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...
Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra on friday directed the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital {NAUTH},Nnewi,management to free 12 indigent children treated of various ailments.Pressmen reported that Obiano visited the hospital to see a relation on admission and was compassionate after seeing the plight of the patients including amputees.A beneficiary of the governor's gesture,Mr Paul Ifemesi,said that they had been discharged but their parents and guardians could not offset the hospital bills.He commended the governor for the gesture as the bills run into thousands of naira.Sources report that indigent patients lined up at the entrance through which the governor went to the ward to see his relation.Mr Kris Nigige,Director of Information of the hospital,while confirming the Obiano's gesture,said that the beneficiaries plans had worked when they heard of the governor's presence.''Obiano came out and learnt they were indigent patients and ordered for their bills to be computed and posted to his account,'' he said.
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