Key takeaways

• • From Jan 1, 2026, approved airports include Toronto (YYZ) and Montréal (YUL) in Canada, plus EWR, ATL, ORD, LAX in the U.S.
  • Nepal starts Jan 21, 2026 for the U.S. visitor visa “deposit (bond)” rule.

• Not everyone pays. Only if the U.S. embassy tells you to.
• If you must pay the deposit, you must enter and leave only from approved airports.

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The U.S. is changing one part of how some people enter the U.S. on a visitor visa (tourist or business). For some travelers, the U.S. may ask for a refundable deposit before travel. The U.S. also says those travelers must enter and leave only from certain airports. Now Toronto and Montréal (Canada) are on that airport list too. Nepal is listed to start on Jan 21, 2026.

Who this is for

• People applying for a U.S. visitor visa.
• Not everyone will pay a deposit. Only if the embassy tells you to.

What the U.S. changed

If the embassy tells you to pay the deposit, then you must land and leave using only these airports.

From Jan 1, 2026, you can use:

• Toronto (YYZ), Canada
• Montréal (YUL), Canada
• Newark (EWR), USA
• Atlanta (ATL), USA
• Chicago O’Hare (ORD), USA
• Los Angeles (LAX), USA

Earlier airports already on the list:

• Boston (BOS), USA
• New York JFK (JFK), USA
• Washington Dulles (IAD), USA

Nepal date

• Nepal is listed to start on Jan 21, 2026.

Simple “what to do” for Nepalis

1. Going to the U.S. after Jan 21, 2026? Be ready that the embassy may ask some people for a deposit.
2. If they ask you for the deposit: book flights so you land and leave using only the airports listed above.
3. Do not pay anyone else: pay only when the embassy tells you, using their official instructions.

How you get the deposit back (simple)

• You get it back if you leave the U.S. on time.

Source: U.S. State Department guidance on the visa deposit program and the airport list.