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 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. http://personals.yahoo.com ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).