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US imposes $15,000 bond for B1/B2 visa for Nigerians.

According to information published on the US Department of State’s website, Travel.State.Gov, payment of the bond does not guarantee visa issuance, while fees paid without the direction of a consular officer will not be refunded.

The United States government has introduced new travel restrictions that could require Nigerians applying for B1/B2 business and tourist visas to post bonds of up to $15,000 (around N22,000,000).

According to information published on the US Department of State’s website, Travel.State.Gov, payment of the bond does not guarantee visa issuance, while fees paid without the direction of a consular officer will not be refunded.

Of the 38 countries listed in the updated directive released by the US State Department on Tuesday, African nations accounted for 24, including Nigeria.

Visa bonds are financial guarantees imposed by the US government on nationals of countries classified as high-risk who are otherwise found eligible for B1/B2 visas.

The implementation date for Nigeria is January 21, 2026.

“The Department of State has identified certain countries whose nationals applying for B-1/B-2 visas are required to post visa bonds, with implementation dates shown in parentheses,” the directive stated.

Countries affected include Algeria (21 January 2026), Angola (21 January 2026), Antigua and Barbuda (21 January 2026), Bangladesh (21 January 2026), Benin (21 January 2026), Bhutan (1 January 2026), Botswana (1 January 2026), Burundi (21 January 2026), Cabo Verde (21 January 2026), Central African Republic (1 January 2026), Côte d’Ivoire (21 January 2026), Cuba (21 January 2026), Djibouti (21 January 2026), and Dominica (21 January 2026).

Others are Fiji (21 January 2026), Gabon (21 January 2026), The Gambia (11 October 2025), Guinea (1 January 2026), Guinea-Bissau (1 January 2026), Kyrgyzstan (21 January 2026), Malawi (20 August 2025), Mauritania (23 October 2025), Namibia (1 January 2026), and Nepal (21 January 2026).

The rest include Nigeria (21 January 2026), São Tomé and Príncipe (23 October 2025), Senegal (21 January 2026), Tajikistan (21 January 2026), Tanzania (23 October 2025), Togo (21 January 2026), Tonga (21 January 2026), Turkmenistan (1 January 2026), Tuvalu (21 January 2026), Uganda (21 January 2026), Vanuatu (21 January 2026), Venezuela (21 January 2026), Zambia (20 August 2025), and Zimbabwe (21 January 2026).

The directive added that, “Any citizen or national travelling on a passport issued by one of these countries, who is otherwise found eligible for a B1/B2 visa, must post a bond of $5,000, $10,000, or $15,000. The amount is determined during the visa interview.”

It further stated that applicants must submit the Department of Homeland Security’s Form I-352 and agree to the bond terms through the US Department of the Treasury’s online payment platform, Pay.gov, noting that the requirement applies “regardless of the place of application.”

Visa holders who post bonds are also required to enter the United States through designated airports, including Boston Logan International Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, and Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia.

According to the directive, bonds will only be refunded when the Department of Homeland Security records the visa holder’s departure from the United States on or before the expiration of their authorised stay, when the applicant does not travel before the visa expires, or when a traveller applies for and is denied admission at a US port of entry.

The development comes barely a week after the US government imposed partial travel restrictions on Nigeria.

On December 16, Nigeria was listed among 15 mostly African countries placed under partial travel suspensions.

In Nigeria’s case, the US cited the presence and operations of radical Islamic terrorist groups, including Boko Haram and the Islamic State, in parts of the country, resulting in what it described as “substantial screening and vetting difficulties.”

The US also cited Nigeria’s visa overstay rates — 5.56 per cent for B1/B2 visas and 11.90 per cent for F, M, and J visas — as justification for the restrictions.

As a result, the suspension covered immigrant visas as well as non-immigrant categories, including B-1, B-2, B-1/B-2, F, M, and J visas.

They took the car away without the papers

That guy called OLOWORAY AUTOS is a serial scammer and has a good presence on Ig be wary of him don't let him scam you

It happened that I gave my TOYOTA SIENNA TOKS TO A DEALER TO SELL FOR ME AFTER LIKE A MONTH HE CALLED FOR THE PAPERS OF THE CAR WHICH I SENT TO HIM,after a short while I called for the car he now started saying stories that he parked it in his friends car lot (OLOWO RAY AUTOS) and that someone came to the lot to take the car away claiming OLOWORAY is owing him money,as I speak to you everybody in the office is currently on the run and the guy with car too picks my call still telling me rubbish, I have reported this case at the station and the Police too started with their and just wants to be siphoning my money so far I have paid #260k to the police and no hope in sight.

