As high as $20,000 in visa bonds will increase and become permanent

ON 1 AUGUST, THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE, ACCORDING TO THE MEDIA, WOULD PERPETUATE THE VISA GUARANTEE SYSTEM FOR CITIZENS OF SOME COUNTRIES, WHO FACED UP TO $20,000. THE BULLETIN STATES THAT THIS PROVISION APPLIES TO PERSONS APPLYING FOR UNITED STATES B1 AND B2 VISAS FOR BUSINESS OR TOURISM PURPOSES. CONSULAR OFFICERS MAY, ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS, MAKE THE GRANTING OF VISAS CONDITIONAL ON THE PAYMENT OF A BOND。