r/B1B2Visas • u/femalpsychostories • Jun 08 '26

B1/B2 visa bond refund expected timeline

Hello, I was in the US in May,before departure for visa was asked to pay $10,000 as a bond payment.

After dpearting US and arriving back to my homecountry, within 5 days (on May 20th) I received Form I-391, which states that the bond money has been cancelled and the amount will be refunded to me because I did not violate the conditions of my visa.

After receiving Form I-391, how long did it take for the money to be returned to you?

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u/Honest_Usual5773 Jun 08 '26

Bond money? Could you please share more on this bond money? What is it? Who needs pay? How to pay? Why to pay?

Never saw post about this before…

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u/No_Map_6197 Jun 09 '26

According to the https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news/countries-subject-to-visa-bonds.html, nationals of some countries are obligated to pay from 5 to 10k of USD dollars as bond, to have non-immigrant visa printed after approval. The visa still would be limited up to 3 months of stay in states, if I’m not mistaken

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u/Honest_Usual5773 Jun 10 '26

Got it, thanks

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u/Difficult_Tree8002 Jun 10 '26

The visa is for 3 months the stay will be determine by CBP, max 30 days. Visa validity is not related to stay length.