What we know so far
The United States is launching a pilot program that can require some incoming passengers to pay up to $ 15,000 to enter.
12 -month program, in part, visitors from countries with historically high visas, one Unpublished temporary final rule It was published on Tuesday at the Federal Registration.
The Trump administration is the last move to tighten the US migration laws in the United States following the $ 250 visa integrity fee “announcement to citizens from 12 countries in June and in July.
What we know about the Bond program is based on the Federal Registration Notification:
Who will have to pay?
The program is valid for entertainment and business travelers in need B-1 or B-2 visa Entering the USA and coming from countries:
- Ovalite ratios with high visa,
- Scanning and veterinary information is considered to be insufficient or
- This offers citizenship through investment without the need for residence.
Which countries are these?
The US State Department will announce the list of countries to date.
Overstay rates will withstand 2023 of the Ministry of Internal Security Introduction/Output Overstay Report. This report, published on August 5, 2024, shows that countries with high rates of high rates contain Chad (50%), Laos (35%) and Haiti (31%).
However, countries with the highest total loads are Mexico (approximately 49,000), Brazil (21,000), Colombia (41,000), Haiti (27,000), Venezuela (22,000) and Dominican Republic (20,000).
How many people will have to pay?
Not a lot.
Considering the number of people who are entitled to a “uncertainty” surrounding the US visa and the number of people who can pay, the US visa and the number of people who can pay, said that approximately 2,000 people expect to publish visa bonds during the pilot program.
How much are the bonds?
There are three levels: $ 5,000, $ 10,000 and $ 15,000.
The bond amounts are at the discretion of the consular officials subject to the rules. The quantities will be based on the “personal conditions” of travelers, including travel, employment, income, skill and training.
Travelers who need to pay visa bonds must enter and leave a specific entrance ports to be announced at a later date.
Why a pilot program instead of a blanket rule?
According to the US Department of State, the purpose of the 12 -month pilot is at least twice.
First of all, the government aims to access the feasibility of processing and evacuation of bonds that it has previously seen as “cumbersome”. However, it will also determine whether bonds are forcing visitors to comply with visa conditions.
However, the government’s notification is a “diplomacy tool” aiming to encourage foreign governments of the pilot program to reduce the excessive proportions of citizens of their citizens and improve travel scans and veterinary processes.
Especially, The pilot program provides more details The $ 250 Visa Integrity Fee “announced in July, including when it will start in July, how it will be implemented and the amount of bonds in July.
How many visitors have exceeded the visa requirements?
Only 1-2% of non-immigrant visitors exceeded their visas every year From 2016 to 2022, According to the US Congress Research Service.
However, 42% of 11 million people living in the United States without authorization entered valid visas, but show that they never left.
According to the visa bond notification of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in 2019, the Department of Internal Security estimated that more than 320,000 people have exceeded their visas, but this includes passengers who eventually abandoned the country.
– Kaela Ling from CNBC contributed to this story.
