From March we will be able to apply online for travel authorization to the USA, explained the Minister of Foreign Affairs, on Antena 3 CNN. Emil Hurezeanu stated that the travel authorization that replaces the current visas is valid for two years and has an unlimited number of entries/exits from the United States during this period, and can be used for visits of up to 90 days.
Emil Hurezeanu. PHOTO Emil Hurezeanu
In order for Romanians to be able to apply for travel authorization in the United States, Americans must modify the ESTA program (Electronic Travel Authorization System).
“There will be a need for an electronic authorization in the ESTA system that will be technically accommodated by March“, explained Emil Hurezeanu.
Until then, Romanians will travel to the US with a travel authorization to extend the visas they have already obtained.
“From March, with the technical accommodation of the ESTA system, they will only need electronic prior authorization at no cost before entering the US”said the Foreign Minister.
Romania is the first country, from the Black Sea region, admitted to the Visa Waiver
We remind you that the Secretary for Internal Security of the United States, Alejandro Mayorkas, and the Ambassador of Romania to the United States, Andrei Muraru, are meeting on Friday, January 10, to officially record our country’s accession to the American visa waiver program.
“The meeting will take place at the headquarters of the Department of Homeland Security, in Washington, DC. During the event, the representative of the American government will officially inform the representative of the Romanian state about the decision of the US authorities to admit Romania to the Visa Waiver Program (VWP), communicating at the same time the technical details and the date of effective activation of the new travel regime for Romanian citizens“, the Romanian Embassy in the United States sent.
The event in the US capital will be attended by American officials of the Department of Internal Security and the State Department, as well as representatives of the Romanian Embassy in Washington.
Romania thus becomes the 43rd participant in the American visa waiver program.
