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<span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Dear colleagues,</span><br>
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<span style="border:1pt none windowtext; padding:0in; background-color:white; background-position:initial initial; background-repeat:initial initial">We are trying to assess the impact of the increasing restrictions of US immigration policies on our user community,
especially on our young foreign users aiming for postdoctoral or tenure-track positions in the US. As you may be aware, current visa processing times are up to 10-12 months.</span><br>
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<span style="border:1pt none windowtext; padding:0in; background-color:white; background-position:initial initial; background-repeat:initial initial">If you are facing problems due to recent changes in visa or immigration policies, or you know someone who is,
we would like to hear about it. Please send the information to</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit,serif; color:rgb(34,34,34); border:1pt none windowtext; padding:0in; background-color:white; background-position:initial initial; background-repeat:initial initial"> </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="mailto:munoz@ipno.in2p3.fr" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; color:rgb(17,85,204); border:1pt none windowtext; padding:0in">munoz@ipno.in2p3.fr</span></a></span></p>
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<span style="border:1pt none windowtext; padding:0in; background-color:white; background-position:initial initial; background-repeat:initial initial">Feel free to forward this request to anyone who might be interested.</span></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; color:rgb(34,34,34); border:1pt none windowtext; padding:0in; background-color:white; background-position:initial initial; background-repeat:initial initial">If you want to know more about the current situation, please
let me know.<br>
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Carlos Munoz,<br>
for Jefferson Lab Users Organization Board</span></p>
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