Many activities will raise different legal or compliance issues when they are conducted outside the U.S. The following list is not exhaustive:
- Purchasing goods and services
- Working in another country or hiring employees in another country
- Retaining full or part time consultants in another country
- Paying taxes or social insurance
- Securing visas or work permits
- Obtaining permits to conduct research activities
- Removing plants, animals or research materials from a country and bringing them to the U.S.
- Wiring money
- Renting space for programmatic activities or housing
- Renting or owning vehicles
- Traveling to countries subject to U.S. government travel advisories or warnings, or affected by U.S. government sanctions or embargoes
- Traveling to countries that may require specific vaccinations or medication
- Exporting or importing equipment, materials, samples or data
- Traveling with a laptop or other electronic device
- Protecting intellectual property ownership
- Protecting the privacy of data
- Using the Yale name
- Responding to requests for bribes or similar payments
- Developing and maintaining long term relationships with educational or non-governmental entities or governmental bodies
- Entering into any type of business relationship with a person or entity abroad
- Responding to an inquiry from a journalist outside the U.S.
Updated: 04-10-2014