Important Information for Non-U.S. citizens

Please register in advance.  Both new visits and returning visits need current/approved DOE paperwork before site access can be granted.

When you arrive at Argonne, you must show two forms of identification: a current passport plus the appropriate in-status INS documents, depending on your visa status:

Non-U.S. citizens who are Legal Permanent Residents (green card holders)
-- Permanent Resident Info (number begins with A#....)
-- Passport

Canadian citizens
-- I-94
-- Passport

Expired visa and visa extension requested
-- (Most recent) I-94 number, country of issue, and expiry date
-- Passport; show both at Visitor Reception Center on arrival at Argonne National Laboratory

Visa waiver countries
-- I-94W (visa waiver), stamped in passport
-- Passport; show both at Visitor Reception Center on arrival at Argonne National Laboratory

In-status visa
-- Passport
-- Appropriate alternate credentials; fax to 630/252-9250 at time of registration and show at Visitor Reception Center on arrival at Argonne National Laboratory

• J-1 visa holder -- please submit DS-2019 (Certificate of Eligibility for J-1 Status)
• F-1 visa holder -- please submit I-20 (Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant Student Status for Academic and Language Students)
• Change of status -- please submit I-797 (Adjustment of Status Form) or I-485 (Application to Adjust to Lawful Permanent Resident, or adjust status)