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Sunday, January 18, 2009

re: "Bulgaria in the Visa Waiver Program?"

Thanks to Bureaucrat at Adventures in Bureaucracy for the mention and the link.

Money quote(s):

"My guess is that the Bulgarians signed on to the MOU, which would make them formal candidates for VWP status. The 72-hour Internet thing sounds a lot like ESTA, and that's only for approved member countries. Unless of course Consular Affairs in the State Department has changed their visa-issuing guidelines -- it's not like I would get that memo -- but somehow I doubt that any consular section is going to guarantee a decision on a visa application in 72 hours. The all-important question now is what the denial rate is in Sofia. If it's anywhere north of ten per cent, I doubt that they will get in within the next few months."

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