Balgarianovinite.com Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova met on Tuesday at the Foreign Ministry with a high-level delegation from the US Department of Homeland Security led by John Gountanis, Deputy Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy and Plans. Representatives of the US Department of State also attended the meeting.
Petrova said the visit was a significant recognition of Bulgaria’s progress in meeting the technical security requirements for inclusion in the US Visa Waiver Program. She noted that lifting tourist visa requirements for Bulgarian citizens would reflect the strategic partnership between Bulgaria and the United States while ensuring balanced and mutually respectful consideration of both countries’ priorities.
The two sides discussed the final steps in the process of Bulgaria’s accession to the Visa Waiver Program, including the fulfilment of the remaining legal requirements. The last outstanding condition is reducing the US tourist visa refusal rate for Bulgarian applicants to below 3%, Petrova said. Foreign Minister Discusses Final Steps for Bulgaria’s Inclusion in US Visa Waiver Program 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-06-23 08:02:38 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law
