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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Michael Sainato and Sam Levin

Some tourists and business travelers may face up to $15,000 bond to enter US

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Tourists ride the Staten Island Ferry in New York on 10 April. Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

The US state department has prepared plans to impose bonds as high as $15,000 for some tourism and business visas, according to a draft of a temporary final rule.

The bonds would be issued to visitors from countries with significant overstay rates, under a 12-month pilot program.

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