Grenada has been added to a list of countries whose nationals are required to post a bond when applying for a non-immigrant United States visa from April 2.

In an updated advisory issued on March 18, the State Department said Grenada, along with Cambodia, Ethiopia, Georgia, Lesotho, Mauritius, Mongolia, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Papua New Guinea, Seychelles and Tunisia, has been added to the visa bond programme.

Under the programme, applicants must post a bond of US$5,000, US$10,000 or US$15,000 after being approved for a B1/B2 visa.

The amount is determined at the time of the visa interview, and applicants must also submit Department of Homeland Security Form I-352.

Travellers subject to the bond requirement are restricted to entering and exiting the United States through Boston Logan International Airport, Washington Dulles International Airport or John F. Kennedy International Airport.

Grenada joins Antigua and Barbuda, Cuba and Dominica, whose nationals were placed on the visa bond list in January 2026.

The development comes amid broader US immigration measures affecting the Caribbean.

On January 14, the Trump administration announced that nationals of 75 countries, including Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Cuba, Dominica, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St Vincent and the Grenadines, are barred from applying for immigrant visas.

Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, the Dominican Republic and Suriname were not included on that list.

In a social media post, the White House said it was pausing immigrant visa processing from the 75 countries until the United States can ensure that incoming immigrants will not become a public charge or place a financial burden on taxpayers.

Governments across the region said they would work with the United States to address the concerns, while stressing that Washington has the right to determine its immigration policy.