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New Trump Order Will Require African Tourists To Pay $15,000 In Visa Bonds by NewsMuncher: 5:46pm On Nov 24, 2020
Lagos (NewsWatch24 TV)- US President, Donald Trump has issued a new rule that may require tourists and business travelers from a dozen African Nation, to pay up to $15,000 in Visa bonds.

In a U.S. Department of State document obtained by Newswatch24 TV, the US government said it would test the feasibility of the 6-month immigration pilot program, by collecting such bonds and this rule would discourage foreign Nationals from overstaying visas. The U.S. State Department also revealed that the rule would take effect from Dec. 24 2020 through June 24 2021.

It also revealed that in selection of affected Countries, it adopted the DHS published data on overstays by nationals of the country admitted to the United States for business or pleasure (B-1/B-2 nonimmigrant status) via air and sea ports of entry.

Countries affected by the Pilot Program are: Afghanistan, Angola, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa), Djibouti, Eritrea, the Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Iran, Laos, Liberia, Libya, Mauritania, Papua New Guinea, Sao Tome and Principe, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen.

You can view the full U.S. DOS document here:

Source:
https://newswatch24tv.com/2020/11/24/new-trump-order-will-require-african-tourists-to-pay-15000-in-visa-bonds/

Re: New Trump Order Will Require African Tourists To Pay $15,000 In Visa Bonds by doggedfighter(f): 6:16pm On Nov 24, 2020
Trump still giving orders. This must be out of anger and painment grin grin grin grin


Nigerian Christians, come and see your Messiah grin
Re: New Trump Order Will Require African Tourists To Pay $15,000 In Visa Bonds by Mynd44: 3:36am On Nov 25, 2020

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