Bond for immigrant visa in the United States in the Dominican Republic

The United States has launched a pilot program in the Dominican Republic that requires specific immigrant visa and permanent residency applicants to pay a financial bond. The policy targets individuals who are deemed to be potential public charges.

According to spokesperson Natalia Molano, the Dominican Republic is currently the first and only country where the United States is applying this pilot initiative, marking a novel approach to screening residency and immigrant visa candidates based on economic self-sufficiency.