Helping Scientists Navigate Visa Issues

Sunday, 16 February 2014
Columbus IJ (Hyatt Regency Chicago)
Ester Sztein , U.S. National Academies, Washington, DC
The National Academy of Sciences’ International Visitor Office assists foreign scientists and STEM students with visa and immigration issues. This talk will report on trends in the types of issues facing these visitors, by field, nationality, and other characteristics and the impacts of recent and possible future visa processing innovations.