Posted on December 2, 2020 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
the State Department announced a new pilot program which would require foreign citizens to put up thousands of dollars to secure visitor visas as a crackdown on visa overstays. The six-month pilot is set to being in December, and would permit consular officers to require applicants for B-1 tourist visas or B-2 business visas from countries with overstay rates higher than 10% to put up a “visa bond,” which will range from $5,000 to $15,000. The pilot will primarily target countries in Africa and the Middle East, however, an incoming Biden administration may be able to end the pilot program early.
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Posted on April 30, 2019 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
the White House issued a presidential memorandum on combating high nonimmigrant visa overstay rates. Among other things, the president ordered that within 120 days of the memo’s date, the secretary of state, in consultation with the attorney general and secretary of homeland security, shall make recommendations to reduce the B‑1 and B‑2 nonimmigrant visa overstay rates of certain countries.
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Posted on June 11, 2018 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
The New York Times reports that effective August 9, 2018, the Trump administration plans to crack down on international students and visitors who overstay their visas, stoking fears in the higher education community that President Trump’s aggressive immigration policies will hinder university efforts to attract the brightest minds from overseas.
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Posted on December 30, 2010 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
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