The State Department is proposing requiring applicants for business and tourist visas to post a bond of up to $15,000 to enter the U.S.

News of the potential plan comes as the Trump administration works to strengthen visa requirements for applicants.

Meanwhile, the State Department recently announced that visa renewal applicants would have to submit to an additional in-person interview. The agency is also recommending that applicants for the Visa Diversity Lottery program have valid passports from their country of citizenship, according to the Associated Press.

How will the proposed visa application 15K bond plan work?

Why you should care:

According to a notice published in the Federal Register website on Tuesday , the State Department explained that it would start a 12-month pi

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