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Foreign Visitors

UAMS is required by federal regulations to establish procedures to monitor assignments to its facilities of foreign nationals to ensure that the disclosure of, and access to, export-controlled articles and related information are limited to those that are approved by an export authorization.

Also, due to additional federal regulatory requirements, the Form I-129 Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker now requires UAMS to complete a “Certification Regarding the Release of Controlled Technology Data to Foreign Persons in the United States” for all workers on an H-1B, L-1 or O-1A visa.

Therefore, all foreign visitors and guests, who are not degree seeking students enrolled at UAMS, must be reviewed and approved by the Office of International Compliance.

The questions below provide a diagnostic tool used to determine the need for additional review regarding the necessity of an export license from the Department of State or Department of Commerce. Ultimate responsibility for export compliance rests with the UAMS employee(s) involved in any given project, generally the visa sponsor/supervisor or the principal investigator (if the foreign national is engaged in grant-funded research).

Administrative and criminal penalties exist for violations of U.S. export law.

Export Control Form For Foreign Nationals

If you are interested in hosting a visiting scholar or foreign national requiring a visa through UAMS, please complete the form below. This form is to be completed by or in collaboration with the principal investigator or visa sponsor/supervisor of the foreign national.

Contact the Director of International Compliance by email at wlashley@uams.edu or call 501-686-6447 if you have any questions.

This form is best used with the Google Chrome browser.

"*" indicates required fields

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Please upload a scan (.JPEG or .PDF) of the foreign national’s current passport biographic page.
Max. file size: 7 MB.
Please upload a scan (.JPEG or .PDF) of the invitation letter or job offer letter to the foreign national. If no invitation/offer letter, please skip this step.
Max. file size: 7 MB.
Visa Type * Required

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Will the Foreign National be paid or compensated by UAMS? * Required
Please list the name & address of the school where the Foreign National is attending/working OR the Foreign National’s current employer.
Name & address of University, Government, etc that will be funding the Foreign National. If paying for themselves please write “Self-Funded” and provide the Foreign National’s home address

Will the Foreign National work on any projects that:

Involve travel or transporting materials, equipment, software or technology to a foreign country during the course of the project? * Required
Contain access and/or dissemination restrictions (e.g., restriction of participation by foreign nationals, or any restrictions on publication, including reporting of research results or a non-disclosure agreement) or restrictions on presenting at conferences? * Required
Contain a prohibition on the results or deliverables from being disclosed or delivered to any country or persons? * Required
Restrict the use of proprietary information or restrict the dissemination of research results * Required
Involve equipment, software, chemical, bio-agent, or technology designed/modified for military use or use in outer space? * Required
Involve pathogens/toxins from humans, animals, or plants * Required
Involve equipment, software, chemical, bio-agent, or technology that could be used in the development of weapons of mass destruction (nuclear, biological, chemical), or their delivery systems? * Required
Contain source code for encrypted software or otherwise relating to the design, development, or production of encryption software? * Required

Will the project involve providing data, services, conducting transactions, and/or collaboration with foreign nationals from or travel to embargoed/sanctioned countries * Required
See US Department of Treasury Sanctioned Countries and US Department of Commerce Sanctioned Destinations

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I certify that I will comply with any applicable export control laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, the US Dept of Commerce-Export Administration Regulations and the US Dept of State-International Traffic in Arms Regulations.
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