It is very likely the hopes of Bulgarians for soon removal of US visa for them to be futile, announced Sega newspaper.

The draft, which was signed by the American president George Bush, allows the citizens of the states -allies of Washington in the fight against terrorism to enter the US only with their passports and to stay there for up to 90 days.

As international.news.bg informed, the draft was approved by the Congress with 371 votes “for” and 40 “against”. Only after the president signed it, the US department of state and the US ministry of interior security could define which countries are eligible for the new criteria of the visa-free program.

Main requirement for the removal of the visa regime for US is 10% visa denials for the previous year.

In 2006 USA has denied visa to around 15-16% of those applying for it.

Till now, the denial limit for the US was 3%.

Although Bulgaria does not cover the criteria, the country is among those states, mentioned by president Bush as potential participants in the program for visa-free access to the US together with Romania, Hungary, Latvia and Poland, which are also not withing the 10% limit, adds Sega newspaper.

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