New Travel Regulations for International Visitors are Now in Effect
International travelers to the United States must go to the ESTA Web site and fill out an application before entering the country by air or sea. Inbound travelers to the United States from Visa Waiver Program countries may be denied boarding by the airlines if they haven’t complied with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) program.
 ESTA: Electronic System for Travel Authorization, U.S. D.H.S.  U.S. State Dept. visa information.  U.S. State Dept. visa waiver program.  U.S. State Dept. visa wait time estimator.  National Academies science travel news site.  U.S. Customs & Border Patrol information site.  GSA meeting visa information site; useful links!  information on VWP and ESTA.
If a letter of invitation is necessary for your travel, please email a request to one of the organizers:
......Denton S. Ebel, L.O.C. Chair, MetSoc 2010. ......Michael K. Weisberg, L.O.C. Vice-Chair, MetSoc 2010. ......Harold C. Connolly, Jr., L.O.C. Vice-Chair, MetSoc 2010. |
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has developed a page on its web site to collect detailed information from international scientists who
have experienced significant visa delays. This could prove useful to those still trying to cope with the many changes in protocol brought on
by the SEVIS student-tracking system and the enhanced security of the US VISIT program. NAS will transmit the information it receives to the
State Department, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). OSTP plans on using this
information as an informal tracking system in order to help eliminate backlogged cases. If you have experienced problems or a significant
delay in obtaining a visa to attend the GSA 2006 Annual Meeting please complete the NAS questionnaire at:
http://www7.nationalacademies.org/visas/Visa_Questionnaire.html.