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Original Date Announced
November 24, 2020DOS invokes President Trump's April 22, 2019 "Presidential Memorandum on Combatting High Nonimmigrant Overstay Rates" to a create six-month Visa Bond Pilot Program for nonimmigrant B-1/B-2 visa applicants from certain countries with higher "overstay" rates. DHS and ICE will enforce the system, giving discretion to consular officers to impose $5,000, $10,000, or $15,000 bonds.
Countries include: Afghanistan, Angola, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa), Djibouti, Eritrea, the Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Iran, Laos, Liberia, Libya, Mauritania, Papua New Guinea, Sao Tome and Principe, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen. [ID#1200]
2020.11.24 DEPARTMENT OF STATE 22 CFR Part 41 [Public Notice: 11218] RIN 1400–AE99 Visas: Visa Bond Pilot ProgramEffective Date
November 24, 2020Current Status
Not in effectOriginal Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/ActualTrump Administration Action: RuleSubject Matter: Non-Immigrant Visas: VisitorAgencies Affected: Bureau of Consular Affairs ICEAssociated or Derivative Policies
Pre Trump-Era Policies
- January 24, 1996 22 CFR § 41.11 - Entitlement to nonimmigrant status.
Documents
Trump-Era Policy Documents
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New Policy
Original Source:
Visas: Visa Bond Pilot Program
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Prior Policy