As a New Haven-based Yale employee, may I spend time working in another country?

Yale employees who are normally resident in New Haven may travel outside the U.S. for purposes of conducting Yale business but may be required to obtain an entry visa or a work permit.

Although certain brief visits abroad for informal meetings may be classified by a particular country as tourism, it is advisable to check on the visa and work permit requirements in the country to which you are traveling well in advance of your trip. If you are traveling outside the U.S. to conduct Yale work (e.g. teaching a course, conducting collaborative research at another university, leading a Yale travel program), you are strongly advised to investigate the need for a visa and work permit well in advance of your trip.

Traveling without an appropriate visa or permit may result in a denial of entry, deportation or the imposition of fines by the local country.

If you are not a U.S. citizen, you will encounter additional issues and should obtain specific advice to ensure your timely return to the U.S. The embassy or consulate of the country to be visited can provide information about entry requirements.

Information about the visa and permit requirements of a particular country are available at the embassy or consulate for the country. You may also utilize the visa services company CIBT, who has been engaged by Yale to offer visa services to employees and students and is accessible through Yale Travel Management.

If a Yale employee is relocating outside the U.S. for purposes of conducting Yale business for a period of time in excess of one semester, such employee should consult his or her business manager. A variety of immigration, taxation and benefits issues will be raised by a long-term stay outside the U.S.  Yale employees who are in the U.S. on non–immigrant visas should consult with the Office of International Students and Scholars about any plans to be outside the U.S. for a semester or more.

All Yale employees traveling abroad should consult the Travel Section and Yale Travel Orientations for additional information.

Updated: 05-07-2014