DOS Temporary Final Rule Creating Visa Bond Pilot Program

DOS temporary final rule creating a six-month pilot program under which applicants for B-1/B-2 visas from countries with overstay rates of ten percent or higher and who have been approved by DHS for an inadmissibility waiver may be required to post a bond as a condition of visa issuance. The temporary final rule is effective 12/24/20 through 6/24/21. (85 FR 74875, 11/24/20)

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

22 CFR Part 41

[Public Notice: 11218]

RIN 1400–AE99

Visas: Visa Bond Pilot Program

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Temporary final rule.

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Cite as AILA Doc. No. 20112333.

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