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this is pretty much a blanket ban on 3rd world countries, if it comes into effect

• alephnerd 1y ago
  Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore also use bonds for high overstay risk candidates. And that's who the bond proposal is targeted at. So far, the countries listed (Malawi and Zambia) have 10-15% of all accepted B1/2 holders overstay their visa. At some point, it is unfair to immigrants who follow the correct path and it's associated hurdles when others use underhanded techniques to immigrate to the US. And not all "third world countries" have high B1/2 visa overstay risks. For example it's only 1.3% for India, 3.67% for China, 1.97% for Peru, 5% for Pakistan, 2.6% for Cambodia, 4.1% for Nepal, 3.56% for Madagascar, etc. [0] If countries with similar developmental and economic indicators to Pakistan like Nigeria, Tanzania, Zambia, and Malawi have a 2-3x higher visa overstay rates, then there are issues with enforcement and vetting of B1/2 visa applicants from those countries. [0] - https://www.newsweek.com/map-shows-countries-highest-us-visa-overstay-rates-2108825 https://www.newsweek.com/map-shows-countries-highest-us-visa...