Imagine having to put down up to a $15k deposit to visit a country, with the “promise” you’ll get the money back as long as you don’t violate your visa. The US can say goodbye to tourism at this point.
https://www.nafsa.org/regulatory-information/visa-bond-pilot-program
Well, tourism from anywhere but these countries (from https://embassies.net/united-states-visa-exemption):
Andorra
Australia
Austria
Bahamas
Belgium
Brunei
Canada
Chile
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Marshall Islands
Micronesia
Monaco
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Palau (Visa-free entry)
Poland
Portugal
San Marino
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom
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