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flag Mali now requires $10,000 visa bonds from U.S. travelers in response to a U.S. policy affecting Malian citizens.

flag 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. flag 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. flag 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. flag 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.

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