{"id":1833114,"date":"2026-03-18T18:19:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T15:19:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1833114"},"modified":"2026-03-18T18:19:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T15:19:39","slug":"closing-doors-africa-and-the-west","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1833114","title":{"rendered":"Closing doors: Africa and the West"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/69066009_6.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"sk6xmai\">\n<div class=\"content-area sa7l9jt s9mg977\">\n<section data-tracking-name=\"sharing-icons-inline\" class=\"c75t7t0 hh5424a in-line closed\">\n<div class=\"copy-button-wrapper closed\"><span class=\"svdcmki\">https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/5AdVs<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<figure class=\"s4bcs45\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/69066009_800.webp 50w, https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/69066009_801.webp 129w, https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/69066009_802.webp 352w, https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/69066009_803.webp 575w\" media=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 575px)\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" \/><figcaption class=\"c1oedowi lofg86o m4xla6a s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">Some visa applicants will need to pay expensive bonds to go stateside<small class=\"copyright c19ed66t ihwmx5 idu7i8u lxmvniw icns9en rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">Image: Dionis11930\/Pond5 Images\/IMAGO<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p><a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/us-president-donald-trump-russia-ukraine-israel-gaza-tariffs-trade-war\/t-19434433\">US President Donald Trump&#8217;s<\/a> administration plans to demand\u00a0bonds of up to $15,000 (roughly \u20ac13,000) from citizens of 12 more countries seeking visas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Which countries will be impacted?<\/h2>\n<p>The new requirement, which will be implemented on April 12, is set to\u00a0impact 12 countries across several continents, half of them in Africa:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cambodia<\/li>\n<li>Ethiopia<\/li>\n<li>Georgia<\/li>\n<li>Grenada<\/li>\n<li>Lesotho<\/li>\n<li>Mauritius\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Mongolia<\/li>\n<li>Mozambique<\/li>\n<li>Nicaragua<\/li>\n<li>Papua New Guinea<\/li>\n<li>Seychelles<\/li>\n<li>Tunisia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Applicants from those countries will need to pay the bond in order to acquire the visas\u00a0\u2014 regardless if the stay is for tourism, study or employment. The bond could be $5,000, $10,000 or $15,000 depending on the outcome of the visa interview. <\/p>\n<p><span data-teams=\"true\"><span id=\"message-body-1773857655001\"><span aria-label=\"For most of the countries, those figures easily equate to at least a year's wages or even several years' average wages in some cases.\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"content-1773857655001\">For most of the countries, those figures easily equate to at least a year&#8217;s average wages or even several years&#8217; wages in some cases.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The bond will be refunded once the visa holder departs the US on or before the date to which they are authorized to stay in US. The bond will also be refunded if the visa holder decides to not travel to the US at all.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The addition\u00a0means that a total of 50 countries will be soon need to pay a bond before getting a US visa, after the Trump administration earlier <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/us-to-require-bonds-of-up-to-15000-for-some-tourists\/a-73528829\">imposed bond requirements on 38 other nations, including Bangladesh and Nigeria, last year<\/a>. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration says it imposing the bonds on countries with high overstay rates.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;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,&#8221; the State Department said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"vjs-wrapper embed big\">\n<h2 aria-label=\"Embedded video \u2014 Closing doors: Africa and the West\" class=\"headline\">Closing doors: Africa and the West<\/h2>\n<p><video id=\"video-75717886\" controls playsinline preload=\"none\" poster=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" data-id=\"75717886\" data-posterurl=\"https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/75718714_605.webp\" data-duration=\"29:57\"><source src=\"https:\/\/hlsvod.dw.com\/i\/Events\/mp4\/vdt\/2026\/podceng260129_utb_migrantsshowfinal_21smw_,AVC_480x270,AVC_512x288,AVC_640x360,AVC_960x540,AVC_1280x720,AVC_1920x1080,.mp4.csmil\/master.m3u8\" type=\"application\/x-mpegURL\" \/><\/video><\/div>\n<h2>Trump administration launches legal immigration crackdown\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s the latest step the Trump administration has taken to tighten or restrict legal immigration.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration in January announced it would temporarily pause immigrant visa processing for 75 countries, including <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/afghanistan\/t-18932080\">Afghanistan<\/a>, <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/brazil\/t-19068233\">Brazil<\/a>, <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/egypt\/t-18332328\">Egypt<\/a>, <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/russia\/t-19065060\">Russia<\/a> and <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/thailand\/t-63342744\">Thailand<\/a>, among others.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 75-country pause means that nationals from those countries will not be able to get visas for employment or to join family in the US.<\/p>\n<p>The 75-country immigrant visa pause has led to lawsuits, with Democrats in the US House of the Representatives urging the Trump adminstration to revoke it.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited by: Mark Hallam<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p><a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/us-president-donald-trump-russia-ukraine-israel-gaza-tariffs-trade-war\/t-19434433\">US President Donald Trump&#8217;s<\/a> administration plans to demand\u00a0bonds of up to $15,000 (roughly \u20ac13,000) from citizens of 12 more countries seeking visas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Which countries will be impacted?<\/h2>\n<p>The new requirement, which will be implemented on April 12, is set to\u00a0impact 12 countries across several continents, half of them in Africa:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cambodia<\/li>\n<li>Ethiopia<\/li>\n<li>Georgia<\/li>\n<li>Grenada<\/li>\n<li>Lesotho<\/li>\n<li>Mauritius\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Mongolia<\/li>\n<li>Mozambique<\/li>\n<li>Nicaragua<\/li>\n<li>Papua New Guinea<\/li>\n<li>Seychelles<\/li>\n<li>Tunisia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Applicants from those countries will need to pay the bond in order to acquire the visas\u00a0\u2014 regardless if the stay is for tourism, study or employment. The bond could be $5,000, $10,000 or $15,000 depending on the outcome of the visa interview. <\/p>\n<p><span data-teams=\"true\"><span id=\"message-body-1773857655001\"><span aria-label=\"For most of the countries, those figures easily equate to at least a year's wages or even several years' average wages in some cases.