FW: [An-lang] Re: COOL6 - potential problem

[Elizabeth Pearce]

The LSA Bulletin no. 180, June 2003 indicates an NAS website about visa problems for scholars in the science community re conferences, etc.: http://www.national-academies.org/visas
Liz

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> From: 	Claire Bowern
> Sent: 	Sunday, 3 August 2003 1:05 AM
> To: 	Pila Wilson
> Cc: 	AUSTRONESIAN LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTICS
> Subject: 	Re: [An-lang] Re: COOL6 - potential problem
>
>
> Couple of points from Harvard's Interational Office.
>
> Countries requiring special security clearance: visas may be delayed 6-8
> weeks or "an unspecified length of time"
> The countries are: Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cuba,
> Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, **Indonesia**, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait,
> Lebanon,
> Libya, **Malaysia**, Morocco, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi
> Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, and
> the territories of Gaza and West Bank. This list may continue to be
> expanded.
>
> Furthermore:
> "Media sources have reported that Special Registration may be required of
> any non-immigrant who has made "unexplained visits" to Afghanistan, Egypt,
> Somalia, Indonesia, or Malaysia, in addition to the countries listed
> above. Special Registration is currently in effect for citizens and
> nationals from 25 countries who are already present in the United States."
> (countries listed above are Iran, Iraq, Libya, Sudan, and Syria)
>
> Further details from
> http://www.hio.harvard.edu/students_scholars/travel/special_registration.php
>
> Further information which may affect people:
>
> >From this coming October if you do not have a machine-readable passport
> you cannot enter the USA under a visa waiver program - you have to apply
> for a visa.
>
> At some point passports with biometric data will also be required, but
> apparently the leglisation is still being finalised so noone knows what's
> going on so there's a heap of conflicting information around (e.g. some
> say it starts on Jauary 30th, some say it doesn't start until October
> 2004, some say it doesn't apply to old passports, etc).
>
> Claire
>
>
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> Claire Bowern
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> Harvard University
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