This is the reply from my husband, an immigration
attorney.  Hope it is helpful.
Elizabeth Ferrer


Usually it is ok if they are entering in B status.

INA 212(q) Any alien admitted under section
101(a)(15)(B) may accept an honorarium payment and
associated incidental expenses for a usual academic
activity or activities (lasting not longer than 9 days
at any single institution), as defined by the Attorney
General in consultation with the Secretary of
Education, if such payment is offered by an
institution or organization described in subsection
(p)(1) and is made for services conducted for the
benefit of that institution or entity and if the alien
has
not accepted such payment or expenses from more than
5 institutions or organizations in the previous
6-month period.



> --- Ken Wayne <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > Date:         Wed, 10 Oct 2001 10:18:41 -0400
> > Reply-to:     Museum discussion list
> > <[log in to unmask]>
> > From:         Ken Wayne <[log in to unmask]>
> > Subject:      Re: honoraria to foreign speakers
> > To:           [log in to unmask]
> >
> > I think it depends completely on the nationality
> of
> > the speaker.  My wife
> > brought in a speaker from Russia for two events
> that
> > she organized and each
> > time had to go through extensive paperwork with
> the
> > INS and obtain a special
> > visa.
> >
> > Dr. Kenneth Wayne, Curator
> > Albright-Knox Art Gallery
> > 1285 Elmwood Avenue
> > Buffalo, NY  14222
> > Direct tel: (716) 270-8244
> > Fax:  (716) 882-1958
> > [log in to unmask]
> > www.albrightknox.org
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Ciotola, Nicholas P.
> > [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2001 9:28 AM
> > > To:   [log in to unmask]
> > > Subject:      honoraria to foreign speakers
> > >
> > > All:
> > >
> > > Does anyone have any experience with providing
> an
> > honorarium payment
> > > (totaling no more than several thousand dollars)
> > to a museum speaker who
> > > is
> > > a citizen of another country? Does the speaker
> > need to have a working visa
> > > or can he or she be paid simply as a visitor to
> > the U.S., i.e. the visa
> > > process avoided completely.
> > >
> > > Obviously, INS is the place to contact, but I
> > wonder if anyone has any
> > > specific experience in this area. The red tape
> for
> > getting a visa is such
> > > that I hope a simpler solution is available.
> > >
> > > Respond on or off list - [log in to unmask]
> > >
> > > Thank you,
> > >
> > > Nicholas P. Ciotola
> > > Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania


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