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I think if the US must continue to have such draconian and onerous entry requirements they should offer a fast track or simplified program for persons of note t
by ra 13y ago
I think if the US must continue to have such draconian and onerous entry requirements they should offer a fast track or simplified program for persons of note to attend a specific event in their field.
To not do so simply hinders the progress of human knowledge, or at least, it hinders the United States.
- blisterpeanuts 13y agoUnfortunately this would violate some "fairness" or "political correctness" rule. It's like patting down some grandma/3-year-old girl at the airport, just to show we're not "prejudiced".
- cantrevealname 13y ago> fast track or simplified program for persons of note There actually is a visa for Outstanding persons called O-1A: individuals with an extraordinary ability in the sciences, education, business, or athletics (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O_visa http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O_visa). I don't know if it's any faster to get it.
- daurnimator 13y agoIt takes even longer; the documentation required is very strict, and due to the wide range of applicants, hard+subjective to judge.
- lrem 13y agoAll the fast track you need is to confer in a less-crazy space. In general, this works pretty well. You can publish in Springer journals, attend IEEE conferences and whatnot without ever entering USA. However, it would be pretty funny to see NSA organize its conference in Europe to evade visa problems :D