Information for International Visitors

On this page you can find some guidelines and a few pointers that may help facilitate acquiring the proper documents in order to visit BNL. Please be aware that current lead times can be long to very long and you should plan your trips, whether for collaboration meetings or to take shift, accordingly.

Disclaimer: While an effort will be made to keep this information up to date, it is provided as-is. The responsibility to start the process timely, and have the required documents all available will be entirely with the application. Advise from professional legal council should always supersede any suggestions made here.

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Official information from the GUV Center:

• The registration procedures in full: before your arrive, when your arrive, and preparing to leave
• Identification Requirements, incl. non-US citizens, i.e. lawful permanent residents, US sponsored visa holders, Visa Waiver Program participants, and B-1 visitors.

More information from other sources:

• American Physical Society: visa information
• U.S. State Department: travel (with an accurate update on waiting times for each US Embassy/Consulate.
  • websites of US Embassies, Consulates, and Diplomatic Missions

What to expect when planning to visit BNL for a STAR meeting or taking shifts:

• stay tuned ... we will update this with more specific information & feedback from other STAR international visitors.