![]() What should I bring to my visa interview? ⚠️ Though it is possible to schedule a visa appointment in a “third country”-neither your country of residence nor citizenship-the likelihood of visa denial is higher, and some embassies or consulates do not process such applications. Please see the US Department of State website for visa appointment wait times to determine the wait times for your situation, and consider multiple US embassies and consulates, including those in your country/region of residence and the country/region that issued your passport. If you require a visa to travel to the US, we recommend starting the application process as soon as you know that you will attend NeurIPS, as the wait time for the mandatory in-person visa appointment can be highly variable and depends on which US embassies and consulates are available to you. Registered attendees can use the contact information for the Neural Information Processing Systems Foundation given in their NeurIPS visa invitation letter. Who should I list as the Point of Contact on the DS-160 form? Generally speaking, if the only purpose of your trip is to attend NeurIPS, then you should apply for a business (B1) visa because you will be visiting the US for the temporary business purpose of participating in a scientific conference. We cannot answer this definitively for each attendee’s case without information about any additional purposes of their visit to the US. What visa category applies (B1, B2, etc.) for my travel to the US to attend NeurIPS? Yes see the details in our cancellation policy. ![]() Please see the US Department of State website as well as below for answers to some frequently asked questions, and direct unanswered questions to the NeurIPS 2023 Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility Chairs via the NeurIPS Contact page.Ĭan I cancel my registration if my visa is denied? and Travisa are services that can help you navigate common pitfalls in the visa application process. A common reason for visa denial in previous years has been the submission of an incomplete application form (Form DS-160). ⚠️ Please make sure you complete all parts of your application. ➡️ You can request a detailed invitation via /visa/assistance (paid registration required).Ĭommon issues with the visa application process The Diversity, Inclusion & Accessibility (DIA) Chairs may be able to revise your invitation letter to include this information, provided you satisfy certain eligibility criteria. In some cases, the basic invitation letter may be missing information that could provide extra support for your application for a visa to attend the conference for example, your contributions to the event (papers, talks, organization, etc.), or your attendance at a previous year's NeurIPS event. ![]() You can bring a printed copy of this letter with you to a visa interview appointment to support your application for a US visa. The letter is available in section 5 of your registration page once registration has been paid. NeurIPS provides a procedurally generated letter of invitation for attendees with a paid registration. Invitation letters Basic invitation letter ![]() You can find out if you need a visa or ESTA approval to travel to the US by entering information about your passport and your visit into the US Department of State's Visa Wizard. Citizens of many countries and regions need a visa or a visa waiver through the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) program to visit the United States in order to attend the conference in person. NeurIPS 2023 will be held in New Orleans from December 10th to 16th, 2023.
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