US visitors including those from Myanmar and other developing nations to pay thousands in visa bonds


Travellers check in at Washington's Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia, on November 24, 2020.. The US will temporarily require visitors from Iran, Myanmar and a number of African nations to pay up to $15,000 in visa bonds in a new hardline immigration measure enacted late in Donald Trump's presidency. The rule takes effect on Dec 2 for a duration of six months. - AFP

WASHINGTON/YANGON, Nov 28 (AFP): The United States will temporarily require visitors from Myanmar, Iran and a number of African nations to pay up to US$15,000 in visa bonds in a new hardline immigration measure enacted late in Donald Trump's presidency.

The rule takes effect this week for a duration of six months, although it remains to be seen if it will be maintained by President-elect Joe Biden, who takes office on January 20 and has promised to be more welcoming to the rest of the world.

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