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...
Chinenye Genevieve who is based in Lagos,is known by all on social media to be a fashionista,and a makeup artist who is the founder of ''Ladies Standing Tall'',a platform on facebook that reaches out to women who are going through domestic violence.She is also one of our reporters for my blog and she shared with us how she travelled to Onitsha which turns out to be where her husband is from and infact am on the phone with her and she said she landed safely yesterday in Onitsha and she is currently frying chin-chin and chicken.
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