A Bulgarian police official shows a specimen of new Bulgarian entry
visas that incorporate a digital photograph of the applicant, the first
such type of enhanced-security visa to be issued by a country aiming to
become member of the European Union, in Sofia on October 29, 2001.
Bulgaria, which began EU membership talks last year, issued new, highly
protected identity documents to its citizens and introduced entry visas
for eastern European, Asian and African countries seen as source of
illegal migration to the EU. REUTERS/Dimitar Dilkoff

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