The US State Department announced that they do not want the long-term waiting of citizens applying for a US visa in Turkey to harm the relations between the two countries and that they will continue to seek innovative ways to increase the visa capacity.
An official from the US Department of State, who did not want his name to be disclosed, made a statement to the AA correspondent regarding Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu’s statement that the USA and some Western countries “seemly” in keeping the waiting time of many visa applicants in Turkey waiting for their appointments too long, and that necessary warnings will be made on these issues. .
Stating that the Kovid-19 outbreak has caused delays in the US visa processes all over the world, the official noted that they are working to reduce visa periods on an equal basis with other countries in Turkey as soon as possible.
“The United States welcomes visitors from Turkey and we are happy to see the number of Turkish visitors increase every year. We are working hard to meet the increasing visa demands,” he said. used the phrase.
US EMBASSY IN ANKARA WILL ACCEPT VISA APPOINTMENTS AFTER SEPTEMBER
Pointing out that they have been working since 2021 to reduce waiting times in visa processes all over the world, the official said that they have removed the interview requirement for some visa categories.
The official said, “With the opening of our new embassy building in Ankara at the beginning of September, we will continue routine non-immigrant visa appointments in the capital. Applicants should follow the visa waiting periods on our website, we update these periods as we increase our capacity. If so, he can push forward his appointments.” said.
Referring to Çavuşoğlu’s statements on this issue, the official said:
“We do not want this issue to become anything disturbing in our bilateral relations. We acknowledge Minister Çavuşoğlu’s concerns that this issue is a disappointment for Turkey. Our mission in Turkey is working hard to reduce delays. Regarding the visa processes of our new building in Ankara “We are pleased that it will increase our capacity. We will continue to look for innovative ways to meet visa requests from Turkey to the USA.”
WHAT DID MINISTER ÇAVUŞOĞLU SAY?
Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu made evaluations on the agenda in the program he attended on Haber Global on August 23.
Çavuşoğlu said: “Unfortunately, the USA and some Western countries, EU and non-EU Western countries give our citizens the appointment period after 1 year, 6 months, 7 months, 8 months. They also increased the rejection rate. Now it’s deliberate and deliberate.” had given the answer.
Stating that the embassies of the countries in question can increase their local staff or they can recruit additional staff from the visa companies they work with, Çavuşoğlu said, “They can solve it very easily if they want. There is an intention here. There is definitely an intention. We see this and our friends and deputy ministers will call at the beginning of September, they have already met with some of them.” li and others. So this is a very easy issue to resolve.” he said. (AA)