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Embassy Events 2005

Pre-1989 Overstays Will Not Be a Factor for Visas

9 June 2005
Sec. Rice thanks Foreign Minister Adam Rotfeld for Polish contributions to freedom and democracy both in Europe and the Middle East (©AP/WWP)


Sec. Rice thanks Foreign Minister Adam Rotfeld for Polish contributions to freedom and democracy both in Europe and the Middle East (©AP/WWP)

 

Overstays by Polish citizens in the U.S. prior to 1989 will not be considered as a factor in determining visa eligibility and admissibility to the U.S, Secretary of State Rice announced In a meeting with Foreign Minister Rotfeld on May 31.

The Secretary noted that this initiative fulfilled an element of the Visa Roadmap agreed to by Presidents Bush and Kwasniewski in February, and that we hope it will enable more Polish citizens to visit the U.S.

 

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