Information About Travel To The United States

Last Updated: May11, 2023 As of 12:01am EDT on May 12, 2023, noncitizen nonimmigrant air passengers will no longer need to show proof of being fully vaccinated with an accepted COVID-19 vaccine to board a flight to the United States. See  here  for more information.

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Call for Applications for Fulbright Grant Program in the U.S. for Students and Scholars

Call for Applications for Fulbright Programs 2024-2025 Academic Year “The Fulbright Program aims to bring a little more knowledge, a little more reason, and a little more compassion into world affairs, and thereby to increase the chance that nations will learn at last to live in peace and friendship.” – J. William Fulbright Would you …

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Publication of Final Rule on Nonimmigrant Visa Fee Increases

. March 28, 2023 Publication of Final Rule on Nonimmigrant Visa Fee Increases The Department of State is committed to facilitating legitimate travel to the United States for both immigrant and nonimmigrant travelers. The Department of State published a Final Rule regarding increases to certain nonimmigrant visa application (NIV) processing fees and the Border Crossing …

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Call for Applications for the 2022 Benjamin Franklin Summer Institute

Interested in learning about diplomacy, exploring global issues, community activism and American culture? Then you should apply for the 2022 Benjamin Franklin Summer Institute at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. The fellowship takes place from June 25 to July 23, 2022, all costs will be paid for. The application deadline is February 19, 2022. …

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Fulbright Program Celebrates its 75th Anniversary

2021 marks 75 incredible years of the Fulbright Program! Join Embassy Bern as we celebrate the program’s history of positive impact on the lives of individuals as well as on global and local communities. To find more information on the U.S. government’s flagship international education exchange program and to read participants’ stories, visit  https://fulbright75.org/

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Flexibility & Optimism: The Swiss and U.S. Fulbright Exchange During COVID-19

U.S. Fulbrighters in Switzerland In September 2019, 13 students from the United States arrived in Switzerland to conduct research in their respective fields of study. They spread out over the country, from Basel to Lucerne, Fribourg, Bern, Lausanne, and Geneva. Filled with excitement, they were eager to capitalize on a year of living the Swiss …

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Call for Applications for the 2020 Benjamin Franklin Summer Institute

Interested in learning about diplomacy, exploring global issues, community activism and American culture? Then you should apply for the 2020 Benjamin Franklin Summer Institute at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. The fellowship takes place from the end of June to the end of July 2020 (exact dates will be communicated later), all costs will …

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Call for Applications for the 2019 Benjamin Franklin Summer Institute

  Interested in learning about diplomacy, exploring global issues, community activism and American culture? Then you should apply for the 2019 Benjamin Franklin Summer Institute at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. The fellowship takes place from June 29-July 27, 2019, all costs will be paid for. The application deadline is February 18, 2019. Last year’s participant …

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