UPDATE: U.S FINALIZES $20,000 VISA BOND POLICY AFFECTING NIGERIA AND 49 OTHER NATIONS. (PHOTO).
U.S Finalizes $20,000 Visa Bond Policy Affecting Nigeria and 49 Other Nations The United States government has officially formalized its visa bond policy, making it a permanent measure that could require travelers from 50 designated countries, including Nigeria, to pay a refundable bond of up to $20,000 before receiving certain visas. First introduced as a pilot scheme in 2025, the policy targets applicants seeking B1 and B2 visas, which are designated for business and tourism. According to the U.S. Department of State, the initiative is designed to bolster compliance with local immigration laws and drastically reduce visa overstay rates. How the Visa Bond Policy Works Under the permanent guidelines, U.S. consular officers have the discretion to instruct eligible applicants to post a bond as a prerequisite for visa issuance. However, U.S. authorities have clarified that the financial requirement will not be applied automatically to every traveler from the listed nations. Data anal...
Yesterday saturday,68 people were released from quarantine .The people were secluded after they had come into contact with an Ebola patient.The release raised hopes for the country as the last of the disease cases come to an end.According to Dr Abdourahmane Bathly,head of the Ebola centre in Forecariah in western Guinea,said 68 contacts had emerged from quarantine at midnight yesterday saturday morning.''''There are no longer any people who had contact with a person infected by the Ebola virus''.Ebola affected areas must spend 42 days without a case to be declared free of the virus,although after cases cropped up after Liberia's first Ebola free declaration,the World Health Organisation has instituted an additional 90 day surveillance period.One more photo below. 
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