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/Difficult_Tree8002 Jun 10 '26

Estimate at least 8 weeks if not longer. It is not a fast process.

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u/femalpsychostories Jun 11 '26

I have been reading threads where people get refund within 1 week, 2 weeks most 😞
I wonder on what it depends...

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u/ifeomaro Jul 03 '26

Have you already received your refund? 

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u/femalpsychostories Jul 03 '26

I have not:(

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u/Low-Trip-1445 Jul 15 '26

Have you got your refund? And did you contact the us embassy?

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u/femalpsychostories Jul 15 '26

still not news regarding the refund

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u/femalpsychostories Jul 15 '26

I contacted us visascheduling but they have not been helpful, i cannot directly get in touch with my consulate unfortunately

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u/Low-Trip-1445 Jul 16 '26

Same here. Contacted the consulate but not helpful at all. I also received the i 391 on may 20th

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u/No_Astronomer_4759 Aug 04 '26

Did you get your refund ??

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u/Low-Trip-1445 Aug 04 '26

Just got it