Open AccessStudy calls for improvements to U.S. visa process for students, scholars
Author(s) -
Showstack Randy
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2004eo100002
Subject(s) - house of representatives , government (linguistics) , political science , immigration , process (computing) , public administration , national security , accounting , public relations , business , law , politics , computer science , philosophy , linguistics , operating system
U.S. federal agencies are implementing some measures to reduce delays in providing foreign scientists and students with non‐immigrant visas, although additional steps could help to improve the cumbersome process, according to a government study released on 25 February by the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO). The study, which was requested by the House of Representatives Science Committee, reviewed the issuance of F‐l and J‐1 visas in light of national security measures put in place after September 11, 2001. The committee has expressed concerns about whether new security measures are detrimental to scientific research by unnecessarily delaying the issuance of visas to foreign students and scholars.