1. Short title This Act may be cited as the E-bonding for Immigration Integrity Act of 2018 . 2. Requirement of bond (a) Bond required Prior to arriving at a port of entry of the United States, an alien seeking admission to the United States shall post a bond, in accordance with subsection (d), in an amount determined by the Secretary if such alien seeks admission to the United States as a nonimmigrant in a category— (1) described under subparagraph (B), (F), (H)(i)(b), (H)(ii)(b), or (K) of section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15) ); or (2) identified by the Secretary, in accordance with section 3, to have a visa overstay rate that is more than 1.5 percent. (b) Amount of bond Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall, by rule, establish the amount of the bond required by subsection (a) for each visa category under subsection (a)(1) and each visa category identified by the Secretary under section 3, which amount shall— (1) be not less than $2,500 and not more than $10,000; and (2) be determined based on the Secretary’s assessment of the level of risk of visa overstays for that category. (c) Adjustment of amount of bond On an annual basis, the Secretary shall review, and, as appropriate, adjust the amounts of the bonds described in subsection (b). (d) Payment of bond An alien required to post the bond under subsection (a) shall post such bond— (1) in electronic form; and (2) with a bonding agent designated by the Secretary as qualified to hold such bond. (e) Release of bond The Secretary shall authorize a bonding agent to release a bond— (1) to an alien required to post such bond— (A) after receiving a notification from the United States embassy or consulate in the alien’s country of origin that such alien departed the United States and returned to such country of origin; or (B) if such alien changed or adjusted their status to an immigration status not required to post a bond under this section