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Visa Services Restored for Bulgarians and Romanians

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It has just been announced by the Home Office Minister that thesuspension of visa services in Romania and Bulgaria have been lifted.

From tomorrow, 20 May, visa offices in Sofia and Bucharest will begin accepting visa applications under the Sectors Based Scheme (SBS), Seasonal Agricultural Workers (SAWS), Work Permit and Highly Skilled Migrant Programmes (HSMP).

Self-employed visa applications under the European Community Association Agreement (ECAA) remain suspended.

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