Requesting A Visa Letter
If you are a non-US citizen planning on attending ACSAC, transiting into the United States from abroad, you may require a visa from the US Department of State. For information on visa requirements, please visit the Department of State web page at http://travel.state.gov/visa/.
The conference will be glad to issue a letter of invitation to attend the conference for the following categories of individuals:
Individuals who have been invited to present at the conference. This includes paper authors, panel participants, case study participants, student conferenceship winners, invited speakers, and tutorial instructors.
Individuals who have registered and paid for the conference. If you pay for the conference and your visa is denied, the conference will refund your registration fee less a nominal handling charge.
To request a letter of invitation, please send the following information to visarequest@acsac.org:
Requestor's complete mailing address, including country and postal code
Mailing address for the US embassy office with which you are working
Your FAX number
Planned dates of attendance at the conference
Planned dates you will be in the United States
Your category (i.e., are you an invited participant or registered attendee)
The conference will need sufficient time to process your letter request. We will mail the letter to you, the applicant. If you have provided a fax number, we will also fax you a copy, if we can. We do not mail letters directly to the consulate; most consulates have indicated they do not have the facilities to file such letters pending an application. This letter must be requested in sufficient time to accomodate the delays inherent in international mail and the local embassy/consulates processing time. We will endeavor to have your letter in the mail or faxed within 7 working days of the receipt of your request. Late requests may not arrive to you in time, and you may not receive your visa. Expedited mail can be offered upon request by registered attendees only and at their expense.
It is the attendee's responsibility to apply for any visas and request any letters of invitation. It is the attendee's responsibility to demonstrate that they are properly classifiable as visitors under U.S. law to consular officials. ACSAC and ACSA cannot ensure that a visa will be granted to you. That determination is at the sole discretion of the Embassy/Consulate. Should your application be denied, ACSAC cannot change the decision of the governmental agency.