Caribbean Dodges U.S. Visa Bond List for 2025

The U.S. State Department has released its updated list of countries subject to the visa bond requirement, effective August 20, 2025, and no Caribbean nations are included.

The visa bond program targets countries with consistently high U.S. visa overstay rates, as identified in the 2023 Overstay Report.

The updated policy applies only to short-term business and tourist visa applicants (B-1/B-2) from Malawi and Zambia.

This development means that popular Caribbean destinations offering Citizenship by Investment programs, such as St. Kitts and Nevis, Dominica, St. Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, and St. Vincent are unaffected by the new requirement.

Maintaining U.S.–Caribbean Connectivity

By remaining outside the visa bond list, Caribbean countries retain the same access conditions for travel to the United States, supporting ongoing connections in tourism, trade, education, and family visits.