VISA INFORMATION

Make your VISA arrangements for entry into the United States early.

Such arrangements are the responsibility of attendees and other participants and may take up to a few months. 

Nationals of Visa Waiver Program countries will still be eligible to travel without a visa, but will have to obtain an approved travel authorization prior to their travel to the United States. 

The actual approval form and additional information may be found at https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov

HOW TO OBTAIN A VISA

Complete information on how to apply for a VISA to enter the US can be found on the U.S. Department of State's website http://www.unitedstatesvisas.gov/obtainingvisa/index.html

FOR AUTHORS

Authors can obtain visa letters through EDAS. When you log onto your personal home page & into your paper you submitted there will be a letter shaped icon (visa letter).

Once you click on it a PDF of the visa letter is generated. If you need further assistance regarding your visa letter contact Bridget Erlikh directly at b.erlikh@comsoc.org

HELPFUL LINKS

>> A step-by-step outline of U.S. Visa application procedures
http://www.unitedstatesvisas.gov/pdfs/gettingavisa.02.03.pdf

>> Estimated Wait Times
http://www.travel.state.gov/visa/temp/wait/tempvisitors_wait.php

>> More information on the Visa process and a glossary of related-terms
http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itps/0905/ijpe/visacode.htm