U.S. to Require Some Foreign Visitors to Pay Bonds of Up to $15,000 for Entry
U.S. to Require Some Foreign Visitors to Pay Bonds of Up to $15,000 for Entry
A State Department pilot program will tie the cash deposits to tourist and business visas for people from countries with high visa overstay rates.
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Truth Analysis
Analysis Summary:
The article is mostly accurate, with the core claim of a pilot program requiring bonds for certain visas being supported by multiple sources. However, the inclusion of information about a travel ban and Trump's immigration policies, while potentially relevant, introduces a degree of bias. The article's accuracy is slightly reduced by the lack of specific details about the program's implementation and target countries.
Detailed Analysis:
- Claim: U.S. to Require Some Foreign Visitors to Pay Bonds of Up to $15,000 for Entry
- Verification Source #1: Confirms the US could require up to $15,000 bonds for some tourist and business visas under a pilot program.
- Verification Source #2: Confirms the US could require up to $15,000 bonds for some tourist visas under a pilot program.
- Verification Source #3: Confirms the US could require up to $15,000 bonds for some tourist visas under a new pilot program.
- Verification Source #4: Confirms the US could require up to $15,000 bonds for some tourist visas under a new pilot program.
- Verification Source #5: States that a $15,000 bond could be required as a condition of visa issuance.
- Assessment: Supported by multiple sources.
- Claim: A State Department pilot program will tie the cash deposits to tourist and business visas for people from countries with high visa overstay rates.
- Verification Source #1: Implies this by stating it's for some tourist and business visas.
- Verification Source #2: Implies this by stating it's for some tourist visas.
- Verification Source #3: Implies this by stating it's for some tourist visas.
- Verification Source #4: Implies this by stating it's for some tourist visas.
- Assessment: Supported by multiple sources.
- Claim: The Republican president issued a travel ban in June that blocks citizens of 12 nations from entering the U.S. on national security grounds.
- Verification Source #2: States that the Republican president issued a travel ban in June that blocks citizens of 12 nations from entering the U.S. on national security grounds.
- Verification Source #3: States that the Republican president issued a travel ban in June that blocks citizens of 12 nations from entering the U.S. on national security grounds.
- Verification Source #4: States that the Republican president issued a travel ban in June that blocks citizens of 12 nations from entering the U.S. on national security grounds.
- Assessment: Supported by multiple sources.
Supporting Evidence/Contradictions:
- Source 1: "The United States could require up to $15,000 bonds for some tourist and business visas under a pilot programme launching in two weeks."
- Source 5: "... require a $15,000 bond as a condition of visa issuance."