ARKA News Agency, Armenia
April 14 2006

INTERVIEW IN US EMBASSY FOR GETTING VISA TO BE APPOINTED BY TELEPHONE
IN ARMENIA FROM MAY 1

YEREVAN, April 14. /ARKA/. Interview in the US Embassy for getting
visa will be appointed only after preliminary agreement by telephone
in Armenia from May 1. According to the Press Service of the US
Embassy in Armenia, this system will enable to save time of the
people applying for visa
According to the press release, the previous procedure of getting
individual arrangement after visiting the consulate of the embassy is
not valid any more. `Not a single applicant will pass interview
without preliminary arrangement’, the message states.
At the same time agreement may be reached either by the applicant
himself or by an authorized person, however in that case the person
who calls must have all the necessary information, including full
passport data of the applicant. According to the press release, it is
necessary to have stamp of departure clearance in the passport with
not less than 3-month validity, and the passport itself must be valid
for at least 6 months from the moment of entering USA. The applicant
must present filled in application form as well. S.P.–0–