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ARTICLE · 27 JULY 2004

Possible Visa Delays and Denials for Scientists and Engineers

The Technology Alert List (TAL) was created by the federal government during the Cold War to help maintain technological superiority over the Warsaw Pact and was targeted at individuals from the Soviet Union and other communist countries. Revised in 1996 to broaden its focus and better reflect national security objectives, the TAL consists of two parts: 1) a Critical Fields List (CFL) that identifies major fields of technology transfer concern including those subject to export controls for non-p

United StatesEnergy and Natural Resources
Jeffrey Goldman
Jeffrey Goldman

Originally published Summer 2004

The Technology Alert List (TAL) was created by the federal government during the Cold War to help maintain technological superiority over the Warsaw Pact and was targeted at individuals from the Soviet Union and other communist countries. Revised in 1996 to broaden its focus and better reflect national security objectives, the TAL consists of two parts: 1) a Critical Fields List (CFL) that identifies major fields of technology transfer concern including those subject to export controls for non-proliferation reasons, and 2) the Department of State’s List of Designated State Sponsors of Terrorism.

Any person seeking a visa to enter the U.S. to work in an area on the CFL may be subject to special scrutiny. The List of Designated State Sponsors of Terrorism subjects nationals from certain countries (currently Cuba,

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