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title: "Pakistan excluded from new US visa bond program"
description: "Most outlets reported that Pakistan was not included in the new US visa bond program, which applies to citizens from 50 countries including Bangladesh and Nepal. Dawn led with the exclusion of Pakistan and mentioned the refundable deposit of up to $20,000 for visitors from listed nations. ProPakistani also highlighted Pakistan's exclusion but did not mention the deposit requirement."
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# Pakistan excluded from new US visa bond program

world · latest filing 4 Aug 2026, 11:27 PM PKT · 4 Aug 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets reported that Pakistan was not included in the new US visa bond program, which applies to citizens from 50 countries including Bangladesh and Nepal. Dawn led with the exclusion of Pakistan and mentioned the refundable deposit of up to $20,000 for visitors from listed nations. ProPakistani also highlighted Pakistan's exclusion but did not mention the deposit requirement.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **ProPakistani** — [Pakistan Not Included in New US Visa Bond Program](https://propakistani.pk/2026/08/04/pakistan-not-included-in-new-us-visa-bond-program/) · 4 Aug 2026, 11:27 PM PKT
  > Pakistan is not among the 50 countries whose citizens may have to deposit up to $20,000 as a financial guarantee… Read More The post Pakistan Not Included in New US Visa Bond Program appeared first on ProPakistani.
- **Dawn** — [Pakistan gets a pass on new US visa bond rule](https://www.dawn.com/news/2020480/pakistan-gets-a-pass-on-new-us-visa-bond-rule) · 4 Aug 2026, 7:57 AM PKT · 85% identical wording to the newest filing
  > • Washington makes visa bond programme permanent; Bangladesh, Nepal among 50 countries covered, India also excluded• Visitors from listed nations face refundable deposits of up to $20,000 WASHINGTON: Pakistan is not among the 50 countries whose citizens may now be required to deposit up to $20,000 as a financial guarantee before obtaining a US visitor visa under a new programme that took effect...

## Part of a bigger story

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- [US to make visa bond program permanent for applicants from 50 countries](https://harzaviya.com/stories/1262-us-to-make-visa-bond-program-permanent-for-people) · 2 Aug 2026 · 9 outlets · 77% related

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