The Trump administration is waiving visa bonds of up to $15,000 for certain World Cup ticket holders, a sensible carveout that underscores a much broader travel problem: the United States cannot host the world while making it needlessly expensive and intimidating for visitors to enter. U.S. Waives $15,000 Visa Bonds For Some World Cup Fans The Trump administration has suspended a requirement that certain foreign visitors pay visa bonds of up to $15,000 in order to enter the United States for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The waiver applies to fans from World Cup-qualifying countries that are otherwise subject to the visa bond program, so long as those fans purchased FIFA World Cup tickets and opted into the FIFA Priority Appointment Scheduling System by April 15. The exemption currently affects ticket holders from Algeria, Cape Verde, Ivory Coast, Senegal, and Tunisia. Players, coaches, and certain team staff were already exempt as part of broader efforts to prioritize World Cup-related visa processing.…