Visitors from countries with high visa overstay rates would be subject to the new rule, but the State Department has not announced which countries will be affected.

S ome foreign visitors to the U.S. will have to pay upfront bonds up to $15,000 to guarantee their departure from the country before their visa expires under a State Department pilot program set to take effect later this month.

Visitors from countries with high visa overstay rates will be subject to the new rule, but the State Department has not announced which countries will be affected. It indicated it would do so within 15 days of the program going into effect, currently planned for August 20.

Consular officers already have the authority to impose such bonds on visa applicants, but the authority has in the past rar

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