From my archive of press clippings:
AFP
US, Bulgaria hail 'excellent' bilateral ties, talk visa waiver
7/10/2008
SOFIA (AFP) — US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ivaylo Kalfin hailed what they both described as "excellent" ties between the two countries and expressed hopes for reaching a deal soon on a US visa waiver programme for Bulgarians. Speaking to journalists after one-on-one talks in the Bulgarian capital, Rice described Kalfin as "a good friend".
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"The Bulgarian minister, for his part, said ties between Bulgaria and the US "have never been better." "
&
"Both Rice and Kalfin said that progress had been made towards reaching a visa waiver programme for Bulgarians wanting to travel to the United States.
But neither gave any indication as to when such a deal might be signed."
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Friday, January 30, 2009
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."
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."
Monday, January 12, 2009
SNA - Bulgaria to Be Admitted in US Visa Waiver Program in Few Months
From my archive of press clippings:
Sofia News Agency
Bulgaria to Be Admitted in US Visa Waiver Program in Few Months
28 October 2008, Tuesday
The US Administration has made the decision to sign, during the first half of 2009, agreements with some European Union countries for the alleviated issuing of US visas, according to Dragovest Goranov, spokesperson of the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"Goranov spoke in connection to the statement made by Michael Chertoff, the US homeland security secretary, cited by "Financial Times", that "he expected other countries flagged for entry (in the Visa Waiver program)- Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Malta, Poland and Romania - to be admitted in the "next few months".
Goranov explained that after the signing of the so-called Visa Waiver agreement, US visas would still be required for Bulgarians wishing to travel to the US, but would be issued under alleviated conditions."
Sofia News Agency
Bulgaria to Be Admitted in US Visa Waiver Program in Few Months
28 October 2008, Tuesday
The US Administration has made the decision to sign, during the first half of 2009, agreements with some European Union countries for the alleviated issuing of US visas, according to Dragovest Goranov, spokesperson of the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"Goranov spoke in connection to the statement made by Michael Chertoff, the US homeland security secretary, cited by "Financial Times", that "he expected other countries flagged for entry (in the Visa Waiver program)- Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Malta, Poland and Romania - to be admitted in the "next few months".
Goranov explained that after the signing of the so-called Visa Waiver agreement, US visas would still be required for Bulgarians wishing to travel to the US, but would be issued under alleviated conditions."
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