The Federal Register notice applies ?to B1 and B2 visas, which are issued for business and tourism ?travel. Sign up here. “Consular officers may require covered nonimmigrant visa applicants to post ?a bond of up to $20,000 as a condition of visa issuance, as determined ?by the consular officers,” the notice said. “The 2025 visa bond pilot, which provided a ?framework for the Department of State, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of the Treasury to assess the feasibility of administering a visa bond program, has provided sufficient ?data to suggest that a visa bond program is an…
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