VISA INFORMATION

Visa Information for International Registrants Traveling to the United States

• As part of U.S. security procedures, applications for visas are being sent to the U.S. State Department for review. The website for the State Department is http://travel.state.gov/visa.  
   

• Scientists traveling to the United States are advised to apply for a visa as early as possible and at least three (3) months before visa is needed.  To determine the earliest that you may apply for a visa, please check with your local U.S. consulate or embassy by visiting http://travel.state.gov/visa/questions_embassy.html.

• Because of the number of visas being processed and the need to be thorough with the reviews, processing may take as long as 8 weeks.  Attendees should start the application process at least 6 months in advance of the meeting.

• Some international participants may not need visas if they are citizens of any of the countries on the Visa Waiver Program (VWP).  For the list of countries, please visit http://travel.state.gov/visa/tempvisitors_novisa_waiver.html.  Without a machine-readable passport (MRP), you will be required to apply for a visa.

For security purposes, letters of invitation may only be sent to individuals who have registered for the meeting.  Please contact leftwich@faseb.org to request a letter of invitation.