No mention of an article entitled "Bulgarians Become Roma in Order to Emigrate to the United States" could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.

No reports of Bulgarians joining Roma organizations for emigration purposes could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

Sources Consulted

IRB Databases

NEXIS

Internet sites including:

Bulgarian Helsinki Committee

Country Assessment, Immigration and Nationality Directorate [UK]

European Country of Origin Information (ecoi.net)

European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) [Budapest]

Inter-Governmental Consultations on Asylum Refugee and Migration Policies in Europe, North America and Australia (IGC)

International Organization for Migration (IOM)

Migration News

United Nations High Commissioner on Refugees (UNHCR)

US Committee for Refugees [Washington, DC]
US Department of State.

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2001.

World News Connection (WNC)

Search engines including:

Fast Search (keywords in English, French, Bulgarian, Norwegian)

Google (keywords in English, French, Bulgarian, Norwegian)