Caribbean travelers can breathe a sigh of relief—for now. Despite growing global concern over the U.S. Department of State’s ...

US Department of State will require applicants for visitor, student, and exchange visitor visas to post a $15,000 bond to ...

News of Abdul Niazi’s death arrived in a chilling phone call. It was March 26, nearly the end of Ramadan, and his wife wanted ...

Zambia's government voiced concern on Friday about the "unnecessary financial strain" that would be caused by a new rule requiring its citizens to pay bonds of up to $15,000 (R267,000) to obtain some ...

In June 2025, the US administration issued a warning to 36 nations that they could face a total travel ban under Donald Trump’s progressive tightening of entry rules.  They were mostly African ...

The department outlined a new 'visa bond' initiative this week, which targets countries with high rates of visa overstays.