The U.S. Department of State proposed a 12-month pilot program for a visa bond affecting travelers from nations with high visa overstay rates. Travelers may be required to post a bond ranging from $5,000 to $15,000 and enter through designated U.S. airports. Countries in the Visa Waiver Program, like Canada and Mexico, will not need to comply. This program aims to serve as a diplomatic tool to encourage foreign nations to reduce overstay rates and improve security screening, with implications for national security policy under the Trump administration.
By its design and intention, the Pilot Program is a tool of diplomacy, intended to encourage foreign governments to take immediate action to reduce the overstay rates of their nationals when traveling to the United States for temporary visits, and to encourage countries to improve screening and vetting and the security of travel and civil documents, including in the granting of citizenship.
As such, the rule properly is described as a key pillar of the Trump Administration's foreign policy to protect the United States from the clear national security threat posed by visa overstays and deficient screening and vetting.
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