 12 12.12.14 - Press conference of U.S. Consul in Armenia Frank Tu and U.S ambassador to Armenia John Heffern                 Consul: no change in procedure for 10-year U.S. visa  December 12, 2014 - 17:39 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - The new visa rules, which the United States has approved for Armenian citizens, envisage longer terms of validity, without other changes in the procedures, Consul Frank Tu said today (Dec 12), introducing recent reforms, Tert.am reports. Under the new measure, which will be effective starting January 1, Armenian citizens wishing to travel to the United States for tourism or business purposes will be granted multiple visas for a maximum period of ten years. Describing the reform as very good news, the consul said he hopes that it would also boost the tourism development. According to Tu, best efforts are made to facilitate the visa application procedures. As he noted, last year the U.S. Embassy launched a new program enabling citizens to obtain visas without interviews. As for the visa issuance procedures, he said it is a completely different process. Ambassador John Heffern, in turn, hailed the visa facilitation agreement in promoting closer ties between the citizens of Armenia and the U.S.  Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   Partner news |  Latest news Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24  U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says.CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.”Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |
