Romania's strategy to get rid of the US visas: $ 25,000/month contract with a former key man in the Department for Internal Security
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The agreement was concluded by the Romanian state through the Romanian Embassy in Washington and the Global Security and Innovative LLC company signed a valid contract until October 31, 2025 to support the candidacy of Romania for entering the Visa Waiver program, reports Profit.ro.
“GSIS will provide consulting services to Romania in terms of international cooperation and collaboration between Romania and the United States in issues of bilateral interest for the two countries. A special emphasis will be placed on the mutual public safety, security and cooperation requirements related to trade and travelers,” the contract consulted by Profit.ro is mentioned.
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Global Security and Innovative Strategies LLC has successfully represented Qatar in the approach to enter Visa Waiver. Qatar was accepted in the visa -free travel program in September 2024.
The agreement, which provides for a payment of 25,000 euros/month, is signed by Ambassador Andrei Muraru, and the main partner of GSIS, one of the company co-founders, Noah Kroloff.
Noah Kroloff worked for four years at the Department of Internal Security, the institution that initiates the decisions to admit foreign countries in the Visa Waiver program. He performed the position of Chief of Staff between 2009 and 2013 while president in the US was Barack Obama.
“In this position, he coordinated 240,000 employees, 22 federal agencies and a budget of $ 60 billion. He was the main counselor for internal security in all operational and regulatory functions of the department, supervised external relations, administered the global activity of the DHS and was responsible for the coordination of the Agency with the White House, Nominated for the leadership of Homeland Security within the Obama-Biden transition team, “Noah Kroloff's official presentation.
Romania, excluded from the program in May
On May 2, the United States announced the exclusion of Romania from the Visa Waiver program, which assumed that Romanians can travel without visas for tourist or business purposes. The announcement was made by the US Internal Security Department and was immediately followed by reactions in Bucharest. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced in a statement that it regrets the decision, stressing that Romania has met all the requirements to be included in this program.
“Today, the Department of Internal Security, in consultation with the State Department, has canceled the designation of Romania within the Visa Waiver (VWP) program,” announces a DHS statement.
The statement states that “maintaining the high standards of the Visa Waiver program is essential for our national security”.
“In view of the emphasis placed by this administration on the security of border and immigration, the secretary of internal security decided, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to cancel the designation of Romania within the VWP with immediate effect,” said Deputy Secretary Tricia McLaughlin, according to the statement.
