US experts and teachers under simpler rules

US Ambassador to Slovakia Adam Sterling announced that experts from various scientific spheres and teachers from the United States have been able to come to Slovakia more easily since this summer on no-fee non-immigrant visas. He was speaking at a ceremony marking the beginning of the new academic year with the Fulbright Exchange programme. The new procedure significantly eases the administrative burden on Fulbright scholars and specialists, the Fulbright Commission in Slovakia, and the Governments of both countries. The easing of this process will allow American scholarship holders to teach or pursue research in Slovakia immediately. This new amendment took effect on July 30 after nearly a year of negotiations between representatives of the US Embassy and the Slovak Government. The Fulbright programme makes it possible for American English language teachers to work at all kinds of secondary schools throughout Slovakia. A total of 17 Americans have come to Slovakia under the programme, while 15 Slovaks are taking part in the programme in the United States.