Pls you can call to confirm from your people in your area if you’re still on the road

All because of election they’re doing cleansing APC no wan gree

A town crier went around my area today announcing that there will be a cleansing festival (órò) in the area today and tomorrow starting by 11pm, and I learnt it’s also happening in most part of Lagos pls let’s be safe out there

God punish your hate those greedy Yoruba leaders and you’re supporting them , Na this tribalism go kill una, during endsars we imposter as one Nigeria now APC is playing tribal games, una no go die well una cloth Dey.

flokii:
Nope, Mr. Jandor or whatever he is called is wrong.. Igbos crossed river Niger into South West to benefit from the friendly commerce and economic environment created by Yorubas in Lagos.

All the markets he mentioned were doing well under Yorubas till the Igbos came, pushed them out and monopolized everywhere.. what can never happen in South East.

Things happen for a reason and I am sure the real Yorubas have learnt a lesson or two from the feb 15 elections.. same hate they gave Awolowo, Akintola, M.K.O Abiola, Olu Falae, Tinubu, Osinbajo and now Sanwo Olu is the same hate they will give you the Yoruba reading this.

Yoruba ronu!

NIG. Used Camry 2001
Nothing to fix
1.150m
Ogba

After how many years

EagleNest:
Well done ops for speaking out. I followed your story page by page. This is sort of dymystifying the so called secretness in cultism and now the world could see that there is nothing extraordinary about it but foolishness, pains, loss of freedom, loss of life and degeneration of dignity of man and even sanctity of life. How will one want to go through such lifestyle full of absurdity.

And you don't even trust those your so called cult colleagues. You will end up doing despicable things. Looking for and getting troubles here and there, always at unease and on the move. And of course the primary reason for going to school is in most cases defeated and replaced with weird lifestyle as you struggle to graduate. What do they really gain but wickedness, vices and crime.

Cultism is evil no matter how it is painted. I'm not sure what Wole Soyinka et'al was thinking when they founded this dreadful thing.

To be forewarned is to be forearmed. STAY AWAY From Cultism!

Wole Soyinka never planned it this way because Pirates aren't like that anyways even in my own advice cultism never made sense, as the OP is 100% correct, other rebellious cult group without aim made it all bullshit, Cultism is evil and dangerous as it takes your joy away. I was a member in school but it cost me my normal service year and I served after 3 years of graduating,All thanks to God that I am a better person today

To be factual I have lost hope in Nigeria Police

I keep getting messages about that robberies at that same spot

Fairmedia:
Make a report, always report cases, when the cases are reported, it helps police know trouble spots.

Police won't do anything, my friend had same experience and he reported Police said nothing concern them

Security is all of us business

If you see something say something

Let's all be security concious

OP please let's move this thread to front page

Good day fellow nairalanders, I was robbed yesterday on the rail track of AGEGE around 8pm when crossing to get oshodi bus, As I was crossing I just saw like 6 guys round me up in that very busy place,one of them asked owo AGEGE wa da (where is the money for I am alighting at AGEGE) immediately I gave him #100 and he said owo wa ko Lele Yi( This is not our money) as I was trying to bring #500 inside my pocket immediately another took my handsfree off my ear and after dropping the second money I just maneuvered and that was how I escaped, I saw plenty other people been extorted like that too. I didn't bother to struggle with them because I have heard several people spoke of that same experience and I know of a mechanic guy killed last year because he was struggling with them, they stabbed him with aboki sucker.. This is rampant everywhere in AGEGE and the police refuse to do anything because I heard from an unverified source that they take returns from them.
Pls let's all be careful when we move around at night because boys are not smiling and I am using this as a comfronter to @POLICENG to show the masses that they aren't in support of this by carrying out raids under the long bridge in AGEGE especially the rail tracks because all these guys are having a free show there always

Do you want to resell,I can buy it from you

Rawtruth1:
Calabar. Please note that anybody who can kill or eat dogs can as well kill humans and eat them.

Dogs have all the reflexes humans have. They have emotions, feelings, pain, hunger, thirst, crying, happiness, etc. They are more intelligent than most humans too

All this your write up na story Dog meat is the sweetest meat