Full list of countries affected by Trump’s new US visa bond rule

The 50 countries currently covered by the programme include The 50 countries currently covered under the permanent US visa bond programme are: Algeria Angola Antigua and Barbuda Bangladesh Benin Bhutan Botswana Burundi Cabo Verde Cambodia Central African Republic Côte d’Ivoire Cuba Djibouti Dominica Ethiopia Fiji Gabon The Gambia Georgia Grenada Guinea Guinea-Bissau Kyrgyz Republic Lesotho Malawi Mauritania Mauritius Mongolia Mozambique Namibia Nepal Nicaragua Nigeria Papua New Guinea São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Tajikistan Tanzania Togo Tonga Tunisia Turkmenistan Tuvalu Uganda Vanuatu Venezuela Zambia Zimbabwe The State Department said the list may be updated periodically, with new additions taking effect after at least 15 days’ notice, while removals may take immediate effect.

Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by ALEX WONG / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) The administration of US President Donald Trump has moved to permanently enforce a visa bond programme requiring certain or visa applicants from 50 countries, including Nigeria, to pay refundable bonds of up to $20,000 before travelling to the United States.

The State Department also disclosed that visa issuance to citizens of the affected countries declined by 83 per cent during the pilot period, partly because many eligible applicants chose not to pay the required bond.