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...
According to CNN,President Donald Trump had signed what the White House described as executive orders that begin moving towards building a wall on the US-Mexico border,boosting border patrol forces and ordering an increase in deportations of undocumented immigrants.''This is border security.We've been talking about this from the beginning.This is going to bring it over the top'',Trump said as he signed the first of two orders during a visit to the Department of Homeland Security,the agency that would implement those actions.The executive orders also seek to encourage sanctuary cities and the practice of releasing undocumented immigrants detained by federal officials before trial.White House press secretary Sean Spicer said the executive action directed at sanctuary cities that ''harbor illegal immigrants''.Construction of the wall could begin in months,but planning for the massive project is ''starting immediately,;; Trump said today in an interview with ABC News.Trump confirmed his plans to build the wall with federal funds and then seek reimbursement from Mexico,an idea Mexico has resisted.But negotiations,he said,would begin ''relatively soon,I'm telling you there will be a payment.It will be in a form,perhaps a complicated form'' Trump said.
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