The State Department is preparing a plan to force visa applicants from certain countries to post large bonds guaranteeing they will not stay in the United States beyond their visas.

The department will begin a yearlong visa bond program in which foreigners applying for B-1 or B-2 visas and who are from countries the department has deemed to have a high rate of visa overstays may be forced to pay up to $15,000 as a condition of visa issuance.