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Visas: Visa Bond Program

Agency: State Department

Document #: 2026-15726

Published: August 3, 2026

Effective: August 3, 2026

Docket: Public Notice: 13089

Who this affects

  • Green-card / I-485 applicants

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Summary

This rule finalizes the temporary final rule that went into effect on August 20, 2025, which launched a 12-month long Visa Bond Pilot Program (Pilot Program), and establishes a permanent visa bond program. An alien applying for a visa as a temporary visitor for business or pleasure (B-1/B-2) may be required to submit a bond ("visa bond") to ensure that the alien maintains his or her nonimmigrant status and departs as required. Consular officers may require covered nonimmigrant visa applicants to post a bond of up to $20,000 as a condition of visa issuance, as determined by the consular officers.

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