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Legal document authorising entry to, exit from, and/or employment within a country.

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Ethics of soliciting letters for US permanent residency application?

I recently received a request from a postdoctoral associate working at another institution to "write a support letter" for his residency application. I put the statement in quotes because the candidat …
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How long is it reasonable to wait for a graduate student or postdoc to obtain a visa?

For a recent position for which an offer has been made, a colleague of mine has been waiting for more than eight months for a visa to be issued. … Or must the offer "stand" until a final visa decision has been made (even if there's no such date in sight, as is the case here)? …
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