Visa policy of the United States

Romanian citizens may be able to travel to the US without visas starting next year, according to the country's Foreign Minister, Luminița Odobescu. Speaking on Digi24 television, she noted that October will bring the first indication of the visa refusal rate, with positive signs so far. Efforts continue to ensure progress.

The agreement between the government of the Republic of Cyprus and the government of the United States of America on cooperation on the use of travel information, signed in Washington on June 17, was ratified on Thursday by the House of Representatives in Nicosia.

Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu has announced that Romanians will likely no longer require visas to travel to the United States by October of this year, as reported by the Romania Insider news site.

Romania is making strides toward joining the Visa Waiver Program, a significant milestone that would enable its citizens to travel to the United States visa-free for up to 90 days. The country considers this inclusion a vital national objective and is steadily progressing towards meeting the necessary technical requirements.

Following the application of a Turkish copyright agency, Germany has refused to issue a visa long enough for them to attend the four-day Frankfurt Book Fair.

Julie Eadeh, spokeswoman of the U.S. embassy in Ankara has stated that the U.S. is happy to welcome visitors from Türkiye and that she is happy that the number of travelers from Türkiye to U.S. is increasing every day, in a written statement regarding visa requests and appointments.

The government passed an amendment to prevent speculation

China and the U.S. have agreed to ease restrictions on each other's media workers amid a slight relaxation of tensions between the two sides.

The official China Daily newspaper on Wednesday said the agreement was reached ahead of Nov. 16's virtual summit between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden.

Apart from the deep rift in the society that will need a long time to bridge finding adequate solutions, another big challenge is the coronavirus pandemic. So the Bulgarian Ambassador to the US Tihomir Stoytchev described the challenges before the new US administration in an interview for Nova TV.   

In February or March, the Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs will visit Bulgaria to discuss the issue of The Visa Waiver Program with the United States. This was made clear during the meeting between Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and US Ambassador Herro Mustafa.