US kicking off pilot program to charge immigrants up to $250,000 bond for visa: Report
In a major update on the US potentially charging a significant, one-time bond for immigrant visas, the Department of Homeland Securityreportedly launched a pilot program to that effect. Representational image. (Unsplash) The Washington Beacon reported on Wednesday that the program would go into effect starting Tuesday and will apply to “certain immigrants from the Dominican Republic.” A State Department official told the outlet that it will start rolling out in the consular offices in the Caribbean nations. The official clarified that the program will be applicable to immigrants who have been found “ineligible on public charge grounds to post a bond with USCIS in order to be issued an immigrant visa.” It primarily affects USCIS rejections on grounds of suspected inability to financially support oneself in the US. Additionally, while the program is not being officially rolled out as such, US consulates in the Caribbean, which decide bond amounts for visas, are considering cases in the range of $100,000 or $250,000, the report states. Also read: US visa woes: Panic rise among Indian students over …



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