Ambassador Gitenstein: U.S. will answer questions about visas when Romania's economic situation improves
"As soon as you tell me that the country economy goes well, I will given an answer to this question. I hope this will happen very soon, for I would like to see it happening before the two years that I am left to spend in Romania as Ambassador end," he told the Pro TV channel on Sunday, asked when will Romanians be able to travel to U.S. without needing a visa. The US program which allows countries enter the US territory without a visa for 90 days is called the Visa Waiver.
He also said that it was "a good thing" that the refusal rate for visa allocation has fallen in this time of economic crisis and after the simplification of the mechanisms. Gitenstein also said that the rejection rate is still quite high also because of the fact that Romanian citizens usually apply for visas not once but countless times.
AGERPRES