Posted on 05/13/2026 3:44:32 PM PDT by nickcarraway
The Trump administration is suspending a requirement that foreign visitors from certain countries pay as much as $15,000 in bonds as long as they are confirmed FIFA World Cup ticket holders, the State Department told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
The department imposed the bond requirement last year for countries that it said had high rates of people overstaying their visas and other security issues as part of the Republican administration's broader crackdown on immigration. Travelers to the United States from 50 countries are required to pay the new bond, and five of those countries have qualified for the World Cup -- Algeria, Cape Verde, Ivory Coast, Senegal and Tunisia. Citizens from those five countries who have purchased tickets from FIFA are now exempt from the visa bond requirement. World Cup team players, coaches and some staff already had been exempt from the bond requirement as part of the administration's orders to prioritize the processing of visas for the tournament.
"The United States is excited to organize the biggest and best FIFA World Cup in history," Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Mora Namdar said. "We are waiving visa bonds for qualified fans who bought World Cup tickets" and opted in to the FIFA Pass system that allows expedited visa appointments as of April 15.
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Bullspit. Get FIFA to cover their bonds. They wouldn’t be here if not for FIFA’s event.
hey terrorists and sleeper cells slipping in to the USA, we will waive the fee. Please feel free to travel and terminate American citizens as you please.
Will they get a bonus for that?
That’s some art of the deal and America first action right there.
He finds new ways to piss off his base each day. Maybe he just likes being impeached.
Do you have an all-time favorite president?
WHO IS TRACKING TO MAKE SURE THEY LEAVE THE USA BACK TO THEIR HOME COUNTRIES?
Ronaldus Magnus.
Oh look, the Trump Administration backtracking once again on something else.
He was great, all right.
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