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The United States Embassy in Nigeria has clarified that Nigeria is exempted from the new $15000 visa Bond policy introduced by the outgoing administration of President Donald Trump.

The US Mission in Nigeria made this known in a statement on its website on Tuesday .

The outgoing administration of US President Donald Trump had issued a new temporary rule for African tourists.

The new rule could require tourist and business travellers from some countries , most in Africa, to pay a bond of as much as $ 15 ,000 to visit the United States .

The US State Department said the temporary final rule, which takes effect December 24 and runs through June 24 , targets countries whose nationals have higher rates of overstaying B – 2 visas for tourists and B -1 visas for business travelers .

The statement read, “ In response to the April 2019 Presidential Memorandum on Combating High Nonimmigrant Overstay Rates , the Department and our embassies and consulates overseas conducted an in- depth analysis to identify and address root causes of overstays .

“Among other efforts to address this challenge , the State Department is considering additional steps to address overstays , including piloting a limited visa bonds program to test , in coordination with the Department of Homeland Security , the operational feasibility of posting , processing, and discharging visa bonds as means to ensure the timely departure from the United States of certain travelers .

“ Accordingly , the State Department will begin a limited six -month visa bond pilot program beginning on December 24 , 2020 .

“ We are committed to combating visa overstays and making sure travelers to the United States respect our laws .
“ The implementation of this pilot builds on our engagement with foreign governments in recent years and will ensure continued progress to reduce overstay rates. Nigeria is not included in this six months pilot program .”

One thought on “US exempts Nigeria from Trump $15,000 visa bond policy”
  1. I think this bond issue is a clever way to find cash flow for a weak American economy. Why not deny such offenders visas on request. Must you punish a whole nation fir the sins of few. Is this not discrimination?
    Does this comply with the Geneva convention?
    Where do you expect such nationals to get foreign exchange to post the bond?
    Is that not additional burden?
    You can even have strict visa quota to address such a problem. This is not fair on these countries. I know for terrorism sake you must be very very strict and that is why background check is very critical.
    We need a safe and equitable world.
    Thanks

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