\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"content-1773857655001\">For most of the countries, those figures easily equate to at least a year&#8217;s average wages or even several years&#8217; wages in some cases.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The bond will be refunded once the visa holder departs the US on or before the date to which they are authorized to stay in US. The bond will also be refunded if the visa holder decides to not travel to the US at all.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The addition\u00a0means that a total of 50 countries will be soon need to pay a bond before getting a US visa, after the Trump administration earlier <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/us-to-require-bonds-of-up-to-15000-for-some-tourists\/a-73528829\">imposed bond requirements on 38 other nations, including Bangladesh and Nigeria, last year<\/a>. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration says it imposing the bonds on countries with high overstay rates.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;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,&#8221; the State Department said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"vjs-wrapper embed big\">\n<h2 aria-label=\"Embedded video \u2014 Closing doors: Africa and the West\" class=\"headline\">Closing doors: Africa and the West<\/h2>\n<p><video id=\"video-75717886\" controls playsinline preload=\"none\" poster=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" data-id=\"75717886\" data-posterurl=\"https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/75718714_605.webp\" data-duration=\"29:57\"><source src=\"https:\/\/hlsvod.dw.com\/i\/Events\/mp4\/vdt\/2026\/podceng260129_utb_migrantsshowfinal_21smw_,AVC_480x270,AVC_512x288,AVC_640x360,AVC_960x540,AVC_1280x720,AVC_1920x1080,.mp4.csmil\/master.m3u8\" type=\"application\/x-mpegURL\" \/><\/video><\/div>\n<h2>Trump administration launches legal immigration crackdown\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s the latest step the Trump administration has taken to tighten or restrict legal immigration.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration in January announced it would temporarily pause immigrant visa processing for 75 countries, including <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/afghanistan\/t-18932080\">Afghanistan<\/a>, <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/brazil\/t-19068233\">Brazil<\/a>, <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/egypt\/t-18332328\">Egypt<\/a>, <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/russia\/t-19065060\">Russia<\/a> and <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/thailand\/t-63342744\">Thailand<\/a>, among others.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 75-country pause means that nationals from those countries will not be able to get visas for employment or to join family in the US.<\/p>\n<p>The 75-country immigrant visa pause has led to lawsuits, with Democrats in the US House of the Representatives urging the Trump adminstration to revoke it.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited by: Mark Hallam<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/us-president-donald-trump-russia-ukraine-israel-gaza-tariffs-trade-war\/t-19434433\">US President Donald Trump&#8217;s<\/a> administration plans to demand\u00a0bonds of up to $15,000 (roughly \u20ac13,000) from citizens of 12 more countries seeking visas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The new requirement, which will be implemented on April 12, is set to\u00a0impact 12 countries across several continents, half of them in Africa:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Applicants from those countries will need to pay the bond in order to acquire the visas\u00a0\u2014 regardless if the stay is for tourism, study or employment. The bond could be $5,000, $10,000 or $15,000 depending on the outcome of the visa interview. <\/p>\n<p><span data-teams=\"true\"><span id=\"message-body-1773857655001\"><span aria-label=\"For most of the countries, those figures easily equate to at least a year's wages or even several years' average wages in some cases.\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"content-1773857655001\">For most of the countries, those figures easily equate to at least a year&#8217;s average wages or even several years&#8217; wages in some cases.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The bond will be refunded once the visa holder departs the US on or before the date to which they are authorized to stay in US. The bond will also be refunded if the visa holder decides to not travel to the US at all.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The addition\u00a0means that a total of 50 countries will be soon need to pay a bond before getting a US visa, after the Trump administration earlier <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/us-to-require-bonds-of-up-to-15000-for-some-tourists\/a-73528829\">imposed bond requirements on 38 other nations, including Bangladesh and Nigeria, last year<\/a>. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration says it imposing the bonds on countries with high overstay rates.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;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,&#8221; the State Department said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"vjs-no-js\">To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that <a href=\"https:\/\/videojs.com\/html5-video-support\/\" target=\"_blank\">supports HTML5 video<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s the latest step the Trump administration has taken to tighten or restrict legal immigration.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration in January announced it would temporarily pause immigrant visa processing for 75 countries, including <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/afghanistan\/t-18932080\">Afghanistan<\/a>, <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/brazil\/t-19068233\">Brazil<\/a>, <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/egypt\/t-18332328\">Egypt<\/a>, <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/russia\/t-19065060\">Russia<\/a> and <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/thailand\/t-63342744\">Thailand<\/a>, among others.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 75-country pause means that nationals from those countries will not be able to get visas for employment or to join family in the US.<\/p>\n<p>The 75-country immigrant visa pause has led to lawsuits, with Democrats in the US House of the Representatives urging the Trump adminstration to revoke it.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited by: Mark Hallam<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/us-to-demand-15000-visa-bonds-from-12-more-countries\/a-76416852&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/69066009_6.jpg&#8221;] https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/5AdVs Some visa applicants will need to pay expensive bonds to go statesideImage: Dionis11930\/Pond5 Images\/IMAGO US President Donald Trump&#8217;s administration plans to demand\u00a0bonds of up to $15,000 (roughly \u20ac13,000) from citizens of 12 more countries seeking visas.\u00a0 Which countries will be impacted? 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