Rice: Czechs to travel to US without visa by end of year

Czechs should be travelling to the United States without visas by the end of this year, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told the Czech Television on Tuesday. The Czech interior minister in February signed a memorandum of understanding with the United States, which was regarded as a first step towards the Czech Republic being included in the US visa-waiver programme. US Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff said he expected Czechs to travel to the States without a visa from the end of October or the beginning of November this year.

Author: Ruth Fraňková