Special consideration has been made by the US Embassy to ensure that the new embassy in Tamavua has designated car parking spots for visa applicants.
Embassy's Regional Public Affairs Officer, Jeffery Robertson said the matter was discussed with the Suva City Council as there is no parking along the busy Princes Road.
Robertson said the notable issue here is that it is not common for many US embassies in different parts of the world to have parking spaces for visitors.
Visa applicants with embassy appointments will still have a designated waiting room.
However Robertson said the applicants can even relax in a special garden area with proper shading and seating within the embassy compound.
Meanwhile the construction of the largest American Embassy among the Pacific Island countries, in Fiji, has resulted in an estimated economic impact exceeding 50 million dollars to our economy.
Project Director Tracy Thomas said hundreds of locals were also employed at the project site representing more than two dozen local subcontractors and suppliers.
She said many of the interior and exterior finishes at the new embassy were sourced and/or fabricated locally.
Some rooms have mahogany and tapa finishing which gives a Pacific touch to the buildings.
It has been confirmed that the new US embassy in Tamavua will be ready by the end of this year and the embassy staff are expected to move in by early 2011.
This is a positive step forward for Fiji and a means of earning money.
Parking spaces available for visa applicants
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