State Department may require visa applicants to post bond of up to $15,000 to enter the US
State Department may require visa applicants to post bond of up to $15,000 to enter the US
The State Department is proposing requiring applicants for business and tourist visas to post a bond of up to $15,000 to apply to enter the United States
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Truth Analysis
Analysis Summary:
The article is factually accurate. It reports on a proposed State Department rule requiring certain visa applicants to post a bond. Multiple sources confirm the proposal and its key details.
Detailed Analysis:
- Claim: The State Department is proposing requiring applicants for business and tourist visas to post a bond of up to $15,000 to apply to enter the United States.
- Verification Source #1: Confirms the State Department is proposing requiring applicants for business and tourist visas to post a bond of up to $15,000.
- Verification Source #2: Confirms the State Department is proposing requiring applicants for business and tourist visas to post a bond of up to $15000.
- Verification Source #3: Confirms that consular officers may require covered nonimmigrant visa applicants to post a bond of up to $15,000 as a condition of visa issuance.
- Verification Source #4: Confirms the State Department is proposing requiring applicants for business and tourist visas to post a bond of up to $15000.
- Verification Source #5: Confirms that covered visa applicants will be required to post a bond, and in some cases the bond would be set at $5,000.
- Assessment: Supported by multiple sources.
Supporting Evidence/Contradictions:
- Source 3: Consular officers may require covered nonimmigrant visa applicants to post a bond of up to $15,000 as a condition of visa issuance.
- Source 5: Covered visa applicants will be required to post a bond in the ... United States), in which case the bond would be set at $5,000.