WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES - JUNE 29: A general view of Dulles International Airport during a media briefing tour organized by the U.S. Department of State's Foreign Press Center to present procedures related to incoming foreign nationals in Washington, United States, on June 29, 2025. (Photo by Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Additionally, the department proposed that applicants for the Visa Diversity Lottery have a valid passport from their country.
The bond notice was previewed on the Federal Register website on Monday and said the pilot program will not take effect within 15 days of its publication. The notice also said the program is necessary to ensure the U.S. government is not financially liable if a visitor does not comply with the visitor’s visa terms.
"Aliens applying for visas as temporary visitors for business or pleasure and who are nationals of countries identified by the department as having high visa overstay rates, where screening and vetting information is deemed deficient, or offering citizenship by investment, if the
