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Mali now requires $10,000 visa bonds from U.S. travelers in response to a U.S. policy affecting Malian citizens.
Mali has imposed a $10,000 visa bond on U.S. travelers, mirroring a U.S. pilot program requiring Malian citizens to post similar bonds for B-1/B-2 visas.
The move, effective October 23, follows the U.S. State Department’s expansion of bond requirements to several African nations over concerns about visa overstays.
Mali’s foreign ministry called the U.S. policy a breach of a 2005 bilateral agreement and criticized it as unilateral, while asserting its commitment to mutual cooperation.
The broader initiative reflects the Trump administration’s use of visa restrictions to pressure African countries into accepting deportees, with some nations agreeing in exchange for aid or political benefits, while others, like Burkina Faso, have resisted.
Mali ahora requiere bonos de visa de $ 10,000 de viajeros estadounidenses en respuesta a una política de los Estados Unidos que afecta a los ciudadanos malienses.