AMERICA GOES OUT OF FASHION

Hayots Ashkharh Daily Newspaper
Aug 17 2007
Armenia

During the recent seven months of this year 5 thousand 091 people
have applied to the US Embassy in Armenia for getting non-immigration
license to enter the USA. During the same period of the last year
the number of those people was 5 thousand 832, in 2005 it was 6
thousand 412.

We were informed from the Information Department of the US Embassy
in Armenia that only 2 thousand 115 of those people got the license
(42%). Whereas only in July, 81% of 973 applicants applied for tourist
visa. 383 foreigners living in Armenia have applied to the US Embassy
in Armenia for visa, and only 160 of them got permission.