Tourists and business travelers from Zambia and Malawi must pay a deposit of up to $15,000 when seeking a US visa, the State Department has announced, in a move likened to a visa ban for the African nations,

Two African countries appear to have been singled out by the latest immigration policy of the Trump administration. Visitors to the United States from Malawi and Zambia will be required to pay $15,000 to enter the country.

STORY: Outside Malawi’s immigration headquarters in Blantyre, people are bemoaning a new U.S. visa scheme which will require bonds of up to $15,000 to enter the country. “This move has shattered plans that most Malawians had to travel.