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Nature 423, 115-116 (8 May 2003) | doi:10.1038/423115c

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Lack of trained security staff delays US visas

Edward McSweegan1

  1. US State Department Diplomacy Fellow (1986–1987), 1692 Barrister Court, Crofton, Maryland 21114, USA

Your News story "Researchers rage at tightened restrictions on US immigration" (Nature 422, 457–458; 2003) highlights a growing impediment to international science and technology collaborations. For scientists, students and would-be terrorists wanting to enter the United States, the initial point of contact with immigration policies and practices is the US consular-affairs officer in their own country.