WASHINGTON (AP) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs proposes to require applicants for business and tourist visa to place a bond of a maximum of $ 15,000 to submit an application to enter the United States, a movement that can make the process priceless for many.
In a notification that would be published in the Federal Register on Tuesday, the Department said it would start a 12-month pilot program, including people from countries who are supposed to have high overstay rates and a deficient internal document security checks could be needed to place bonds of $ 5,000, $ 10,000 or $ 15,000.
A preview of the notification, which was posted on the Federal Register website on Monday, said that the pilot program would come into effect within 15 days after the formal publication and is necessary to ensure that the US government is not financially liable if a visitor does not meet the conditions of his or her visa.
“Aliens who request Visa as temporary visitors for business or pleasure and who are nationals of countries identified by the Department as a high visa too high rates, where screening and crossing information is considered a deficient, or offering citizenship through investments, if alien citizenship has been obtained without a residence program,” the knowledge. “
The affected countries would be mentioned as soon as the program comes into force, it said.
The bond would not apply to citizens of countries registered in the Visa Waiver program and could be waived from others, depending on the individual circumstances of an applicant.
Visa bonds have been presented in the past, but have not been implemented. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has traditionally discouraged the requirement because of the cumbersome process of placing and discharging a band and because of a possible misconceptions by the public.
However, the Department said that previous display “is not supported by recent examples or evidence, because visa bonds are generally not required in a recent period.”
