Travel Visas and requests for Letters of Invitation

Travel Visas and requests for Letters of Invitation

We suggest that you apply for your visa at least two months in advance due to security-related policies that have greatly increased the processing time for visa applications.

U.S. consular officers now interview most applicants as part of the application process. This can add additional time and delays. Currently there is a mandatory security check period of 30 days for people whose passports are issued from several countries, including China, North Korea, and most middle-eastern countries. Furthermore, the U.S. State Department requires citizens of many countries to obtain visas to attend any scientific program.

Visa waiver travelers from ALL 27 Visa Waiver Program (VWP) countries must present either a machine-readable passport or a U.S. visa.

To learn more about the Visa Waiver Program and machine readable passports, go to:
http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/without/without_1990.html.

For general information about visas, go to:
http://www7.nationalacademies.org/visas.

Letters of Invitation
Visa applications may require an invitation letter from the conference organizers. PLANS Conference organizers will send invitation letters to (1) individuals who have registered and paid conference registration fees, or (2) authors who have had a paper accepted for presentation at the conference.

To request an invitation letter, email membership@ion.org. Please specify if you are a conference author or speaker. Invitation letters will be sent in PDF format by reply email, unless you request a hardcopy by mail.


HOME Technical Program Tutorials Registration Exhibits Hotel Information Author Resources Awards History Executive Committee Contact PLANS Organizers PLANS 2010 IEEE AESS Home ION Home	Travel Visas and requests for Letters of Invitation We suggest that you apply for your visa at least two months in advance due to security-related policies that have greatly increased the processing time for visa applications. U.S. consular officers now interview most applicants as part of the application process. This can add additional time and delays. Currently there is a mandatory security check period of 30 days for people whose passports are issued from several countries, including China, North Korea, and most middle-eastern countries. Furthermore, the U.S. State Department requires citizens of many countries to obtain visas to attend any scientific program. Visa waiver travelers from ALL 27 Visa Waiver Program (VWP) countries must present either a machine-readable passport or a U.S. visa. To learn more about the Visa Waiver Program and machine readable passports, go to: http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/without/without_1990.html. For general information about visas, go to: http://www7.nationalacademies.org/visas. Letters of Invitation Visa applications may require an invitation letter from the conference organizers. PLANS Conference organizers will send invitation letters to (1) individuals who have registered and paid conference registration fees, or (2) authors who have had a paper accepted for presentation at the conference. To request an invitation letter, email membership@ion.org. Please specify if you are a conference author or speaker. Invitation letters will be sent in PDF format by reply email, unless you request a hardcopy by mail.