The Trump administration is permanently enforcing a US visa bond programme that requires certain visitor visa applicants from 50 countries to post refundable bonds before travelling to the United States. According to reporting in Nigeria, the bond applies to applicants from Nigeria and 49 other countries. The programme requires eligible travellers to pay bond amounts that can reach up to $20,000. The bond is described as refundable, tied to compliance with the visa conditions. The outlets also note that the measure is aimed at visitor visa applicants and is implemented as a standing policy rather than a temporary rule.
While both sources focus on the rollout and scope, they do not indicate immediate changes for countries outside the list. The reporting centres on identifying who is affected and how the bond requirement works, highlighting that the policy applies to applicants from a specific group of countries rather than universally to all visa categories or all nationalities.
