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The United States has announced a new pilot programme that will require some prospective immigrants to post bonds of up to $250,000 before they can obtain immigrant visas.
The new policy applies, with immediate effect, to certain immigrant visa applicants from the Dominican Republic who have been found ineligible on “public charge” grounds, while US officials indicate it will be expanded to other countries in the future.
This was announced in a report published by Washington Free Beacon on Wednesday and shared by US Department of State.
“Immigrating to the United States is a privilege, not a right. Those who seek to obtain that privilege must be capable of demonstrating that they will be a benefit—rather than a burden—to our nation,” the department wrote while sharing the report.
