现在马里要求美国旅行者提供10 000美元的签证保证金, 以回应美国对马里公民的政策。
Mali now requires $10,000 visa bonds from U.S. travelers in response to a U.S. policy affecting Malian citizens.
马里已对美国旅客征收 10,000 美元的签证保证金,这与美国的试点计划相呼应,要求马里公民为 B-1/B-2 签证缴纳类似的保证金。
Mali has imposed a $10,000 visa bond on U.S. travelers, mirroring a U.S. pilot program requiring Malian citizens to post similar bonds for B-1/B-2 visas.
此次行动于10月23日生效, 紧接着美国国务院将债券要求扩大至若干非洲国家,
The move, effective October 23, follows the U.S. State Department’s expansion of bond requirements to several African nations over concerns about visa overstays.
马里外交部称美国的政策违反了2005年的双边协定,并批评该政策是单方面的,同时宣称致力于相互合作。
Mali’s foreign ministry called the U.S. policy a breach of a 2005 bilateral agreement and criticized it as unilateral, while asserting its commitment to mutual cooperation.
这一更广泛的倡议反映了特朗普政府利用签证限制向非洲国家施加压力,迫使它们接受被驱逐者,一些国家同意以换取援助或政治利益,而其他国家,如布基纳法索,则予以抵制。
The broader initiative reflects the Trump administration’s use of visa restrictions to pressure African countries into accepting deportees, with some nations agreeing in exchange for aid or political benefits, while others, like Burkina Faso, have resisted.