HARLINGEN, Texas (Border Report) -- The Trump administration is requiring bonds of up to $15,000 for visas for immigrants from certain countries under a new pilot program designed to safeguard security and prevent overstays.

The State Department on Tuesday announced the new Visa Bond Pilot Program in the Federal Register. It did not, however, list the countries that those required to post bonds will come from.

A State Department spokesperson told Border Report on Tuesday afternoon that citizens coming from Malawi and Zambia who are eligible for a business or tourist visa (B-1/B-2) will have to post a visa bond of up to $15,000 before the visa can be issued.

The other countries are expected to be named before Aug. 20 when the program begins.

The countries in the program have had high nu

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