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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: State Department May Require U.S. Visa Applicants to Post Thousands of Dollars in Bonds [Watch (HLS stream): State Department May Require U.S. Visa Applicants to Post Thousands of Dollars in Bonds](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/LghXM4PC.m3u8) (0:47)  _Published 2025-08-05. On top of a slew of charges it already intends to levy on U.S. visitors, the State Department plans to roll out a year-long visa bond pilot program which will require certain business and tourist visa applicants to post bonds of up to $15,000 as a condition of the visa issuance._ --- Aug 5, 2025 10:20 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [State Department Has Probably Revoked Thousands of Visas, Rubio Says](/video/gv2li5Gy/) ### State Department Has Probably Revoked Thousands of Visas, Rubio Says [The State Department Wants to Require Visa Applicants to Submit Five Years of Social Media Details](/video/fXYK8R61/) ### The State Department Wants to Require Visa Applicants to Submit Five Years of Social Media Details [U.S. and Turkey Suspend Visitor Visa Services After Diplomatic Fall Out](/video/OTOxFDtu/) ### U.S. and Turkey Suspend Visitor Visa Services After Diplomatic Fall Out --- ## Transcript Additionally, today the State Department published a temporary final rule in the Federal Register. I know that sounds kind of bureaucratic, bureaucratic like, but for everyone watching at home, this is to implement a visa bond pilot program under the Immigration and Nationality Act, consistent with Executive Order 14159 beginning August 20th. Nationals of Malawi and Zambia applying for B1, B2, business and tourist visas will be required to post a bond of up to $15,000. This targeted common sense measure reinforces the administration's commitment to U.S. immigration law while deterring visa overstays. ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"State Department May Require U.S. Visa Applicants to Post Thousands of Dollars in Bonds","description":"On top of a slew of charges it already intends to levy on U.S. visitors, the State Department plans to roll out a year-long visa bond pilot program which will require certain business and tourist visa applicants to post bonds of up to $15,000 as a condition of the visa issuance. 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