- 该部门新增12个国家至不断扩大的名单中——柬埔寨、埃塞俄比亚、格鲁吉亚、格林纳达、莱索托、毛里求斯、蒙古、莫桑比克、尼加拉瓜、巴布亚新几内亚、塞舌尔和突尼斯。
- 从4月2日起，这些国家的护照持有人必须支付5000美元、1万美元或1.5万美元的保证金，若签证申请被拒或获批后旅行者遵守B1或B2签证条款，保证金将退还。
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[图片45：美国国务卿马尔科·卢比奥在白宫东厅与能源行业领袖会面时认真站立。]
（图片45：美国国务卿马尔科·卢比奥在白宫东厅与能源行业领袖会面时认真站立。）（Alex Wong/Getty Images）
国务院向不断扩大的名单中新增了12个国家。
保证金金额取决于申请人的情况，并由签证官在签证面试期间酌情决定。
据官员称，特朗普政府去年首次推出这一要求，作为打击签证逾期滞留和非法移民的措施之一。
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[图片46：桌上带有文件的护照]
根据国务院扩大后的政策，来自某些国家的旅行者将被要求缴纳最高1.5万美元的保证金。（iStock）
随着最新国家的加入，从4月2日起，50个国家的公民将受此保证金要求约束，尽管大部分国家已实施该政策。
名单中的大多数国家位于非洲，官员称这些国家的签证逾期滞留率较高，不过名单中也包括亚洲、拉丁美洲及其他地区的国家。
[图片47：美国国务卿马尔科·卢比奥坐在唐纳德·特朗普总统旁边，在内阁会议上聆听。]
名单上的大多数国家位于非洲，逾期滞留率较高，但名单中也包括亚洲、拉丁美洲及其他地区的国家。（Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images）
该部门在声明中表示：“签证保证金计划已被证明能大幅减少签证持有者逾期滞留美国并非法居留的人数。”
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据该部门称，在约1000名缴纳保证金的人中，近97%遵守了签证条款，未发生逾期滞留。
美联社对本报道有贡献。
The [U.S. State Department] on Wednesday expanded its list of countries whose citizens will be required to post bonds of up to $15,000 to apply for U.S. business or tourist visas.
The department added 12 nations to the growing list — Cambodia, Ethiopia, Georgia, Grenada, Lesotho, Mauritius, Mongolia, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Papua New Guinea, Seychelles and Tunisia.
Starting April 2, passport holders from these countries must pay a bond of $5,000, $10,000 or $15,000, which is refunded if the visa application is denied or, if granted, the traveler complies with the terms of the B1 or B2 visa.
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[Image 45: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stands attentively in the East Room during a meeting with energy industry leaders at the White House.]
The State Department added 12 nations to the growing list.(Alex Wong/Getty Images)
The cost of the bond depends on the applicant’s circumstances and is determined at the discretion of a consular officer during the visa interview.
The requirement was first rolled out by the Trump administration last year, as part of an effort to crack down on visa overstays and illegal immigration, according to officials.
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Travelers from certain countries will be required to post bonds of up to $15,000 under an expanded State Department policy.(iStock)
With the latest additions, citizens from 50 countries will be subject to the bond requirement beginning April 2, although the policy has already been in effect for most of them.
The majority of the [countries are in Africa], which officials say have higher visa overstay rates, though the list also includes nations in Asia, Latin America and elsewhere.
[Image 47: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is seen sitting next to President Donald Trump listening during a Cabinet meeting.]
The majority of the countries on the list are in Africa, which have high overstay rates, but the list also includes nations in Asia, Latin America and elsewhere.(Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“The visa bond program has already proven effective at drastically reducing the number of visa recipients who overstay their visas and illegally remain in the United States,” the department said in a statement.
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Nearly 97% of the roughly 1,000 individuals who posted bonds complied with visa terms and did not overstay, according to the department.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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