist and business visa applicants can stay in the United States for up to 90 days.
The U.S. Department of State on July 11, 2025, in Washington D.C. The department is moving forward with the dismissal of more than 1,300 employees after the U.S. Supreme Court lifted a lower-court injunction that had temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s plan to reduce the federal workforce. Photo by Mehmet Eser / Middle East Images via AFP
The U.S. State Department announced on Aug. 4 that it will require some applicants for business and tourist visas to post a bond of up to $15,000.
The threshold is for those coming from countries that have high overstay rates in the United States. This new requirement will begin with a 12-month pilot program, according to the Federal Register.
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
