Monteoliva met with the United States Secretary of Homeland Security and moved forward with the Visa Waiver

The Minister of Security, Alejandra Monteoliva, held important working meetings in the United States with senior officials of the Donald Trump administration, within the framework of an agenda aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation in security, the fight against drug trafficking, organized crime and regional stability.

During her visit to Washington, Monteoliva was greeted by Markwayne Mullin, the new secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the official in charge of the Visa Waiver Program, known as the Visa Waiver. As explained by the minister, Argentina is making progress in the process to re-enter the program.

The Visa Waiver allows citizens of certain countries to enter the United States for tourism or business for up to 90 days without the need to apply for a visa.

Argentina was part of the program since 1996, during the governments of Carlos Menem and Bill Clinton, but was excluded in 2002, after the economic and institutional crisis that the country experienced

Monteoliva pointed out that the process involves the entire Government and requires carrying out a series of technical, migratory and administrative steps on both the Argentine and US sides. In the Government, they are optimistic and consider that progress in this area represents a concrete sign of the new international alignment promoted by Javier