Prospective Users - Non US Citizens

Information for Prospective Users - Non US Citizens

Although we encourage the use of LANSCE by non-US citizens, a DOE approval process must be followed.

Before You Arrive

• After submitting a proposal and having your beam time approved, the WNR User Program Administrator will contact you by email with instructions for scheduling your visit. To ensure sufficient time to receive DOE approval, inform the WNR User Program Administrator that you are a non-US citizen at least 3 months before your planned arrival. Visit registration is done on our Proposal Submission website. We ask the Principal Investigator to make sure that all the members of their team are registered.
• If necessary arrange with the WNR User Program Administrator to have your equipment shipped to and from LANSCE.
• You will need training before you can do experiments at WNR. Schedule your training with the WNR Program Administrator.
• Please read our educational and training materials available online.
• Discuss your experiment with the Flight Path Scientist you plan to work with.
• If you need training, plan to arrive here at least 1 day before your experiment is scheduled to begin.
• All non-government users need to have a User Facility Agreement in place. The WNR Program Administrator will help you arrange for this agreement. More information about User Facility Agreements.

When you Arrive

• You must bring your current visa, passport, and any other documents necessary.
• First, go to the Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Badge Office at TA-3 to obtain your identification badge (see Technical Area 3 map (pdf)).
• You must have this identification badge with you at all times.
• After receiving your identification badge, go to the LANSCE Visitor Center at the LANSCE site (TA-53, see Technical Areas map (pdf)). The LANSCE Visitor Center is where you will receive your training (if needed), your LANSCE identification badge, and your dosimeters. Training typically takes from 1 –3 hours.
• If you are bringing a personal laptop or other Portable Electronic Device (PED) other than a cellphone you will need to fill out paperwork at the Visitor Center (or at the WNR user office) to register it and receive a password to access the Visitor Network.
• When you have completed your training, the Visitor Office will contact the flight path scientist to arrange your access to the experimental area.

When you Leave

• Please check with the WNR User Program Administrator to arrange for the return of your equipment if necessary. In some cases, your sample or equipment may become activated and will have to remain at LANSCE until it is no longer radioactive.
• Please fill out our Satisfaction Survey. Click on the "User Satisfaction Survey" link on the "main menu" page. If you don't have an account you will need to create one. Your login ID (username and email) is the same as your proposal and visit registration ID. Your responses to our Satisfaction Survey are essential to us—we use your comments to improve our services.
• All badges must be returned either to the WNR Program Administrator at TA-53, Building 31, Room 252 or to the Building 1 LANSCE Visitor Center.
• Please be sure to inform your Flight Path Scientist of any publications or reports you create that include your research at WNR. The DOE and WNR management use the total number of WNR user-publications to justify future funding for our facility.