Aug. 5 (UPI) -- The U.S. State Department may require some visitors to post a bond of up to $15,000 to obtain a business or tourism visa.
The Visa Bond Pilot Program would apply to those seeking temporary visas for either business, a B-1, or pleasure, a B-2 visa, and are considered to be "nationals of countries identified by the Department as having high visa overstay rates," according to a document posted to the Federal Register,
The program is scheduled to begin on Aug. 20 and run until Aug. 5 of next year.
The State Department has yet to determine which countries are deemed to have high overstay rates, but those that would qualify are those "where screening and vetting information is deemed deficient, or offering citizenship by investment," or if a person has "obtained citizenship with no residency requirement."
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