# 2025-15211: State Department Fixes Visa Blunder: Dates Wrong, Now Right?

2025-15211, Visas: Visa Bond Pilot Program; Correction, is a Federal Register rule from State Department published 2025-08-11, effective Correction to a temporary final rule that appeared in the Federal Register on August 5, 2025; the prior document erroneously stated that one amendatory instruction would sunset on August 5, 2026, and this document corrects that error and paragraph designations. (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-15211
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-15211
- Title: Visas: Visa Bond Pilot Program; Correction
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: State Department
- Citation: 90 FR 38610
- Published: 2025-08-11
- Effective: Correction to a temporary final rule that appeared in the Federal Register on August 5, 2025; the prior document erroneously stated that one amendatory instruction would sunset on August 5, 2026, and this document corrects that error and paragraph designations.
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: 1400-AG01
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

State Department Fixes Visa Blunder: Dates Wrong, Now Right?

## Summary

The Department of State fixed a mistake in a recent visa rule that said part of it would end in August 2026, but that was wrong. They also cleaned up some confusing paragraph labels. This update helps visa applicants and officials know the correct rules and timing without any mix-ups.

## Abstract

The Department of State is correcting a temporary final rule that appeared in the Federal Register on August 5, 2025. The document erroneously provided that one of the amendatory instructions would sunset on August 5, 2026. This document corrects that error and also corrects the designation of paragraphs in the rule.

## Effects PRIA read

No economic effects identified for this document.

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## Sources
- [2025-15211 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/11/2025-15211/visas-visa-bond-pilot-program-correction)
- [2025-15211 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-11/pdf/2025-15211.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-15211 (as of 2026-06-08).