US adds more nations, including Venezuela, to costly visa bond policy

The list mostly included countries from Africa, Latin America and South Asia. It had a total of 38 countries as of Tuesday...

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The Trump administration has expanded its costly visa bond policy, adding 25 more countries to a list requiring citizens to post bonds of up to Ksh.1.9 million ($15,000) for U.S. entry visas.

Citizens from these 38 countries, predominantly from Africa, Latin America, and South Asia, will face bond requirements for B1/B2 visas starting January 21.
The policy directly impacts Venezuela, whose toppled leader Nicolas Maduro was recently apprehended by U.S. forces.
The State Department states bonds aim to deter visitors from overstaying their visas, a continuation of Trump's hard-line immigration policies widely condemned by human rights groups.

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