  APPLICATION FOR US IMMIGRATION VISAS TO BE HENCEFORTH ACCEPTED ELECTRONICALLYSeptember 25, 2003 - 22:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The US State Department has stated changing the rules of participation in the annual lottery for getting an immigration visa. As the US embassy in Armenia told "Arminfo" agency, applications for participation in the lottery will from now on be accepted only online, via a special website. The State Department has resorted to such a measure to make the lottery more effective and protect against forgery. Thus, it decreases the chances for those applicants, who intend to threaten US state interests. It should be noted that 55 thousand visas are annually raffled off by the program and 6 million people register for getting them.  Top stories The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg.   Partner news |  Latest news POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad  Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO.Armenia named European U18 chess vice-champion The U18 chess team of Armenia won the title of vice-champion of the European Team Championship.Iran says change in presidency won’t affect ties with Armenia Ambassador Mehdi Sobhani made the remarks when speaking to reporters at the Iranian Embassy.Congress draft bill condemns Azerbaijan for Karabakh ethnic cleansing The bill condemns Azerbaijan for perpetrating ethnic cleansing against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh. |
