Mali Reciprocates New US Visa Deposit Policy with Similar Measures

By Biran Gaye The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Mali has issued a statement expressing concern over a new United States visa policy that will soon affect Malian travelers. Starting October 23, 2025,...

Retaliation: Mali slams $10,000 visa bonds on US citizens

Mali has announced it would require U.S. nationals to pay visa bonds of up to 10,000 dollars for business and tourist visas, in response to a similar move by the U.S. government. The decision followed the Trump administration’s inclusion of Mali...

New hotel zoning weighed to preserve some vacation rentals amid housing crisis debate

Members of the Maui County Council’s Housing and Land Use Committee hear public testimony Tuesday morning on a Temporary Investigative Group report on Bill 9. The measure would phase-out vacation rentals in apartment-zoned districts. Committee...

Peru: Foreign tourists to downtown Lima spend US$1,572 on average

The study was conducted with the purpose of providing key information to various stakeholders in the sector, helping them better understand tourists and enhance their commercial strategies, taking into account changes in travel habits worldwide....

Mali introduces visa bond for U.S. citizens in retaliation

Mali has announced it will require U.S. nationals to pay visa bonds of up to 10,000 dollars for business and tourist visas, in response to a similar move by the U.S. government. The decision follows the Trump administration’s inclusion of Mali in...

Mali retaliates with reciprocal visa bonds for US travelers

In a direct tit-for-tat move, Mali has announced it will impose hefty bond requirements on US citizens seeking to enter the country. This action comes as a reciprocal response to a new US program that requires Malian nationals to post...

MALI IMPOSES $10,000 VISA BOND ON U.S CITIZENS IN RECIPROCAL MOVE

Mali Imposes $10,000 Visa Bond on U.S. Citizens in Reciprocal Move Mali has announced that U.S. citizens will now be required to post a refundable bond of up to $10,000 before being granted business or tourist visas. The decision mirrors a similar...

Mamdani campaign vows to return foreign donations; Mali retaliates against Trump’s $10K visa bonds

In this Media Miss Minute, New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is refunding thousands of dollars in questionable campaign donations. And Mali is hitting back at President Donald Trump’s $10,000 visa bonds for visitors to the U.S. New York...

Mali Imposes Visa Bond on United States Citizens in Reciprocal Response to American Policy

Bamako, Mali – October 13, 2025 – In a swift act of diplomatic reciprocity, the government of Mali has announced that U.S. citizens applying for business or tourist visas will now be required to post a refundable bond of up to $10,000. This...

Africa: Visa Bonds Up to $15,000 From October 23: New U.S. Policy Targets Travelers from Africa

Beginning October 23, 2025, citizens of seven African countries seeking business or tourist visas to the United States will face a new hurdle: the requirement to post refundable bonds of $5,000, $10,000, or $15,000, with the exact amount...

Mali announces $10,000 visa bond on US visitors in response to Trump admin

On Sunday, Mali’s Foreign Ministry in Bamako announced that U.S. nationals must post bonds up to $10,000 for business and tourist visas. The move was in response to a similar action imposed on Mali tourists visiting the U.S. Earlier this year, the...

Mali Imposes $10,000 Visa Guarantee for US Applicants Amid Diplomatic Tensions

Mali announced that visa applicants to the United States will have to post a guarantee of $10,000, in response to a similar move by Washington. The new requirements will take effect on October 23 of this year and have already drawn the attention...

Mali Strikes Back at Trump’s Visa Policy with Reciprocal Bond Requirement

Mali has announced it will require American travelers to post bonds of up to $10,000 for business and tourist visas, matching dollar for dollar the bond requirement the Trump administration imposed on Malian nationals last week. The U.S. embassy...

Mali retaliates against US visa bond policy with reciprocal measures

In a striking act of diplomatic reciprocity, Mali has announced new visa bond requirements for American travelers, mirroring the same measures recently imposed by Washington on Malian citizens. The move marks the latest escalation in growing...

Mali imposes $10,000 visa bond on U.S citizens in direct response to Trump's move against Africa

Mali has announced a new visa policy requiring US citizens to post a bond of up to $10,000 before entering the country, in a move that mirrors a previous US measure targeting Malian nationals. The decision, unveiled by Malian authorities this...

Mali slaps visa bond on US travelers in retaliation

Mali has introduced visa bond requirements for United States citizens, mirroring measures recently imposed by Washington on Malian travellers. The Foreign Ministry in Bamako announced the decision on Sunday, calling it a reciprocal response to US...

Mali announces that US citizens will now be required to post a deposit of up to $10,000 before being granted business or tourist visas

Mali has imposed visa bond on U.S. citizens in a diplomatic reciprocal move after a similar visa policy was recently imposed by the United States on several African nations, including Mali. Mali’s government announced on Sunday, October 12, that...

Mali Slams $10,000 Visa Bond for Americans

Mali has announced that U.S. citizens will now be required to post visa bonds of up to $10,000 for business and tourist travel, following Washington’s decision to include the West African nation in its visa bond programme. The U.S. embassy in Mali...

Mali retaliates against US visa fees

US nationals visiting Mali will be required to post a $10,000 bond for tourist and business visas in a tit-for-tat response to the Trump administration’s imposition on the West African country. Mali has become the latest African nation to be hit...

Mali to impose reciprocal visa bond requirement for US nationals

Mali has announced it will require U.S. nationals to post bonds of up to $10,000 for business and tourist visas, after the Trump administration said the West African nation would be added to its visa bond programme. The U.S. embassy in Mali said...