State Dept. updates list of countries subject to B-1/B-2 visa bond pilot program

On March 18, 2026, The State Department updated its list of countries subject to the B-1/B-2 visa bond pilot program. For background, the Trump Administration now requires that certain B-1/B-2 tourists post a bond of $5,000, $10,000, or $15,000 before entering the US. Starting on April 2, 2026, the following 12 countries will now also be subject to the bond program: Cambodia, Ethiopia, Georgia, Grenada, Lesotho, Mauritius, Mongolia, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Papua New Guinea, Seychelles, and Tunisia. 

See the State Department press release here. For more information on the bond pilot program, see our previous post here.