Advocacy
Visa Issues
CAA monitors and takes actions as are appropriate, including other learned societies and organizations to identify cases where scholars and artists are denied or are subject to unreasonable delays in granting US visas; advocate for the right of scholars and artists to engage in international exchange; and communicate the Association’s concerns on these issues to the membership, affected persons, and the public.South African Researcher Deported
January 2007
Adam Habib, a researcher at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, was deported upon his arrival in the United States in October. Click here to read more. San Fransisco State University professor stranded in Canada gets his visa
September 2006
A San Francisco State Arabic professor who has been stranded in Canada for three months while waiting for the U.S. State Department to give him security clearance and issue him a visa can now return home. Click here to read more. Professor's wait for visa continues
September 2006
Arabic teacher's status still undecided after more than two months of waiting, while SFSU unsure what to do with his class. Click here to read more. Government Declines to Appeal Ruling Requiring It to Give Scholar a Visa or Explain Why
August 2006
In a case considered a bellwether of United States policy toward foreign scholars, the government has decided not to appeal a court ruling ordering it to either issue a visa to Tariq Ramadan, a prominent Swiss Muslim scholar, or provide good reasons for not doing so. Click here to read more. Visa Cap Is Hit for Foreign Workers With U.S. Graduate Degrees
July 2006
The federal government's immigration agency announced on Friday that it had already reached next year's limit on the number of special H-1B visas available to foreign workers who have received graduate degrees from American colleges or universities. Click here to read more. Academic Caught in Web of U.S. Suspicion
July 2006
A Bolivian scholar has a teaching post waiting in Nebraska, but no visa. Click here to read more. House Hearing on Visa Policy
July 2006
The House Government Reform Committee held a hearing April 4, 2006, on "The Impact of Visa Processing Delays on the Arts, Education, and American Innovation." Click here to read more. Greek Professor Barred From U.S.
July 2006
A professor from Greece on his way to an academic conference in June at the State University of New York at Stony Brook was detained on his arrival at a New York airport, questioned for several hours about his political views, and then put on a flight back to Athens. Click here to read more. Judge Demands Decision on Visa
July 2006
A federal judge has ordered the Bush administration to decide by September whether to approve an entry visa for Tariq Ramadan, a prominent but controversial Muslim scholar in Europe. Click here to read more. Greek Scholar Denied Entrance into U.S.
June 2006
Greece may be the birthplace of democracy, but a Marxist Greek professor was recently prohibited from entering our own democracy, thus depriving us of our right to listen to his views. Click here to read more. Scholars Sue to Force Bush Administration to End Restrictions on Travel to Cuba
June 2006
A group of scholars and students sued the U.S. Treasury Department last week in an effort to force the Bush administration to rescind rules changes made in 2004 that have choked off most academic travel to Cuba. Click here to read more. Education Group Calls for National Foreign-Student Recruitment Strategy
June 2006
The United States is losing its position as the destination of choice for international students and must take determined action to reverse the trend, according to a new report by Nafsa: Association of International Educators. Click here to read more. Uncle Sam doesn't want you
May 2006
Foreign scholars denied visas say they are still waiting to hear why.Click here to read more.
Resolution on Visas for Foreign Artists and Scholars
May 2006
The following resolution, submitted by the CAA International Committee, was unanimously approved by the CAA Board of Directors on May 7, 2006. WHEREAS, the College Art Association (CAA) is committed to the exchange of ideas internationally; WHEREAS, the Board has... Click here to read more. American Academy of Religion Sues to Prevent U.S. from Denying Foreigners Entry Solely for their Ideas
April 2006
The American Academy of Religion (AAR) has joined the American Association of University Professors and PEN American Center in a lawsuit to prevent U.S. government officials from barring foreign scholars from the United States solely because of views the scholars express. Click here to read more. Academic Group Says It Won't Meet in U.S.
March 2006
The Latin American Studies Association has announced that it intends to move its meetings outside the United States, after the Bush administration prevented all Cuban scholars from attending this year's meeting, which was held this month in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Click here to read more. U.S. Again Bars Cuban Scholars
March 2006
The United States has denied visas to all 55 Cuban scholars who planned to attend a conference of the Latin American Studies Association this month in Puerto Rico. Click here to read more. Congress Votes to Renew Patriot Act, With Revisions to Permit Legal Challenges
March 2006
Congress has voted to renew the USA Patriot Act, ending -- at least temporarily -- months of wrangling among lawmakers about the scope of civil-liberties and privacy protections in the controversial antiterrorism law. Click here to read more. After Visa Delay, Prominent Indian Scientist Spurns U.S. Invitation
March 2006
The U.S. government has taken "exceptional measures" to grant a visa to a prominent Indian scientist whose difficulties in obtaining a visa in February caused outrage in India. U.S. officials scrambled to resolve the dispute before President Bush's trip to India last week. Click here to read more. U.S. Withholds Visa From Bolivian Scholar Hired to Teach at U. of Nebraska
March 2006
A Bolivian scholar hired by the University of Nebraska at Lincoln has been unable to take up his post because the federal government has withheld his visa. Click here to read more. Scientist's Visa Denial Sparks Outrage in India
February 2006
A decision two weeks ago by a U.S. consulate in India to refuse a visa to a prominent Indian scientist has triggered heated protests in that country and set off a major diplomatic flap on the eve of President Bush's first visit to India.Click here to read more.
ACLU Challenges Patriot Act Provision Used to Bar Foreign Scholar
February 2006
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit last month challenging a provision of the USA Patriot Act that was used to deny a visa to at least one prominent foreign scholar, Tariq Ramadan. Click here to read more. American Historical Association Protests Visa Denial
February 2006
On February 13, 2006, the American Historical Association (AHA) sent a letter to the Departments of State and Homeland Security expressing concern over the plight of Dr. Waskar Ari, a member of the Aymara indigenous people of Bolivia and an authority on religious beliefs and political activism among indigenous Bolivians. Click here to read more. PEN Goes to Court to Challenge Patriot Act Exclusions of Foreign Scholars
January 2006
PEN American Center has joined two national academic associations and the ACLU in filing a lawsuit challenging a Patriot Act provision that the government has used to bar prominent writers and scholars who are critical of U.S. policies from visiting the United States. Click here to read more.