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Visas: Visa Bond Pilot Program

Recorded by ImmigrationClock from Federal Register, published Aug 5, 2025, effective Aug 20, 2025.

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Changes what someone can or must do
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Final rule
Published
Aug 5, 2025
Effective
Aug 20, 2025
Source checked
Aug 2, 2026
Changes what someone can or must doFinal ruleFederal Register

Visas: Visa Bond Pilot Program

In this temporary final rule (TFR), the Department of State (the Department) announces the commencement of a 12-month long visa bond pilot program. Aliens applying for visas as temporary visitors for business or pleasure (B-1/B-2) 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. Consular officers may require covered nonimmigrant visa applicants to post a bond of up to $15,000 as a condition of visa issuance, as determined by the consular officers.

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  • This rule has been in effect since 2025-08-20. (effectiveAt)
  • The document names B-1/B-2 visitor. It may identify others — read the original to be sure. (impact.stated (partial))
  • The document states a requirement for the people it covers. The exact wording is quoted above — whether it applies to any particular person depends on facts this platform does not have. (impact.actionRequired)

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Visa categoriesB-1/B-2 visitor
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The document states a requirement for those it covers. The exact obligation, and whether it applies to a particular person, depends on the document's own terms — the relevant passage is quoted below.

(1) the criteria for identifying visa applicants who will be required to post visa bonds;

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Published Aug 5, 2025Effective Aug 20, 2025Source checked Aug 2, 2026Read the originalMethodologyPermalink

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